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Originally Posted by Locke
Oh hey....I dont think anyone here will debate the fact that the 2020-21 Calgary Flames did not exactly cover themselves in Glory.
Frankly, I dont even really know what to make of the Flames going forward at the moment.
But I think, regardless of your Team of Preference, that we can all agree that the 2020-21 NHL Season was a bit of an outlier.
It was shortened. It was re-aligned. It took place i empty stadiums.
It wasnt what you'd call 100% normal.
I have said this multiple times: I am not drawing any conclusions from the information gleaned from that season.
It basically never happened. If it wasnt for sponsors it probably wouldnt have happened.
On those merits though, paying Darnell Nurse $9.25M based on his performance in a season which was so thoroughly screwy is insane.
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Hockey is hockey. If players couldn't perform as they would in a normal season, that's on them. In fact, it should be taken into account even more going forward, because of the increased likelyhood that there will be unforeseen things happening at a more regular frequency in the future. If Nurse performed highly in the midst of a pandemic, that should be an asset, not an outlier. The players who used the pandemic as a crutch or excuse, that should also be taken into account when assessing a player's dedication and stability.