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Originally Posted by Read Only
SOB was bought out because of reported bad attitude and the team not wanting him around.
Englland by all reports is the opposite so even if not playing still a fine guy to have in PB to fill in for injuries.
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I remember those reports started only after the season ended, and the Flames knew they wouldn't be able to move SOB. During the season I actually remember SOB getting praise from Ward...
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"He's been great all week," Heat head coach Troy Ward said of O'Brien following Thursday's practice. "He's really a breath of fresh air. He just wants to have fun, he wants to play minutes, he doesn't want to hear he's not good enough.
"He's a veteran with a young man's heart, a young man's attitude. He's able to fit into the group really well . . . he's got a lot of pizzazz to him, a lot of life to him."
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O'Brien keeping upbeat attitude
So judging from those comments he really doesn't sound like a guy with a problem. It is just another convenient reason to justify the management's actions. Honestly, I don't know what kind of a guy he is in the dressing room, but neither do I know enough about Engelland to claim everything will be rosy.