Part of the reason the Flames were so firm in the contract negotiation was their serious concern with his off-ice habits. Mainly poor diet and lack of gym dedication, but also the odd late night out. But, he's young and not all athletes are going to have the best professionalism at his age - for every Crosby, St. Louis, and Jagr there is a Carter, Thornton, or Kane. You just bank on him maturing instead of panicking about it.
That said, Spector is a huge Oilers jock-sniffer so anything he says should be immediately disregarded. Plus he gets most of his Flames stuff from Roger Millions and we all know how accurate he is.
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Last edited by united; 02-17-2017 at 07:34 PM.
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