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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
Lindholm also has 125 games more NHL experience than Ferland does.
Ferland also brings a lot more to the game than Lindholm does when they're not scoring. Being physical is still important in hockey. Not to mention the beast mode gear Ferland has in playoff hockey. Game changing.
I mean its done now and I hope Lindholm is a great Flame but I think Ferland is getting undersold around here now.
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Honestly I think that Ferland is getting a bit over rated here. And no I don't buy that Ferland brings more to the game. He has an impact when he want's to physically dominate the game, but the last time we really saw that consistantly was two years ago. Since then he's been ok physically, but I wouldn't class him as anything more then a once every 5 or 10 game streaky player. But he's at his ceiling, I don't believe that Lindholm is even close to his ceiling yet. I also believe in the day and age of needing skill and playmaking in your top 6, Lindholm is just plain more suited to it.
I'm not saying this is a great trade, but its not as dramatically bad as some people are laying it out as being.