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Originally Posted by New Era
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Grossman is actually the exact scenario were should be afraid of with Jagr. Grossman was signed because of his veteran presence. He stunk on ice in camp and no one wanted him around. But in the lineup he was, keeping a kid who outplayed him sitting in the pressbox, not getting the opportunity they deserved. And Grossman proved all the naysayers correct but costing the Flames at least two games as a result of his putrid play. He just couldn't keep up, and the error was glaring. But the damage had been done and the team had to terminate the contract before American Thanksgiving.
That is the concern with bringing in old slow guys.
And if both Brouwer and Lazar out play Jagr? It is very likely that Jagr is going to the weakest player on the roster, who they are going to have to shelter by playing him with a strong two-way player. Bringing him in to play with Bennett, and saddling Bennett with the defensive responsibilities, would be a huge gamble.
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First of all, the bolded won't happen. Jagr is still 3x the player that either Brouwer or Lazar are.
Secondly, did you just equate Nicklas Grossmann to Jaromir Jagr? I know you have some larger points that might be valid, but that's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Jagr would turn out just like Grossmann...it's hard to have a conversation with you about this after you pull out a gem like that one.