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Originally Posted by fabricoh
All I'll say is it's funny that some people are of the opinion that we just need to give him time. O RLY?
-Had plenty of time to develop in Detroit's system and couldn't lock down a spot. Was lost via waivers.
-Had plenty of time to develop playing big mins for the Kings. They let him go for the burnt out shell of Ryan Smyth...Q alone wasn't worth the burnt out shell of Smyth so they chipped in other pieces.
-Had plenty of time to develop playing big mins for the Avs. They let him go for a solid player in Steve Downie. And Colorado isn't exactly a franchise bursting at the seams with talent on the blueline.
When you're being mentioned in pretty much the same vein as Jakub Kindl but you've a) played big mins in the NHL and b) been discarded by three teams already the writing seems to more or less be on the wall.
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Time to develop is different than time needed to adjust to Detroit's system. Needless to say we don't play the same type of game as LA or Colorado, in addition to time needed to get use to his partner(s) tenancies.
To say he was discarded is stretching it. Not that he's been a key cog on any team but he's still a great depth defenseman for a contending team. I'm sure 29 other teams in the league would love to add a guy like Quincey, he's far from useless.
It's easy to say the Smyth trade was bad in hindsight but it looked to be the addition that LA needed to make the next step. Great leader, seasoned veteran and winger to fill out their top 6. The fact that he didn't work out for LA doesn't suddenly make Quincey a scrap piece. Downie looks to have found a home in Colorado with 13 points in his last 20 games. They may not have the best blueline but prospects ready to jump in next year, like Elliot and Barrie, have the puck-moving abilities to make a guy like Quincey expendable for a return like that.
I'm not even a Quincey lover but give the guy a chance first, eh? It's not an instant transition just because he got a handful of games a few years back.
