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Originally Posted by dustygoon
It's hard to find players like Hathaway, Pospisil, Ferland and Lomberg. But Pospisil's value will never be higher.
EDIT: I hate how i worded that. "Never"? He could get a bigger role and score more but offset with probability of injury = .
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Add Bennett in there. May not have been what he is today, but was already a hard player who played heavy.
Pospisil’s value might never be higher. He might end up like Ferland and have a short career. But if this team ever wants to get back the identity of a team that’s hard to play against and will make guys pay a heavy price for every goal or win against them, they have to stop moving out the type of guys who will go through a wall for the team. And they especially have to stop moving out guys just as they’re making a name for themselves doing that.
Even if Pospisil doesn’t make it to the time we’re contenders again, you can tell he inspires guys and draws them into the fight. Keep him around and let the young guys take lessons on the value of playing hard.
I don’t think his value in a trade, even at its highest, matches his value to the team. People laugh at intangibles, but they matter. Iggy wasn’t the best ever to put on a Flames jersey and the only fit for captain just because of his points. He inspired guys to play hard, made other teams hate to play against him, and set the tone. Iggy without all the points wouldn’t have been the best player, but he still would’ve been important.
We need more Pospisils (and Bennetts, Ferlands, etc). Not less. (Also why I’d be happy to walk away with Lindstrom or Yakemchuk in the draft).
If a wild overpay comes along, you always consider it. But I have to shake my head at the perception of him as a throw-in to tip the scales in a trade. He’s more valuable than that.