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Originally Posted by Calgarian
DAmmit! another 2nd liner who won't put up big numbers. Looks like Iggy will be shouldering the load yet again. Smyth is a great character guy, but we already have lots of Character.I wonder if this means Tanguay won't be signing with the Flames...
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I'm torn on this one. You say we have plenty of character.. maybe. What the Flames haven't had for several years now is much "heart". We just don't have guys who will give it their all, night in and night out. Smythie is that guy, in spades. He's something we need desperately (as opposed to all the barely-show-ups like Hagman, Stajan, Kotalik, Jokinen for most of his time here, Huselius, etc, etc, etc).
Not happy about the age thing but at least we're not giving much up (rumoured late round pick). The only negative here is cap space. And if this means no Tanguay - I'll be PISSED.