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Originally Posted by Daradon
Yeah, I don't know how anyone can defend this deal. As has been oft said, it COULD work out to be a good deal if he continues to progress at the rate he has been, but that's a BIG IF. Most likely, he's not going to get a bunch better.
As well, he's a good player on a bad team. The Oilers seem to consistently overrate their talent because they just compare them to other Oilers. Would he be a number four on most other teams? No. Would he get this contract on other teams? No. But they gotta pay him cause all their other contracts are rewarding players for mediocre performance.
Lastly, as has been mentioned, he's making more than Brodie. Brodie was in the Norris discussion last year (albeit, at the end of the conversation). Klefbom is nowhere near that.
This is not a good contract anyway you look at it, and there was no reason to offer him so much term anyway. So not only is it a bad contract, it's a bad contract for bad reasons!
Anyone who thinks it's a good contract is drinking the blue kool-aid, and I'm a little surprised a few Flames fans are taking other Flames fans to task for being homers on this one. There's absolutely no homerism in calling the contract, a bad contract. It is, in every single way.
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You say it's a bad contract in every single way after saying it COULD work out to be a good deal if... Well, as in life there are risks and the same holds true in business. In this case the calculated risk is that Klefbom will progress to the point he is worth more than his compensation. Your issue with the deal seems more to do with who Klefbom plays for than the player or the contract itself. It is not surprising even your fellow posters on this site feel the contract has the potential to at least be reasonable in a couple few years.