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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Any level headed fan should not be pinning any blame on Feaster. People have to understand he's really inherited a mess and it's going to take time to turn things around on and off the ice and repair the perception around the league of a team that likes veteran players over youth.
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Frankly, I don't think any level headed fan should blame Feaster or Sutter for this debacle. From all accounts, these "issues" were sprung upon the organization by Grossman/Erixon at the 11th hour.
How could Sutter have known he had a problem when Erixon was coming over for rookie camps and publicly stating he wanted to play for the team? I guess you could say Sutter should have signed him last season, but that wouldn't have been a logical move at all considering he knew Erixon was staying in Sweden last year. Why would he consider signing a player to an ELC, and wasting a year of said ELC, when the player in question has given no indication he wants to do anything but play for your franchise?