09-02-2022, 08:22 AM
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#41
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Scoring Winger
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Remember his non-stop sulking?
Remember his absolutely abysmal efforts in our Colorado playoff series?
What a bum.
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09-02-2022, 08:27 AM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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I love Rasmus' answer to this question about going over and hugging James Neal.
https://streamable.com/0ybzwx
EDIT: i suck at embedding but its a safe link to interview with Leslie.
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09-02-2022, 08:27 AM
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#43
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fisher Account
Remember his non-stop sulking?
Remember his absolutely abysmal efforts in our Colorado playoff series?
What a bum.
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For me it's the Rasmus eye roll when asked about him after he left.
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09-02-2022, 08:54 AM
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#44
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dustygoon
I love Rasmus' answer to this question about going over and hugging James Neal.
https://streamable.com/0ybzwx
EDIT: i suck at embedding but its a safe link to interview with Leslie.
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Never saw that before. Yes quite telling.
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09-02-2022, 08:57 AM
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#45
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dustygoon
I love Rasmus' answer to this question about going over and hugging James Neal.
https://streamable.com/0ybzwx
EDIT: i suck at embedding but its a safe link to interview with Leslie.
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Also liked another part of that interview when Mike Commodore was in the chat and said that Neal misses Calgary. Ras' reaction was hilarious.
https://streamable.com/l9xy0a
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09-02-2022, 09:49 AM
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#47
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick M.
Has a New Testament ring to it.
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Needs a Matthew.
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09-02-2022, 10:28 AM
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#48
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Bay Area
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Why is he so unliked in the dressing room? Is he aloof? Self centered? Mean spirited? I can’t quite figure it out. Commodore is a fan for some reason.
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09-02-2022, 10:33 AM
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#49
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Owner
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Calgary
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Fans always turn on bit players in my experience ... lots of anger to the 6/7 defenseman or fourth line forwards. They like backup goalies though.
But I wonder team history who is the most useless player / $ in team history.
Neal may just take it.
Brouwer was bad. Raymond? Bollig? Lucic now I guess given the value.
Some of the ones that looked bad didn't turn out bad at all like Engellend.
I think it's Neal.
Glad they found a way out of it, took on a fan favourite and then got to watch the guy sewer and stick a rival with a buyout penalty.
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09-02-2022, 10:37 AM
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#50
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hyperbole Chamber
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Comeau sticks in my mind as a player I was done with quickly, but I don’t recall what kind of line he was on and how much ice time he had.
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09-02-2022, 10:46 AM
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#51
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by icarus
What a delight that the Oilers continue to pay both Neal and Lucic, and neither plays for them. And some still argue the Oilers won that trade.
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Lol.... They think they won the trade because (according to the Oilers fans I have argued with) that was the plan all along, to buyout the Lucic contract that was buyout proof, so trading for a player with a non-buyout proof contract, and buying it out, was the goal of the trade. For Calgary, buying out a contract is NOT the goal when you sign it (or trade for it)... buyout is not an option, and if you have to, it's because a mistake was made and we should avoid this and not celebrate the buyout in any way... for Edmonton, buyouts are used all the time, they are considered a risk you use to try and find that "hot deal" or "break out" player. The fanbase in Edmonton is delusional, they'll justify anything as better that they have ... banner up for the most buyout in the league.
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09-02-2022, 11:04 AM
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#53
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
Fans always turn on bit players in my experience ... lots of anger to the 6/7 defenseman or fourth line forwards. They like backup goalies though.
But I wonder team history who is the most useless player / $ in team history.
Neal may just take it.
Brouwer was bad. Raymond? Bollig? Lucic now I guess given the value.
Some of the ones that looked bad didn't turn out bad at all like Engellend.
I think it's Neal.
Glad they found a way out of it, took on a fan favourite and then got to watch the guy sewer and stick a rival with a buyout penalty.
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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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09-02-2022, 11:41 AM
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#55
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
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.
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09-02-2022, 12:42 PM
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#56
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First Line Centre
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He would be a cheap option for the second line
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09-02-2022, 12:52 PM
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#57
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FanIn80
Johnny: Honey, I think I should re-sign in Cal... no... ?......
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I understand that there is a possibility that I may need to "get out more"
but
this is the best post I've seen in quite a while
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09-02-2022, 01:03 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bingo
Fans always turn on bit players in my experience ... lots of anger to the 6/7 defenseman or fourth line forwards. They like backup goalies though.
But I wonder team history who is the most useless player / $ in team history.
Neal may just take it.
Brouwer was bad. Raymond? Bollig? Lucic now I guess given the value.
Some of the ones that looked bad didn't turn out bad at all like Engellend.
I think it's Neal.
Glad they found a way out of it, took on a fan favourite and then got to watch the guy sewer and stick a rival with a buyout penalty.
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Yep, $ to useless, I don't think it's even close, Neal by a significant margin. And yeah Brouwer next.
$ to dissatisfaction, Turek -- until he renegotiated his contract.
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09-02-2022, 01:24 PM
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#59
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dustygoon
I love Rasmus' answer to this question about going over and hugging James Neal.
https://streamable.com/0ybzwx
EDIT: i suck at embedding but its a safe link to interview with Leslie.
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I think that defined politically correct.
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09-02-2022, 01:24 PM
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#60
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cam_wmh
Yep, $ to useless, I don't think it's even close, Neal by a significant margin. And yeah Brouwer next.
$ to dissatisfaction, Turek -- until he renegotiated his contract.
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Turek renegotiated for a smaller salary, but it also tacked on an extra year, so it wasn’t completely unselfish. He ended up leaving before the contract was even up though, which was the real favour.
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