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Originally Posted by traptor
Calgary seems to white glove their players almost more then any other organization in the league.
It would be nice for them to be assertive and not reactive for once.
Don't wait on the players to make every decision for you. Think we would of learned after getting burned so many times over the last few years.
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Obviously you haven't been listening to all of the people who say it is hard to run a team in Calgary (or Canada) because we are a small market with high taxes, etc. etc.
Any team that is feeling like their market is harder to attract players to will have to work harder to earn players trust and respect. With how players move around in the league, if you treat your players well, the word will get around and other players may be more open minded to joining your organization.
But if your team treats players like crap then no one will want to join your team unless it looks like you are a cup contender.
Vegas is a good example of that. Their organization has not been kind to the players, especially their goalies. Fleury and Thompson's stories come to mind as neither guy was spoken to about their trades. Thompson was sitting at a table signing Vegas merch when the news broke on Twitter that he was traded.
When Vegas starts to slide out of their cup contention window, they will probably still get players signing their simply because it's Vegas. But some players will probably think twice about it as the team is building up a reputation for not being good to players. (10 Vegas players have NTC/NMC)
The Flames cannot afford to have a reputation like that.