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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Agree with 90% of this post, but want to again defend Looch who I thought actually performed admirably in his limited role with our club, and I was looking forward to seeing him in the playoffs. The contract of course makes him not valuable, but as a player I think he could still have value in different circumstances.
None of the listed players were ever elite. Lucic comes closest, but elite to me means a top player on the club (1-3). Lucic was always the 4-5th best player on his club at most.
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The only way Lucic provides value is if he plays the role given to him. That was to provide muscle and act as a deterrent to other teams. His response to Tkachuk getting ragdolled in Edmonton was the end for me. He crawled into a corner and died that night. Sure, he bumped his way through games, but he never had one of those Lucic moments where he skated into a scrum, took a number, then made life difficult for that player the rest of the game. The Flames have a problem because no one fears them. Lucic was to be a part of restoring that. He failed miserably in his role.