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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
Travis Hamonic? I like him for his character and toughness but not much of a puck mover...and was a -21 last year on a decent Isles team
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Lol. You've got to be kidding. Harmonic was aggressively pursued by Charelli but now that he's a Flame he's not that good. Sure bud. Also obviously your talking out your ass because his skating and puck movement are some of his strengths. Sounds like you're jealous that the one you had a crush on just spurned you for your rival.
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
Smith has had very mediocre stats, is old and a hot-head...can't wait to see him lose his mind the second a defender makes a mistake
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A goalie who has a lot of pride, what a terrible thing to have. Not to mention his stick handling will be like a 3rd defenseman back there, keeping the D from getting hit a lot. All we need from Smith is average goaltending, anything above that will be gravy.
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
Sekera? sure...he'll be missed, but for how long? no one knows
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Most estimates have him not back until after Christmas. I don't think there's a worse #3 defenseman than Benning/Russell/Nurse.
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
you're only adding Hamonic to a team that got swept in the playoffs and finished the year 5-7 after the 10-game win streak
time will tell if that's enough to put the Flames ahead
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Only adding a good top 4 guy to a team that already has one of the best top 3 in the league. Who did the Oilers go out and get that improved their defense? You can attribute the late season drop off to the abysmal goaltending.
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
remember when Joel Quennville had the "choke" label with his time in St. Louis and Colorado?
now he's considered one of the best coaches in the NHL
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Keith, Seabrook, Campbell, Hjalmarrson, Byfuglien >>>>> Klefbom, Larsson, Russell, Nurse, Benning.