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01-31-2010, 06:36 PM
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I'm a believer in that, whoever ends up with the best player in a trade, usually wins the trade. This helps the Flames in terms of cap relief, and gets rid of a player that is underachieving, but I still think Toronto will end up as the winner. If this is the first trade for Calgary, and there is better things to come prior to the deadline, then they might make out well.
As from Toronto's perspective, they get a former, very promising defenseman. Will he return to that form though? I have never been much of a Phanuef fan though. Too many bricks short of a full load.
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01-31-2010, 06:44 PM
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I don't think the trade was just for the "sake of making a trade".
I think Phaneuf was a problem in the room. His ice time was down with the addition of JBO and I think he got kinda ****y about it. Now JBO is not having a good year but he's not hindering us either. If Phaneuf would have "played" and been better then JBO then I think he would have gotten more ice time. Really if you look at Giordano is playing 10X better then Phaneuf. Will Phaneuf return to the form we have seen in the past? who knows time will tell. Its funny though that Toronto trades away almost all of their scoring and now Blake gone as well? maybe in a year or 2 this will work out for TO but it won't help much this year. Yea they may have a better PP but I don't see how these trades will keep the puck out their net.
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