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Old 10-31-2014, 09:50 AM   #110
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Originally Posted by Vulcan View Post
My opinion is that when the slogan "earned not given" began, Treliving underestimated how close some of our prospects were to the NHL.
In his press conference announcing the opening day roster he says "We have a deeper pool than I thought." amongst other things which were hardly an endorsement for such players as Setoguchi.

In other words the slogan was a bit of a mistake.

I'll see if I can link the video.
I don't think that's necessarily true. People who thought that moving overpaid vets and one-way contracts while maintaining cap compliant would be solved in a matter of a few days, weeks or even months are mistaken.
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