The two reasons people give for keeping him are production and morale/chemistry.
Glencross hasn't scored since December and were doing fine. He also had 2 goals in his first 21 games and we were doing pretty good then as well. Glencross has 8 goals. Granlund has produced as much as him. This guy is not the difference between making the playoffs and not.
As for morale that just seems silly. The guy is likely gone at the end of the year anyways. These are professionals, they understand the business. People said the exact same things when we wanted to trade Iginla. We need him for leadership to teach the kids. What kind of message will it send to other players shipping out the captain. The team seems to be doing just fine without the chosen one.
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