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Originally Posted by Poe969
To be fair, he wouldn't have been worth as much if others weren't interested but I'm willing to bet that every GM who looked into acquiring Glencross is happy they didn't get him.
He could still be on the Flames had he not wanted to cash in on this contract and instead he has to prove he still belongs in the NHL. I agree with IgiTang that I haven't seen what most people were raving about and I think he was just over hyped by fans. He came off as someone who thought he'd be a top 6 player on any team and it looked greedy (this is how he looked to some people, some may disagree but no one is right or wrong). As a Flames fan, I'm glad he is no where near this team.
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I know I considered Glencross to be among the leadership of this team and that was really important to me, it was a big reason I didnt want to see him traded because I figured we were already running with a really young, very inexperienced team that was already missing Gio.
And I dont think I was wrong in that, I think he really brought that leadership aspect, what I was wrong about was the value of that leadership because the young, inexperienced team not only clicked along just fine without him, they actually got better.
Ultimately I think Glencross' problem was that he fit in really well here, with this team and with these players he was given really good opportunities and the organization really valued the intangibles that he brought.
The downside to that is that some teams dont give a rat's ass about those intangibles all they want are his goals and assists and as such he doesnt fit in quite as well.
So maybe he'll bring that to Toronto and they'll sign him for it, but if hes auditioning just on his playing qualities then hes rapidly approaching that 'marginal at best' category of NHLers.