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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Our 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Glencross turned into Hamilton and Kylington
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Homerun
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Originally Posted by dustygoon
How on earth do the Oilers not sign this guy at the minimum? Crazy.
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He's not good enough to help the Oilers.
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Originally Posted by BigRed
Jeebus. It's not like Glencross is a tweener. Whatever you think of him, he's an NHL player. This shouldn't be so tough for him.
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No he isn't, that's why it's so tough for him.
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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
It's amazing how quickly things can turn in the league. Seems like the middle road players are squeezed out once their peak performance is over. Salary cap forces teams to give a kid the icetime and invest the money in star players.
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Glencross has been in a steady decline for the last 3-4 years.
At this point, it's not a cap issue as an ELC is likely negligibly cheaper than what Glencross would be commanding from a PTO.
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Originally Posted by chedder
I think by last couple of seasons you mean 4 and 5 years ago. His 2 seasons that made everyone think he was something special. His regression since then has led him to his current predicament.
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Precisely. When he isn't scoring, he's not good enough to play in NHL.