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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think it's a decent gamble for the Habs in that even if he's a power play specialist, they should get another pick for him at the trade deadline in the last year of his deal. I would have been fine with the Flames taking him on but I wouldn't be expecting him to turn into an elite player or anything as the guy is a one trick pony and always will be. I think it's time people realize that 2016 was a long time ago and he's in bust/below expectations territory with PLD, Puljujuarvi, and Juolevi.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
PLD and Laine are more in the "Have shown flashes of being a great player, but are very inconsistent and tend to have off ice question marks about their character. Plus they are getting paid too much."
Wouldn't say either is a bust, but in both cases they just haven't been able to consistently put it all together.
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So in other words they are "below expectations territory" like I said.