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Originally Posted by theslymonkey
That very well may be. But if the team looks to Smith and Neal as the Leaders/Vets and they get shoved out for a rental, would they be pissed? Would the room change? The grease have done that for years now and they continue to flounder because the are aweful, but they lack leadership (if you take what Ference's word for it).
As a Yankees fan I have seen this sentiment with CC and Gardner. They were signed again because of what they bring to the room, even though they may be less productive than other options on the market. I would fear that taking the Vets out of the Flames room and leaving it a team basically made up of kids, would hurt the current makeup of the team.
Maybe I'm way off, but I just don't see anyone complaining of Smith or even alluding to it.
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Oh Jesus, here we go. The team doesn't need Mike Smith to be a leader. Now you're lumping Neal in too for what reason? If he's in the room pumping up the guys, that's great. I bet they'd be fine if he wasn't saying much and could make a save.