Because they got a 2nd and 3rd round pick for him. I think Calgary was pretty realistic with what their chances were this spring, and moving a piece that wasn't a key piece to their team or part of their future for a solid return is a smart move when you know you're not a contending team.
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Because they got a 2nd and 3rd round pick for him. I think Calgary was pretty realistic with what their chances were this spring, and moving a piece that wasn't a key piece to their team or part of their future for a solid return is a smart move when you know you're not a contending team.
Nothing is going to happen with Richards until the situation in LA sorts itself out. He's currently a FA, however it's also quite possible that one of the resolutions if what LA is attempting to do is denied/rejected, is that his contract is reinstated.
Realistically he's a camp tryout somewhere.
Great trade no doubt but they didn't miss him at all and he did nothing for Washington
I'd take Glencross every day of the week over Purcell. Age has nothing to do it with. One of those guys helps out a lot when not scoring. The other, while not bad defensively doesn't do a lot when not scoring.
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Korpikoski is a better player than Klinkhammer, similar styles of play actually.
He was a major dud this year because his game is speed and having a high ankle sprain that healed slowly took it all away.
It's like how people were hard on Eberle in the first half of the year playing with a broken hand/finger.
What I will say, however, is although we're going to try him on the 3rd line, no one should be surprised if he's only a 4th line calibre player.
Korpikoski scores anywhere from 20 to 40 points every season, Klinkhammer has 42 points in his career and was a healthy scratch several times and cleared waivers as well.
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I'm okay with a Draisaitl-Lander-Yakupov 3rd line IF Korpikoski plays on line 4, but I think we should invite Derek Roy on a tryout to battle Draisaitl for a spot.
IF Draisaitl makes it, go with the line above.
IF Roy makes it, go with a Lander-Roy-Yakupov 3rd line and send Leon to the AHL.
IF Draisaitl makes it, go with the line above.
IF Roy makes it, go with a Lander-Roy-Yakupov 3rd line and send Leon to the AHL.
Glencross couldn't get out of Edmonton fast enough last time and I have no use for a player that wanted out of Edmonton.
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He didn't want out of edmonton.. lowe and tambo just never offered him a contract.. he said repeatedly he wanted to stay
He was playing through a high ankle sprain and those injuries take a long time to recover from. Remember Eberle struggle with a finger/hand injury. Injuries do slow players down, believe it or not.
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Hopefully we get a lot of surprises and overachieving this season after the regression and mediocrity from pretty much the whole roster last season.
If he wanted to stay, why was Glencross asking for $2M per season and wearing a Flames jersey prior to July 1.
Edit: If he wanted to stay, why was Glencross asking for $2M per season and was seen wearing a Flames jersey prior to July 1.
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He's not soft. Watch him. He was not soft last year either though he does need to improve his awareness around the boards at the NHL level. Cuppy talked about him being off balance and weak. I think a good part of that was that he sometimes got caught unaware that contact was about to happen. I'd love to see him work on his core but I have little doubt he will be able to use his size effectively at the next level.
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Daryl Sutter was also courting Glencross' dad prior to free agency. Always were golfing together.
I would have left too if I was Glencross. Take the money while the Oilers were di**ing around chasing rainbows.
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I seem to remember GlenX being told to wait while Lowe chased after Hossa. He waited a week until he signed with Calgary on what was then a fairly rich contract.
It was a good example of the oilers misjudging talent, holding onto the devaluing Moreau and Torres while letting Glencross twist in the wind. Same thing happened next year with Brodziak as Pouliot and Brule "made" him expendable.
Off topic and revisionist history I know, but seriously if you had kept that team together (and actually had it well coached, instead of letting the internal politics fester on the team), I still believe it could have made the playoffs.
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He signed in Calgary for 3x 1.2m on July 2nd.
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According to Lowetide.ca, the offer was less than 1m per year.
Lowetide said:
According to reports, Glencross was asking for close to $2M from Edmonton and signed for less in Calgary.
|He didn't wait a week as someone said. He signed the next day and it was Tambo that chased Hossa. Glencross was asking for $1.8M from the Oilers and signed for a lot less with Calgary.
Either way glencross is a shell of his former self, guy plays hard and all the injuries have taken a toll.
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Former self being Glencross of Jan 2015?? 6 months ago he was on pace for 40+ pts and 150+ hits
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