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Originally Posted by Vinny01
I don’t see it the way you do
I see a guy who in his 5th season has already missed large chunks of 2 of those seasons to injury
1 season over 20 goals and 50pts.
He is signed to a fair deal but not sure it is the steal you are painting it to be. Do Buffalo fans care that a guy is from NY or do they want the best player?
He definitely has value but I think you overestimate how valuable he is. He was the best contract Vegas could throw in to the deal.
It is going to be like Sam Bennett around here with Eichel. The guys who didn’t want him or think no matter what the Flames could do know wrong will point it out sarcastically if he struggles and others who can’t let it go will post every time he has a multi point night. I hope it doesn’t go that way but I can easily see it
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It’s a steal of a contract, and yes, Buffalo has trouble retaining players so they wanted a guy with ties that would want to be there.
Any comparable or better player Calgary has has a contract issue, other than maybe Lindholm (and even his term is coming up).