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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
Coleman is better in every facet of the game than Anderson. That would be a horrible deal.
Anderson is a possession & defensive black hole, while Coleman is an absolute master in both areas, while also producing 5v5 points & goals at much better rates.
Oh, and he costs $600k less.
Trading Coleman for Anderson straight up would be a great way to make this team significantly worse just to get a bit younger
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I get that you are a big time analytics guy, but the thing that stands out to me, is that Coleman is a guy who just played on back to back Stanley Cup winning teams. He's a had a very good taste of what it takes to win in the playoffs. A big part of why the Flames paid this guy is what he brings in terms of that winning experience.
So for me it makes no sense to get a guy, start winning and look like a playoff team...than trade him for someone else who has a lot less of that experience and a lot of consistency issues. The off ice intangibles are a big reason why they targeted Coleman so hard, and thus far it would seem that he is delivering even if the production has not quite caught up yet.
I personally would be willing to bet that Coleman at the end of this contract will be more effective than Anderson will be at the end of his.