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Originally Posted by Psytic
I still think Connolly is what we need. He plays like a poor man's Rick Nash he's big and fast. At best he's an upgrade on Frolik and saves us cap as I think he could be had for 3-4 mill. At worst he can bump Jankowski or Neal off the roster. Minor signing but makes us faster and tougher to play against.
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I don’t see the Flames going after a Connolly type player. The Flames have just been burned twice by the Neal and Brouwer contracts and Connolly could easily end up as another anchor contract.
How does the saying go, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me? Well, Treliving has been fooled at least 3 times now with these supporting cast players like Raymond, Brouwer, Neal and etc.
The Flames have to focus on acquiring players who can actually drive their own line, create time and space and who make their linemates better. No more of these costly middle guys who can’t drive their own line and who just end up being buyout fodder.