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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Defensive much? Where did I say that? I commented on Calgary being a nicer city as the tie breaker. I suggested that was nullified by the dynamic duo in Edmonton.
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No. What you said was:
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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
there’s no denying on the hockey side, they’re more appealing because of the two forwards on that team.
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You flat out called the Oilers a more appealing team to play for than the Flames.
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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Kane just signed a really nice discount to stay in Edmonton as a recent example.
Hyman is another name that comes to mind in recent memory. Looch signed his contract there for a chance to flank McDavid. I’m not going to dig for more but can we really dispute this ‘BS’ tendency in sports?
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I think the magnitude of Kane's options and the level of any discount he extended to the Oilers is questionable at best. But, more to the point, you have pointed to Zack Hyman and Milan Lucic as players who opted for the chance to play in Edmonton as a more attractive proposition than in Calgary. That's two high-profile UFAs since 2016. In only the past three years, the Flames have signed the top UFA goalie—beating out an offer from Edmonton in the process, a top-three UFA winger, and the top UFA centre. If your premise about Edmonton being "undeniably more appealing" is to hold any water at all, then this rather glaring disparity requires some explanation.
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God forbid a bit of objectivity.
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You call it that. But in my long experience on this site I have come to see that the claim of "objectivity" is nothing more than a deflection away from the fact that you are doubling down on an assertion that you simply cannot support with evidence.