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Originally Posted by GioforPM
He wasn't a marginal player for the first few years - he was a solid middle six NHLer for the majority of his career.
As for value, IMO he has plenty to teach young players about adjusting their games, learning new roles, as well as the technical aspects of PK and faceoffs. His hockey IQ has kept him in the game longer than his talent, which lends itself to an off ice position.
Anyway, even if he was a "marginal" player, so were a lot of really good coaches.
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Meh you can argue about his value on the ice as long as you want. In this context it is irrelevant whether he scored 50 goals a season or 5. The Flames do not need to get in the habit of handing players positions they are not qualified for in the least. Leave that to the bozos to the north who apparently know a thing or two about winning.
Things were done right with guys like Conroy moving up the front office ranks from the minor leagues up. If Stajan wants a position with the team then he should get into coaching at the junior level and approach the team once he's done so to see if there's a fit in the lower levels of the organization as a start.
The suggestion of handing him a glory position when we already have great coaches and support staff doing these things is near lunacy.