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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
It's PR, every GM does it, they make new players sound better and more important than they are. What was he supposed to say? "Well we signed some guy from the Czech Snickers ads, he has a decent skill but will probably be mediocre for a year or two and we think in a few years he can be an NHL center even though he will be a UFA after this year and will likely sign with another organization."
And I'm not sure why you have an issue with Hartley, he played Cervenka as he deserved to be played, he was very clearly not reliable enough to be an NHL center.
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First of all, not every GM does it.
Second, it's pretty stupid PR to advertise the guy as a top 6 centre (something that even the most casual of fan knows we've lacked for years upon years) and then the guy doesn't end up playing any time there. Doesn't really endear yourself with the fanbase when you outright lie to them to get their hopes up. Which is exactly why it makes a lot more sense that it's a scouting f-up than just typical Feaster PR.