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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
I'm not a fan of this signing. 5 years / 4.3m AAV for a winger who averages 15 goals/22 assists a season in his career? He sure as hell better be an intangibles monster.
...Seems like a knee-jerk reaction to the Flames being a poor possession team. Even though it doesn't solve Burke/Treliving's self-induced issues of such Possession Gods as Smid, Engelland, Bollig, Raymond, and Colborne.
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He's shown to be a 40 point guy with 2nd/3rd line minutes. Doesn't need to be on PP, can contribute on PK. Great possession which pushes the likes of Bollig and Raymond down or out of the lineup, doubling up on that increased possession. Only 27, while having a very manageable cap hit. Not to mention, experience as a Stanley Cup winner.
The only downside? He's left handed. And not 6'2" exactly. Serious overreaction.