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Originally Posted by Azure
Leadership is never on any single person. Giving Wideman a letter didn't suddenly make him a better 'leader.' He earned it all season.
Thornton simply isn't cutting it, and the fact that the Sharks are trying to prance around the issue instead of just trading him away when he clearly isn't going to win him anything is pretty sad.
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Same reason the Flames traded Bouw and Iginla. Just having a letter did not make those guys leaders. Much better leadership now than we ever had in the previous decade.