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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Erik Karlsson is friggin’ awful. That dude has (predictably) fallen off a complete cliff.
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Most Eastern Conference free agents, of many skill levels, have had their tires pumped by the all knowing Eastern media for the year and a half before becoming UFA, often judged against Leaf and Habs defenceman or forwards, as the benchmark, for years now.
Scott Hannan was a supposedly coveted sure fire defenceman going UFA one year from the Bruins, and the Sharks coughed up far too much term and money for a guy that barely could stay in the top paring.
Agents out east just have to wine and dine a couple reporters and a guy like Dreger, and let the snowball regarding his clients ability turn into an avalanche in few months with all the daily Nhl chatter and his name being repeated and on the pending UFA list, with media and fans and team convincing themselves that the grass will be greener with a Scott Hannan.