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Originally Posted by The_Future
You can claim forever and ever about how big of a mistake it was to not buy him out. You won't change my mind. Lombardi doesn't look like a fool to me, and he isn't an idiot. He is dealing with his problem now, and in my books thats what any GM should do. It's easy to call him a fool now, but hindsight is 20/20.
I wish our team had just won 2 Stanley Cups in 3 years. Richards' resume speaks for itself. I would never fault a GM for not throwing him away, especially with the recent success the team has had.
You don't plan to lose players for a whole season. His team just won a Stanley Cup. You don't fix things that aren't broken. Again they obviously felt he served a purpose. Now their need is larger than that purpose.
I guess we will agree to disagree on this one, but I would kill for our previous GMs, basically since 1989 to now, to be as big of fools as you say Lombardi is today.
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Wow... thanks for putting words in my mouth. I never said that Lombardi is a fool...
I said that not using a compliance buyout on Richards when he had a chance was foolish.
But sure whatever go with your narrative and welcome to my ignore list.