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Originally Posted by FAN
You know it may be not believable, but that's actually entirely plausible. Let's face it, discrimination exists. It's certainly not the first time we've heard a coach being accused of not liking a player because a player's life may have gone too smoothly in the mind of the coach.
Let's face it, if you're a family man and you're choosing between hiring a 30 year old with a wife and kids and a 30 year old who is single and loves to party who would you hire? Despite the long hours and commitment, hockey teams are generally filled with family-oriented guys. I don't think there are many 30 year old NHL players who are single and likes to party.
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He never mentioned partying as being the reason. Just that he didnt like him because he was single and made a lot of money. While there are a lot of married guys in the NHL, there are also a ton of single guys. And they all pretty much make money...so it's not like his position is anything special exactly.
Arniel might not have liked Commodore because he was a ginger. He might not have liked him because he had a big mouth. He might not have liked him because he was a bubble player. But not like him, and waive him, because he was single and had money? Yeah, that just seems like a really huge reach.
The guy was a borderline NHLer his entire career...him being cut from a team is not really that big of a surprise.