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Originally Posted by Mattman
It is rather odd that there's so many of these players that the Flames have acquired in recent years that essentially have their NHL careers flicker out.
Ramo, Berra, Jokipaka, Raymond, Versteeg, Colborne, Bollig, Wideman, Lack, Ortio, Stewart, Chiasson, Cervenka,
vs. probably only a handfull of players who have gone on to remain as a somewhat 'staple' on other teams.
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This has to be the oddest list of motley crew names to support something I've seen.
Your list includes players that had career years with the Flames (Colborne), players who got old (Wideman), players who were all but done before coming to the Flames (Lack, Stewart), failed oversea prospects (Ortio, Cervenka), a player significantly injured last year (Versteeg), players who were never good in the first place (Bollig, Ramo), a goalie who had one good stretch as a backup after leaving the Flames (Berra) and then a fringe NHL player who's likely to remain that (Chiasson).
The only player who really fits that narrative is Raymond as he did come over as a bonafide NHL player and fade away into nothing before his 30th birthday. But even isn't a perfect fit because he had to wait for a tryout with the Leafs before signing the year before the Flames acquired him. I mean Jagr actually is probably the best comparable actually.