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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I have watched him play. Plenty. I even watched him make a lazy turnover in his own end earlier against us this year which directly lead to a Flames goal.
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Well that settles it. Flames players never make lazy turnovers that lead to goals. Hall just wouldn’t fit in here. We only have perfect players who always play well especially when the team is struggling.
Sarcasm aside, I don’t think you can just look at players in certain situations and assume that’s how they are going to be. Granted it would be better if he was busting his balls and playing hard for a bad team, but you also have to project how he will be in a better situation. Hall was an MVP when the Devils were a decent team, he wouldn’t have won that if he was lazy and a turnover machine. It’s part of a managers job to project and assess how players play in different circumstances.
Hall has a history of playing poorly in and situations but he also has a history of playing well in a good situation. And since his best situation was with our current head coach and seeing as how the Flames are a decent team, I think it’s a reasonable gamble to acquire him.