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Originally Posted by Bonded
I don't thnk people blame him or are running him out of town, it is the realization that we will not be a competitive team in the next 3 or 4 years.
I am not so sure he wants to stay, worst case is he walks in the summer. I would rather get a crappy return than have that happen, it would really hurt his legacy.
I don't know what you do for work but would you want to continue working with a company that is falling apart?
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Jarome strikes me as the type of guy who wouldn't abandon the sinking ship on his own accord. Sure it is easier to leave, move on and try win a cup Ray Bourque style, but this would imply accepting that you have failed at the present challenge of turning the Flames around, which is hard thing to accept, it's always hard to accept that you have failed at something. Of course I might be wrong, but I do think Jarome wants to stay as he still believes in Flames, however if asked he'd waive as he has too much pride. So in this case I think he was asked an he did waive ( pure speculation of course) which is why I'm saying we should have tried to resign him and not trade him. I'm sure he'd take hometown discount after all these years as well as a chance to have another opportunity to lead this team into a playoff with fresh mindset next year and some adjustments to the roster. Flame away..