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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Will he even be healthy for half the contract?
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Who knows? You can make that case for any player at any point because quite frankly, the way the game is today, nobody is safe from injuries that can derail a career. All I know is he's worth the gamble because he's a great asset to any team.
I know we get tired of all the bluster from Toronto about certain players, but I've been a Bolland fan for a long time now and it hasn't changed just because he was injured for a bit.
One of everyone's favorite flames is Backlund who had really bad injury troubles for a while but seems to have suffered no long term effects from it and really was a valuable player last year, but not overwhelming stat-wise. You could probably say the same thing for a player like Bolland in that he doesn't overwhelm you stat-wise, but is an important player for any team.
You don't have to like the signing, BTW, I just happen to think it's a good move for the Panthers despite the dollars and term.
