I am also a little surprised at the negativity around Glencross here. He made some valuable contributions to the Flames but like a lot of mid tier NHL players he was inconsistent. At the trade deadline, there was enough interest in him that the Flames were able to get two solid draft picks in a very deep draft. That tells me he was coveted by several teams.
His play at the end of the season for the Capitals was awful and I don't know exactly why that is. It certainly is costing him a lot of money.
Lots of implied criticism of Hartley for giving Glencross the ice time he received. At the end of the day, the team was not much better or worse without him, which is probably true of a lot of 2nd/3rd line players.
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