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Jay Random · 12-01-2016, 04:21 PM

Old fart chiming in. In no particular order:

Todd Bertuzzi. I was embarrassed when the Flames signed him. Did not attend one game or spend one dollar on merchandise while he was on the team.

Trevor Kidd. Had the attitude of Patrick Roy without the skill.

Doug Dadswell. We used to call him 'Dodge' for a reason. The Brett Hull trade happened largely because the team so desperately needed a real backup goalie instead of an inflatable Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.

Brett Hull. To be fair, I was highly disappointed with his tenure as a Flame, and not sad he was traded. He was massively immature back then, fat, out of condition, uncoachable – thought that as long as he scored goals, no other part of the game mattered. Years later, after he left St. Louis, he learned to play both ends of the ice and I came to respect him.

Alexander Godynyuk. Yeah, a lot of you are going ‘Who?’ One of the five rotten fruits of the Gilmour-Leeman trade, and in my mind, the rottenest.

Leeman was a has-been, but hey, you've got to be something before you get to be a has-been. Petit was a middling journeyman D. Jeff Reese was a lousy goalie, but we've had so many lousy backups, what does one more matter? Craig Berube, well, you gotta respect The Chief.

But Godynyuk brought nothing. 13 years of pro hockey, five NHL clubs, never made it as a regular with any of them. And he was on some bad teams, including ours. I have to think the only reason he was thrown in on the Gilmour trade was to make the numbers equal. I have seen broken sticks lying on the ice that played better defence than he did for the Flames.

12-01-2016, 04:21 PM	#160
Jay Random Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	Old fart chiming in. In no particular order: Todd Bertuzzi. I was embarrassed when the Flames signed him. Did not attend one game or spend one dollar on merchandise while he was on the team. Trevor Kidd. Had the attitude of Patrick Roy without the skill. Doug Dadswell. We used to call him 'Dodge' for a reason. The Brett Hull trade happened largely because the team so desperately needed a real backup goalie instead of an inflatable Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. Brett Hull. To be fair, I was highly disappointed with his tenure as a Flame, and not sad he was traded. He was massively immature back then, fat, out of condition, uncoachable – thought that as long as he scored goals, no other part of the game mattered. Years later, after he left St. Louis, he learned to play both ends of the ice and I came to respect him. Alexander Godynyuk. Yeah, a lot of you are going ‘Who?’ One of the five rotten fruits of the Gilmour-Leeman trade, and in my mind, the rottenest. Leeman was a has-been, but hey, you've got to be something before you get to be a has-been. Petit was a middling journeyman D. Jeff Reese was a lousy goalie, but we've had so many lousy backups, what does one more matter? Craig Berube, well, you gotta respect The Chief. But Godynyuk brought nothing. 13 years of pro hockey, five NHL clubs, never made it as a regular with any of them. And he was on some bad teams, including ours. I have to think the only reason he was thrown in on the Gilmour trade was to make the numbers equal. I have seen broken sticks lying on the ice that played better defence than he did for the Flames. __________________ WARNING: The preceding message may not have been processed in a sarcasm-free facility.