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Originally Posted by Toonage
100% agree the Flames would look more than foolish signing their Captain to a long term extension and then leaving him unprotected. People would/should be fired if that were to occur.
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/n...s-trades-made/
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Sending Sharp to a divisional rival was not an easy decision to make for Bowman, who’s had to move key pieces from his team several times in order to get under the salary cap.
“You can’t let yourself get attached. I mean that’s why, I maintain a good relationship with our players, but I don’t try to get too close to them because I think I’ve had to make more hard decisions than probably anybody,” said Bowman. “I’ve traded away so many good players that I’ve liked. Great guys, great players, young players and we’ve had to part ways with them.
“The only way it works is if you take the emotion out of it. It sounds cold but it is a business at the end of the day … if you fall in love with players you’re going to end up with a team that’s not achieving too much.”
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Not saying I agree with Bowman and putting this in context of Gio. However, maybe this is how successful GM's have to constantly think regardless of the attachment we have as fans.