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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
The expectations that come with a huge contract are often too much for players.
Milan Lucic was signed to be Semenko to McDavid's Gretzky. He could only be signed in the first place because Chiarelli traded Taylor Hall for a 2nd pairing defenseman.
I don't know about you all, but I would really hate Milan Lucic if my team gave up an MVP for 34 points and "physical presence".
The Flames didn't trade an MVP for Lucic. They traded Handsomer Troy Brouwer.
79+ games, throws 200+ hits and tee up a few Wild for slashing Johnny's hands while putting up 25ish points is production. It's expensive production, but it's not nothing.
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Yeah, I do agree that when an anchor contract gets traded, it sort of absolves some of the expectations/pressure from the player. We didn’t sign him for 6m, we had a terrible contract and are hoping he’s an upgrade on Neal. Big difference in expectations between being a 6mil new signing, and being an upgrade on the worst forward who was gifted opportunities on the team.