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Originally Posted by Frank MetaMusil
He definitely didn't earn the contract he was handed, totally agree there. I just don't think it's fair to put all the blame on Hartley because Raymond is crap.
What is the coach supposed to do with a guy who 29 other teams don't want, and the GM refuses to send down? Treliving should sack up and make the necessary roster change. Ownership probably isn't keen on burying another 3m in the minors (Kotalik 2.0) but Granlund deserves to stay with the big club.
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That's the kind of real life scenario that I think a lot of fans forget. I sure do sometimes. The owners have other enterprises that probably aren't doing too good these days, and they ain't too keen to basically throw away 3 million bucks in the minors. When the GM proposes that move, they probably hum and haw and ask him if there is another way to make it work.
No doubt in my mind the owners want to win, and they would ultimately do whatever it takes, but they are also probably asking more salary questions now than they do when oil is $100+ per.
I bet Raymond stays on the big club until the deadline at which point he is traded for scraps or simply waived and assigned.