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Originally Posted by Bingo
Why does it have to be an organizational failing? The player wasn't that good.
He played four games on Long Island last year and had zero points ... could have been hurt, I haven't looked, but it certainly suggests the Islanders mishandled him too then?
He was a good gamble, and was well sought after. Didn't work out.
Not sure why it has to be on the Flames when a player isn't good enough, especially when they don't give up any assets to get the player.
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Well, again, the organizational challenge is really not about one player. It’s about the list of all of the roster filler that underachieve individually and collectively.
The attention started when Jiri listed 4 guys as examples of “exciting” off season acquisitions, right? I dared to question him on Ryan, who was given a huge pay hike (and I really ended up liking), and Czarnik, because was that really actually particularly exciting? It was what it was. Maybe there is something there, probably not
Again, I pointed to a couple of example signings. Veteran guys who can’t play like they used to but still have smarts and skills and contribute (Spezza, Perry turned out to be effective gambles)
I could not care much less about Czarnik. We agree, he was a gamble that didn’t pay off.
I didn’t consider it exciting. And in hindsight, when you sign a lot of guys and there is a long list that don’t work out, that’s not a great thing. Winning teams usually can roll four lines
I look forward to seeing if the roster filler that arrives this year works with Sutter.
It would be interesting to know how much say Sutter had in the additions. I can only imagine the response some posters have if one speculates on his degree of input there