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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Irving played very well in his stint with the Flames, IMO. And he was called up because of his strong play.
When he went back down, he rode the pine. Then he had some personal issues. By the time he got a chance to play regularly again, he wasn't the same.
So it was Ward refusing to play him THEN he 'was awful'
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Yeah, you're right. I remember when he was sent back down, he was sat for the Heat's playoffs. When it came to the head for me though was the next season where he sat on the pine all year.
I think his handling of Irving was very poor and it was out there for all to see. I guess the question for me is, were other prospects also mishandled? He seemed like kind of a control freak to me, wanting to control what the players ate and what they did in their off hours.