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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
The Kings are certainly trying their hardest here to see if they fan find the loophole but it doesn't make it right and can anyone here say with confidence the Flames if in the same situation would have pulled this? I can confidently say no so there's a matter of class, professionalism, and accountability (they knew the risk when they traded for the contract) that the Kings have chosen to forego in this matter as well.
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Exact same situation? Where we have a player who is constantly out of shape, known to be out partying and drinking hard, and despite numerous warnings and meetings, does not stop or change his habits to better his career... then, he stopped producing at his job to the point he was hurting my team and creating a distraction...AND has a huge contract in both dollars and term... THEN he does something illegal that allows me to get out of his contract?
I would have no problem with that, but I personally do not have a sympathy for someone who retires on the job and still collect fat paychecks. Those opp