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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Not going to kick the guy when he's down. Regardless of this season I feel that his signing was one of the better moves of the Feaster regime as he did a fine job mentoring the younger forwards for the post-Iginla transition. Like most trade deadline acquisitions he just didn't have enough time to properly gel with his new team/teammates and it's not like any of the other Panthers forwards stepped up as Barkov, Jagr, and Huberdeau underwhelmed. Glad that the Flames got a 2nd round pick for him and I hope he finds work with another team this summer.
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And the game has changed so much in the last two years. His skill and IQ kept him relevant in a game moving so much towards speed that it's leaving many players behind.