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Royle9 · 06-28-2018, 11:03 AM

Everyone fell in love with 2015 Ferland from his series play against Vancouver including myself.

In retrospect we all should have known that there was no way he would be able to keep playing like that as it was borderline reckless (on his own body) which he paid for during the 2nd series against the Ducks where he ended up being hurt.

Coupled with the concussion issues, sadly the "effective" Ferland will be a thing of the past. He's still a solid player, but the days of Ferland running around throwing the body constantly and fighting 3-4 times a year I think are over. We saw this during the 2nd half of last season, and its no coincidence his points dissipated as a result. Its what made him effective, he has a great shot when hes feeling it however given the UFA status and contract negotiations to come I feel the trade was a stereotypical "sell high" move that made sense.

I would have loved to keep the guy and use him on the 2nd/3rd line but it was time to move on based on the pieces in play.

Wish all the best to him, but I'm not very optimistic he hits 20g again or goes back to being the ruthless, aggressive 2015 Ferland.

06-28-2018, 11:03 AM	#1917
Royle9 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Everyone fell in love with 2015 Ferland from his series play against Vancouver including myself. In retrospect we all should have known that there was no way he would be able to keep playing like that as it was borderline reckless (on his own body) which he paid for during the 2nd series against the Ducks where he ended up being hurt. Coupled with the concussion issues, sadly the "effective" Ferland will be a thing of the past. He's still a solid player, but the days of Ferland running around throwing the body constantly and fighting 3-4 times a year I think are over. We saw this during the 2nd half of last season, and its no coincidence his points dissipated as a result. Its what made him effective, he has a great shot when hes feeling it however given the UFA status and contract negotiations to come I feel the trade was a stereotypical "sell high" move that made sense. I would have loved to keep the guy and use him on the 2nd/3rd line but it was time to move on based on the pieces in play. Wish all the best to him, but I'm not very optimistic he hits 20g again or goes back to being the ruthless, aggressive 2015 Ferland. Last edited by Royle9; 06-28-2018 at 11:05 AM.