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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Nobody can pay 4.5 for a bottom pairing dman. That’s what he is on the Flames if resigned
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He was 4th on TOI per game for the Flames and only 1:30 less than Tanev. Sutter was quoted as saying they don’t have a 3-4 or 5-6 pairings they just have D pairings. He was utilized in various situations based on context all season and he has a lot of other intangibles like hitting, strength and overall toughness that really helped out the back end.
To frame him as some 5-6 D man is super disingenuous. You watch him walk and try to backfill with some rookie or crappy journeyman UFA like we always do who isn’t tough over what, $1mm raise per year? Anyway, whatever haha