I remember being up in Greaserville a few years ago (likely 6 or 7) and hearing Ryan Rishaug talking on the Team1200 after one of the first SJ flameouts in the playoffs. The basic gist of it was that Joe doesn't really care about winning that much. Rishaug said he talked to an unnamed teammate, and mentioned to him that it seemed like Joe got over the disappointment of the early playoff exit quickly, and that by garbage bag day, he was already in full cottage mode, the season long forgotten.
The teammate said (and I remember the quote quite vividly) "You're giving him far too much credit. Joe had forgotten about the loss by the end of the handshake line. In the dressing room, he was already talking about getting to the lake ASAP"
Puckedoff nailed it. Joe doesn't care about being the captain, and will likely continue to refuse any trade talk, as he's happy being totally invisible and unknown in Cali.
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