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Originally Posted by gvitaly
I think Ladislav Smid takes it. The way I see it is that Neal only got paid for the one year by Calgary, because they traded him. Smid had 3 seasons x $3.5M for a total of 109GP, 1G, 7P, -23 because of injuries. I get that injuries really derailed his career, but I didn't like the fact we traded for him in the first place. Ex Oilers rarely work out for the Flames.
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I wouldn't say there was anything wrong with Smid. Flames acquired him as a defensive defencemen (he had plenty of 1 goal seasons already), and he stuck it to the Oilers with that goal he scored. Loved it. Smid competed hard even though there were legit questions about his injuries. I have nothing but respect for Smid, actually.