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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
His consistency issues are so bad that he got himself promoted to the 1st line. I guess you're suggesting the coaching staff are complete idiots for doing this? Cause the player you're describing wouldn't have made it above the 4th line.
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I think you're reading too much into what I said. I said I can see him putting up 40 points a couple of times if he plays in our top 6. I also said I don't think he's going to improve much from what he is, so logically that means I think he's very close to being good enough to put up 40 points, if not already there.
I don't see how you go from that to "the player you're describing wouldn't have made it above the 4th line". As I said, I'm not a big fan of his game in general, and don't see a big future. That doesn't mean I think he sucks.
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You're smarter than the coaching staff? Sounds like you wouldn't even have him on the team and they have him on the 1st line? What a bunch of idiots I guess right?
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The overall best line combinations with the players we had put him there. I've never said I was against putting him on the 1st line, even though he IMO didn't look very good outside the start. The coaches did fine with what they had, I have no beef with that. (I even thought we could have gone pretty far in the playoffs with those lines, if only we had some goaltending.)
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Not sure why you're not a big fan then. You can see the tools, you can see the upside.
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Do I have to be a big fan of every individual player who wears a Flames jersey? Sorry, I'm not like that. I'm more a fan of the team in general, I don't get that attached to most individual players. Some yes, but mostly the quiet consistent types or high skill players.
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He's a complimentary player who plays a useful role. Is he a probable 60 point player? Nope. Don't understand why you're so down on him.
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I agree he's a complimentary player who can be useful in a certain role. I just don't see that role being very big, and I'm having a hard time being excited about a complimentary players.
I'm also having a bit of a hard time seeing why people get so angry if everybody doesn't LOVE Micheal Ferland.