Until I hear that Hickey is indeed going to exercise his right to become a UFA after next season, I will just assume that this is just the right move for his own development, and it also brings with it the positive of having his ELC being pushed back yet another year. That will come in real handy when the NHL decides to do another expansion and we as a fanbase are all panicking because we are going to lose a good defencemen.
Concerning? Sure. I would be lying if I said it wasn't concerning that we find out Hickey is returning to college when Treliving has already came out stating he is intending to sign him, and for us to get some news 'shortly'. However, we don't know what that conversation was between him and Hickey. These kids usually don't spurn the team that drafted them, but if he does, he does. Worrying about it and being panicked over it all season isn't going to make one iota of a difference. Running down the street while on fire is the wrong thing to do, so let's not do that.
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