The NHL and it's conspiracy against Sam Gagner

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As much as I can't stand Benning and do not believe he is intelligent enough to GM an NHL team and am appalled by his 90's buy-a-team approach which has been proven over and over not to work..........I don't mind this signing (But we still need to do Tanev for Reinhart)

Gagner has always confused me, he's had soooo many people dump on him through out his career and I don't understand why (I think it started with the Oilers using him as a scapegoat for their failures but I don't understand why it has continued) The guy always puts up some points, I believe is a good skater (unless I'm mistaken) and though he's no tough guy, he will drop the gloves to protect his teammates (usually once or twice a year) and , he's well thought of and a good guy off the ice, plays the game hard and honest, gives you 100% of what he has.....

.....Did I just describe Trevor Linden or what?

Is it just the stink of the Oilers early career slander that clings to him? Why didn't Columbus re-sign him? Why does he have a hard time finding teams that want him? He's young, a CENTER......I just don't get it, I always thought he was criminally underrated, and though I hate the F.A team building stuff, I can't help but like the fact that he's here and will certainly be cheering for him (in fact he may end up being MY guy....may not be a good thing, Ballard was MY guy once...Gary Valk was MY guy too....Castles JR.....Subban.....damn, it's not looking good for Sam.....Dennis Peterson.....Linden, OK so ONE of my favorites worked out, ((Still say letting Valk go will haunt us, anyone who watched Utica last year for Virtanen highlights will know what I'm talking about))

Is Gagner just the Rodney Dangerfield of hockey or is there something wrong with this guy that doesn't get talked about?, I've heard some of that "bad 5 on 5" garbage and know that's what it is, he's no PP specialist the guy can play hockey and doesn't need a man advantage to do it, those weak excuses don't cover it,

I like Sam and though it pains me to admit it....I like the signing.....but seriously, what's the deal here? If you don't know then don't bother regurgitating the same pablum they spoon out through the media....unless it's some uber-personal thing that does belong on a message board, I want to know...

....Why has this guy been treated like a pariah, when he plays the game better than a lot of guys who make more money while doing a lot less?

What is the NHL's problem with Sam Gagner?

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