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Originally Posted by HelloHockeyFans
Man, those comments about not being happy with how he's been utilized really grinds my gears. He's been slotted into the Top 6 all year until his injury and since his return has been put into the bottom 6 to not ruin the chemistry. Suck it up.
He's still clearly a guy that the coach trusts given he throws him out there to protect a lead in the final seconds of a game. I'm not sure what he wants.
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That's pretty much how I feel. It pisses me off. I was already tiring of his constant killing of offensive pushes or bad giveaways and then he complains about utilization. Instead of saying "I'll work harder" or the team cliche of "I'm happy to play whatever role I'm needed in", he basically says he should be in that top 6. Curtis knows those top 6 minutes are offensively good and he's trying to up his value for both trade and free agency.
Unfortunately for him, Johnny is killing it even when hitting slumps and Lance is lately killing it too. Obviously Hartley doesn't agree with his sentiment, which is why he's taking less minutes. So instead of doing something about it he whines. So much for "always earned never given" Curtis...
And he wears an "A". Like hell. Hudler and Gio are the leaders for a reason, everyone looks up to them. Why? Because they're reliable, consistent, and mature. I don't know what Glencross brought to the locker room, but my guess that Jiri and Mark were the go-to leadership duo.
At this point I'm treating it as an addition by subtraction roster move.