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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Ok...but follow the logic to the statement. Here's what I'm seeing.
(1) Flames sign a 30 y/o player for $4.5m x 4 years
(2) Player performs about as well as a $2m player in regular season in first season
(3) Burke saying the premium for the players playoff abilities is well worth the price tag of $4.5m
Now what happens in Brouwer is mediocre in the playoffs? The flames have two choices...
1) Pay a premium to Vegas so they don't select a Brouwer who is seemingly overpaid based on his regular season and playoff performances. Flames are betting a 31 y/o player rebounds markedly in his second year of contract...
2) Expose a player that is seemingly overpaid. If Vegas selects him, the flames ends up with a non-core, post-apex, overpaid player off the books.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
People who run teams understand that players, and teams, have good years and bad years.
They understand that putting a winner together requires patience.
Unlike fans who look at the last few games and demand trades / firings after every loss.
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And to add to Enoch's post, a lot of fans forget the defensive aspects of an NHLer is just as important as the offensive side, otherwise they'd be out of the league. There is more than just stats to the game.