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Post by habernac on Oct 11, 2005 13:39:27 GMT -5
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Post by Polarice on Oct 11, 2005 13:41:22 GMT -5
At least he's out west!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2005 14:19:27 GMT -5
Flames look a bit hungover from last season. I don't know if he'll be any help.
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Post by Forum Ghost on Oct 11, 2005 14:33:24 GMT -5
Good depth move.
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Post by habernac on Oct 11, 2005 16:23:59 GMT -5
good depth move? The guy is a disgrace to hockey, and he's a pilon. How is that going to do any good in our "new" NHL? You gotta skate to make it in this league. And I don't think he has anything left in his 36 year old legs.
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Post by Cranky on Oct 11, 2005 20:13:30 GMT -5
Talking about scraping the bottom of the barrel.....
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Post by jkr on Oct 12, 2005 17:37:03 GMT -5
good depth move? The guy is a disgrace to hockey, and he's a pilon. How is that going to do any good in our "new" NHL? You gotta skate to make it in this league. And I don't think he has anything left in his 36 year old legs. Agreed. He made a career out of deliberately trying to injure people. How bad is it in Calgary - Marchment couldn't even beat out Berg & Belak in Toronto. |
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Post by Forum Ghost on Oct 12, 2005 17:59:40 GMT -5
Not saying that I like the guy, but I do think that it was a good depth move based on the fact that he's a veteran NHL defenceman who the Flames can call on when injuries hit. I know that in the playoffs I would rather call on a veteran like Marchment rather than some green horned kid from the AHL.
As for not being able to beat out Belak or Berg, not sure that explains much. In the last NHL season, Marchment had a better plus/minus than either of the two. Both Belak and Berg have also been minus players throughout their careers whereas Marchment has been a +23. For the Flames, to have a guy who's played almost 900 games in the NHL as a depth defenceman is better, IMO, than having guy who has no NHL experience. Especially when the Flames get into the playoffs. The move must make sense on some angle, because Darry Sutter hasn't been known to make many foolish moves since becoming Flames GM.
Sure Marchment's one of the dirtiest hitters ever, but as a cheap 7th or 8th defenceman I don't think that it's a bad move.
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Post by blny on Oct 13, 2005 13:40:38 GMT -5
Not saying that I like the guy, but I do think that it was a good depth move based on the fact that he's a veteran NHL defenceman who the Flames can call on when injuries hit. I know that in the playoffs I would rather call on a veteran like Marchment rather than some green horned kid from the AHL. As for not being able to beat out Belak or Berg, not sure that explains much. In the last NHL season, Marchment had a better plus/minus than either of the two. Both Belak and Berg have also been minus players throughout their careers whereas Marchment has been a +23. For the Flames, to have a guy who's played almost 900 games in the NHL as a depth defenceman is better, IMO, than having guy who has no NHL experience. Especially when the Flames get into the playoffs. The move must make sense on some angle, because Darry Sutter hasn't been known to make many foolish moves since becoming Flames GM. Sure Marchment's one of the dirtiest hitters ever, but as a cheap 7th or 8th defenceman I don't think that it's a bad move. +1 |
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