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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
3.125M is a massive overpay for a 4th liner that was supposed to be a guy that could play anywhere in the lineup. Anytime he has played further up the lineup in a Flames jersey he's looked downright awful and was a complete non factor in the bubble last year. Not only is an aging player like him blocking the path for younger players to step in at a lower cap hit while getting their feet wet at the NHL level, he's also getting worse. Goal totals of 15-13-10 over the past 3 years is trending in the wrong direction.
He's also never actually score 40 points for the record, and i'm not really sure what you're basing the notion that he's the best penalty killer on the team on? I've never seen or heard anything to reflect that. The fact he's 212th in the league in SH TOI certainly doesn't support it - both Lindholm and Jankowski logged more time and sported superior corsi figures.
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Never scored 40....did have back to back 38 point seasons. Even in the Flames' dreadful offensive season last year, he was on pace for 34.