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Originally Posted by Bingo
Then why are the Flames a laughing stock for moving a crap player for a crap player?
Doesn't need to be rationalized ... he's an imposing player. Last year he lit up Giordano in one game, drilled Hamonic in another, and then handled Peluso in the ensuing fight.
Hated all of that at the time, but there it was.
The guy was 7th in the league in hits last year.
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They're a laughing stock because professional media, beat writers, and fans alike see the "unmoveable contract" moved and want to sensationalize things. You don't have to look very hard to see words like "perplexing," "head scratching," and "baffling" being thrown around, with jokes being made at the Flames' expense.
They were a laughing stock after Sutter's panic moves, they were a laughing stock for most of Feaster's tenure (especially after the ROR offer sheet), and they were a laughing stock under Brian "truculence" Burke. The Flames are no stranger to being the NHL's punchline and actually Treliving's first few years turned out to be a break from the norm. The only way people outside of Calgary give two hoots about the Calgary Flames are when they can use them to poke fun, and we're now back to that.
Kind of strage you would question me on this like it's my own personal opinion when there's plenty of evidence out there after just a few days that it's true.