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Originally Posted by ricardodw
so Frolik after a 42 pt 82 game season should have gotten more, deserved more than 4.3 x4?
Colborne is coming off a 44 pt in 76 game season with 1 year RFA. say 2.5 M for his RFA year and 5M x3 for his 3 ufa years.... 17.5 for 4 years.
How is Frolik a good deal at that price and nobody sees bigger stronger Colborne as anywhere near that deal.
The reason is that Frolik was and incredibly bad deal.
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Huh?
Frolik isn't here for his points alone. He is here because he can play up and down the lineup (something Colborne cannot do) in a variety of roles. If the Flames dedicated him exclusive offensive zone ice time, you can bet he'd put up 60 points a year with his skill set. The thing is, he's way more valuable playing with Backlund, killing penalties etc.
What has Colborne ever done to convince you that last year - all 6 weeks of higher end scoring at that - is capable of continuing at that pace? He has been a perimeter floater his entire career here and quite frankly, is one of the reasons this team was not a playoff team last year. Had he played the last 2 years with the drive he showed for a fraction of the year last year, the Flames might have had an entirely different fate. Aside from a few shootout goals I don't see what his niche is on this team. Especially if you're talking about a 3M plus AAV deal.
No thanks, I'll pass. Especially considering we continue to send out contracts like Stajan, Smid, Bouma, Engelland on a nightly basis.