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Originally Posted by dino7c
lol@anyone who thinks Glencross had anything to do with this (from a Flames perspective)
this is the NHL for christ sake, for his service over the years the Flames gave him...oh I don't know, millions of dollars! Some of you act like they owe him something
honestly sometimes I wonder
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Right, because it never, ever makes sense to cultivate good business relationships, or to maintain a reputation. Especially in a world as small as the professional hockey world, which - on the management side - we know to be 100% based on merit and in no way shape or form an old-boys-network.
Because the likelihood of a long-term professional remaining in the industry is so small, and giving someone who you have an established relationship with a helping hand if it's also beneficial to you is always, always a stupid idea.
Because hockey is a zero-sum game played by numbers and run by computers.
*ring, ring*
"Hi, Brad? It's Joe. Listen, we want to sign Glennie, but we're up against the limit."
"We'd love to help Glennie out."
"Great, who do you like? My first thought was Freddie would love to play with his brother."
"Would you do a seventh?"
"We can do that."
"Great, write it up."
*click*