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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Should they? Absolutely. His play has fallen off a cliff relative to his play last season. Hard to imagine that turning around and. If you can get out of that contract and bring in quality assets in the process you absolutely have to do it. Unfortunately this isn't the NFL and NHL GM's have a hard time separating feelings from business. Yes trading your captain is a difficult move for a variety of reasons but if making the right move was easy every GM would be successful. That said I don't think you move him for a bag of pucks as even in the last year of his contract he's probably going to be serviceable in a 2nd or 3rd pairing role. It would have to be a trade where the Flames are getting quality assets.
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When you look at the overall numbers his offensive production has fallen off a cliff from a career season where everything went in ... that's true.
I wouldn't say his "play" has.
He's still top 50 in almost every single underlying number.
His points/60 is in line with his two seasons prior, individual stat rates are all in and around last season.
Expected goals for down from last year, but similar to the previous two, and his expected goals against is basically square with last year.
The decline of Mark Giordano is way over stated ... pucks aren't going in for sure, but that's a teamwide issue this year.