07-05-2013, 02:18 PM
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#41
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: The toilet of Alberta : Edmonton
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Just like O'Brien and Russell, Butler is likely just another bottom 2 guy who will be fighting for those spots every D-man not named Wideman, Brodie, or Giordano. Seems like Feaster's game plan is to throw as much poop at the wall as possible, hoping some of it will stick. I know the Butler hate is threat level midnight around here, but he's a decent insurance policy in case none of our younger guys step up.
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07-05-2013, 02:19 PM
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#42
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Butlersoft!!!!!!! Not sure why we are paying a #7 dman $1.7mil.....
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07-05-2013, 02:20 PM
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#43
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Airdrie
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Another smaller left shot dman in Billins- yay !!! bigger up front, smaller in the back- AHL or not, it's still a contract spot
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07-05-2013, 02:20 PM
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#44
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Good contract for Butler. I know he's a whipping boy but for that money he's solid depth defenseman.
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Solid depth as in cold hard solid 3" deep butter or kinda soft depth when left at room temperature?
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07-05-2013, 02:20 PM
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#45
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First Line Centre
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Billins was an undrafted FA last year by the looks of it. Put up some decent numbers in Grand Rapids last year & won the Calder Cup. Another LH shot, sub-6' defenceman.
Is that how the whole Moneyball thing works? Sign & trade for a zillion of the same type of player?
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07-05-2013, 02:21 PM
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#46
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I believe in the Jays.
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Reaction
Butler: Blah.
Billins: Who? Google, google, google, ok... just so long as it's a two-way deal. 24 (so not old) with solid numbers in the AHL.
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07-05-2013, 02:22 PM
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#47
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Butlersoft!!!!!!! Not sure why we are paying a #7 dman $1.7mil.....
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Better than paying whatever the hell Sarich and Babchuk were getting to eat Pringles and Cheetos in the pressbox.
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07-05-2013, 02:22 PM
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#48
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Franchise Player
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For Defence, select the left player
For Forwards, select the right player
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07-05-2013, 02:23 PM
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#49
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I believe in the Jays.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlameZilla
Is that how the whole Moneyball thing works? Sign & trade for a zillion of the same type of player?
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If the zillion of the same type of player is undervalued then yes. Moneyball is about exploiting under-valuation.
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07-05-2013, 02:23 PM
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#50
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I believe in the Jays.
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I like these one year deals. Very little risk, but have the potential to get us something at the trade deadline.
It almost feels like we have finally started to make some good decisions over the past couple of months.
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07-05-2013, 02:24 PM
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#51
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Airdrie
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In the words of Seinfeld.. "BUTLER !!"
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07-05-2013, 02:24 PM
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#52
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First Line Centre
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Butler is a decent #5D. The price and term are reasonable. Give him more NHL experience and hell be just fine. Hell never be a legit top 4D.
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07-05-2013, 02:24 PM
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#53
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Butlersoft!!!!!!! Not sure why we are paying a #7 dman $1.7mil.....
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Because on this crap team he is a #5-6. Russel is a 6-7 making $1.5 million and some did not see that as a problem.
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07-05-2013, 02:25 PM
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#54
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Billins is an ELC btw
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07-05-2013, 02:26 PM
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#55
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Abbotsford, BC
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I've watched Chad Billins ALOT whenever the Heat play the Griffins. Now my job is to watch the Heat first and foremost, but everytime I wander my eyes to the other team, it seems like it's always Billins doing something awesome.
Excellent signing by Feaster. Billins is going to be great for the Heat. Glad he's on our side.
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07-05-2013, 02:26 PM
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#56
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Butler isn't as bad as people make him out to be. This place can be a real peanut gallery sometimes.
The average NHL salary was $2.5 million last year. Butler is making 2/3rd the average salary.
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07-05-2013, 02:28 PM
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#57
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Butler isn't as bad as people make him out to be. This place can be a real peanut gallery sometimes.
The average NHL salary was $2.5 million last year. Butler is making 2/3rd the average salary.
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Agreed
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07-05-2013, 02:29 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Red Deer, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Butlersoft!!!!!!! Not sure why we are paying a #7 dman $1.7mil.....
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to improve the visuals from paying a #10 dman 2.5 last season.
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07-05-2013, 02:30 PM
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#59
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: F*** me. We're so f***ing good, you check the f***ing standings? Lets f***ing go! F***ing practice!
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Whoooohoooo!
Another year of Butler! It's as if watching him over the last two seasons wasn't more than enough to know he is a useless sack, lets give him a raise and try it for another year!
Can't wait to see him paired up with SOB, it's gonna be exciting.
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07-05-2013, 02:30 PM
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#60
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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I don't see the big problem. The Flames are going to be bad next season.....if they decide to trade Butler later in the season near the deadline for a pick he'll be attractive to some team looking for depth going into the playoffs and a player on a one year deal. He's not fantastic, but he's not as terrible as some people think he is.
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