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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
The teams didnt give up on these players. They were forced to expose them by the NHL. Youre out of your mind if you think Columbus wouldnt have rather kept Karlsson but they did what they thought was best given the rules that were forced upon them. Same with Anaheim and Florida and every other team.
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You are kind of arguing yourself. In Columbus he was a 1/3 a point player for two seasons. Suddenly he is a 1 pt a game player in Vegas because he was exposed?
Same with the impossible to type Marchessault. Little over half a point a game with a huge -25 now a plus 36 and a point a game.
The real concept here for the rest of the teams that have been through the grind and draft, is to focus on these players like Sam Bennett and under performers, team work. The skill is there, it's just something about how they are coached and encouraged. So I've got a real upside good feeling for the Flames.
I would say the real advantage Vegas has was to get so lucky to land MAF. But they had a stretch where they did fine without him. Winnipeg has enough going that if they were the better team they would be in the series lead right now. I also don't think they are going out 4-1.