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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
didn't say there aren't examples on the other side of the coin but we seem to have a little bit of an issue with some of our home grown talent just not taking off here and being at odds with how they have been handled . players should earn their looks for sure but we also shouldn't be squandering talents we used our first round picks to acquire . maybe need to find a way to deal better with different personalities and help them rather than beat down their confidence and expect them to figure it out on their own .. until they move on to greener pastures
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I think its a little...or a lot early to be saying Valimaki is one of these cases...also that is the nature of the game. Every single team has former players or picks flourishing elsewhere...especially good teams with depth.
Guys needing a "change of scenery" isn't something unique to the Flames...its a thing across all sports I follow with countless examples.
Some of you are acting like Valimaki is up for the norris...he was available for free and ONE team thought to be the worst team in the NHL claimed him to be their bottom pair dman. A team that spent the summer actively trying to weaken their team for the Bedard draft.
He scores a goal in a 7-2 loss and he is the one that got away lol