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Old 07-04-2009, 12:02 PM   #494
Fidatelo
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Winnipeg, MB
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Originally Posted by DeToxRox View Post
I loved the signing. His hip should be 100% and this is a guy who played in the most offensively stifling system in the NHL and still put up 40 goals and over a point per game average when healthy.

He is going to be fun to watch when Torts lets him go.

No doubt in my mind Gaborik is a top 10 talent in the NHL and well worth the risk.

I disagree, I'm not a fan of the signing. Gaborik is way too injury prone, and is not a top 10 talent. I'd say top 25, but you can't pay a top 25 guy top 10 money for 5 years, especially when you'll be lucky if he plays 70% of your games in that span.
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