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Originally Posted by FlamesFanTrev

From The latest Spector Article:

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/c...draft-preview/



Umh... WHAT?? How does this even make sense, there is a 0% chance that Ferland isnt protected, especially over Brouwer. One guys finished on the season on the first line, and one guy finished on the 4th line. One guy is just coming into his prime, the other is on the other side of it. There is also a 3 Million dollar differential on their Contracts. Treliving is a businessman and pretty smart; if he exposes Ferland, Ferland is gone. If he exposes Brouwer, "worst case" (assuming the flames want to keep him), Vegas takes him, the flames have essentially lost nothing because all he cost to aquire was money. "Best case" (same assumption) your keep them both and lose Stajan/Kulak. Seriously, if they wanted to protect both Brouwer and Ferland, they wouldn't have traded a draft pick for Lazar!

Also insinuating that these professional hockey players that are getting 7 figures will somehow be poisoned by being exposed and not being picked; ASININE. That essentially means that each team is going to have 10-13 players that are just going to check out and request trades? Or purposely tank and risk being buried in the AHL or bought out? Seriously, if Brouwer is exposed and not picked, he is going to wipe his brow and say "wow, that was close. at least i don't have to pack". If he tanks or sucks worse then he did last season, on purpose, he will get bought out and be done as a NHL level hockey player. What team would touch him?

Spector is the Sportsnet equivalent of Eric Francis.

He writes stuff even he doesn't believe strictly in order to get a reaction.