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Originally Posted by JJFlash
I am not sure what the love affair is with ROR. I like the player but I am not sure what type of player he is. He is not a natural goal scorer. He is a decent playmaker. He clearly is not a real gritty player if he is up for the lady bing. He is good on the PK, decent on the PP and strong on the FO. But he is not elite and yet he gets paid like he is elite. I think if the Flames are patient with Janko they will have a more offensively gifted ROR.
The only way the Flames will compete for the cup is if they can max out on the entry level contracts. They need get away from chasing a player that gets between 8-10 m per season, marquee players can get injured and that type of investment limits a team's options to bounce back.
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I think people are confusing traditional gritt and what the Flames are missing from a hate to lose and complete perspective and mixing it up. They do often go together, so it’s understandable when people see the hate to lose in a player like Chucky and how it’s shiwn off in gritty / dirty play. While I’m happy to add that we need increases compete level on this team in spades. If ROR does bring that, couldn’t care less that he’s not going to goon it up or pest it up.