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Originally Posted by burnlikestars
the problem is that we are very very low on quality top sixers to stick him with. The same can be said with Erat, Jones, Ward, Hornqvist, Legwand..they just need to be stuck with the right top sixer and they will flourish.
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True, Lombardi, I feel, is top-6 material but he's not gonna be the guy you'll be looking at to pull your offense. He's just a solid two-way player.
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Originally Posted by Dave is a Killer
I'm with Highlander in that we should move on ... we all know Russians don't give a flying **** about the team/city they're playing for unless they're making more $, I'm all about earning a paycheck but when that's the first thing you think about, and then you see the way David Poile drafted big physical forwards like Thang, Wilson, Ryan, etc ... you're probably not going to be in the long term plans of this team and oh yeah, never draft another russian again
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Lol. Well to be fair, many, many Russians play and want to remain in the NHL (Ovechkin among others).
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Originally Posted by Enoch
Good response Highlander. I think Radulov will be back because his decision was almost entirely based on money. I certainly haven't seen Vandermeer enough this year to discredit your opinion, and as a Flames fan, your opinion on Lombardi is obviously more in depth than the 6-8 times I watch the Flames a year.
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I'm pretty confused about the whole Radulov thing. From my outside understanding, he was under contract for one more year. If he comes back (next year) does Nashville still own his rights? You have to think that there are other teams that have money to throw around.
Also, on the topic of Lombardi. While he's a good two-way player, he has this habit of shooting the puck right into the goalie's logo
. I think Matthew just needs a change of scenery (much like Kobasew in Boston) because the Flames have guys like Boyd and Moss stepping up, it's why he's always was on the third line (though he's been great with Iginla/Cammy lately).
