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Originally Posted by TOfan
Not sure I follow you. On one hand you agree that Frolik, Tanev and Engelkand were good signings then immediately follow that up with saying Engelland and Frolik did not perform to any level of quality. I’ll argue that, specifically with Frolik, as he Backlund and whomever they played with were a dominant possession line for at least three years of his deal. Frolik was a very good UFA signing.
Kadri does have a connection to the City, he has family here. Most people I know take many things into consideration when making decisions of where or who they want to work for. Sure, money is important but there are other thing and maybe some of those things are more important than money. Rightly or wrongly Kadri said winning was part of his decision. I know it’s hard to acknowledge now but many pre-season predictions had this team being better than they were the season prior.
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Sorry if I was not clear but I did not think they were good signings I think they offered what I expected from them, but that by their nature they were bad signings because you rarely get value from paying FAs to fill in middle six roles, especially when you are a mediocre squad and do it as much as the Flames have. There is a difference there.
It isn't hard to acknowledge I know many people were wrong, and crazy, and made those predictions. They were clearly out to lunch when they were made and even more clearly out to lunch after watching the season.
And this all doesn't change the fact that there is little to no trade market for Kadri.