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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Buffalo wanted picks and prospects. Tuch isn’t comparable to Lindholm. One is a first line center while the other is a second line winger.
If Adams was prioritizing the 25 year old in that deal over the picks and prospects he is as dumb as I think. I get it that Krebs was the target and they loved him. I think Adam’s likely got goodwill with the power agent representing Eichel to move him to Vegas which was certainly a preferred destination.
I need to re-evaluate what a steal of a contract is I guess? 4.75M for a guy who have averaged 47pts a season and missed nearly 80 games over the last 4 years.
Backlund has been an a steal of a deal these past few years I suppose? Scored more and plays a more critical position.
Or maybe Tuch and Backlund are on fair deals and not a steal?
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You can quibble about steal or not, but Tuch is on a contract better than any current Flame. His 80 games missed were 4, 8, 29 and 0 in the 4 years prior to the surgery this off-season. In a trade for a guy who has missed more games than that. This year? Yeah, he missed a bunch of games, and is PPG since coming back. And $4.75 is on the low end of what I see people suggesting for Mangiapane, who has similar career numbers.
BTW, Backlund has outperformed his contract if you look at his stats and his contract compared to other centres, BTW.
I’m not saying Tuch was more important than Krebs. But both were, IMO what Buffalo wanted and Tuch is someone the Flames couldn’t match contract wise.