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Old 05-23-2024, 02:07 PM   #88
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Originally Posted by BigThief View Post
He was an insanely lazy player at the time. That's not excusing the terrible coach or the insanely poor value Burton gotgot for him but plenty of blame to go around.
No he wasn't, he was a skill player that didn't want to play like a meathead which is what Greg Gilbert wanted. He didn't change a thing about his game and went on to be the #1C we were missing during Iginla's prime years. The blame falls on Gilbert and Button, not Savard.
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