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Originally Posted by Sandman
It seems like I had to defend Vladar from the day we acquired him. I knew he was better than what he was showing, and I thought we should be keeping him through his prime years.
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Vladar was under-rated here for sure. It's SOP for Flames fans to under-rate Flames players and over-rate players on other teams, there is this weird anti-homer thing going on with our fanbase. Yes, there are some homers around, but collectively, we hate what we have and long for what we don't have. As an example, when Tkachuk and Gaudreau were here, a large portion of the fanbase thought they were second tier, and not true first-line players. The moment they got traded, they were both deified. It's what we do.
I am not surprised that Vladar looks good in Philly, and I am not at all surprised that fans are starting to realize he wasn't so bad and maybe they were too critical of him.