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How am I being irrational? The talk of exposing our captain and top two defenseman and losing him for nothing lacks any rationality. Suggesting we shouldn't lose him for nothing is extremely rational.
The importance of Hudler versus Giordano? No contest clearly. Gio is far more important. Plays the more important position. Hudler this year showed he's not that great without Johnny and Mony. Hudler with his size and skating disadvantage is likely to see his play drop off in his mid 30's far more quickly than Gio will. Don't really see the parallels there at all, totally different players and situations.
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Just a couple more things to add here.
1. You're taking my Hudler comments out of context as I was implying that I acted irrationaly then towards others as you are towards myself and others today.
2. I'll argue until I am blue in the darned face all day long that Hudler has had an equal if not greater impact in the development of our core forwards than Gio has or ever will. that's no slight on Gio but I contend your blunt statement that
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The importance of Hudler versus Giordano? No contest clearly. Gio is far more important.
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is not valid. Hudler was just as essential in the leadership of that room as Gio is. I can live with the idea that Hudler has moved on, but I will never discount what he did for this organization. Whether you like it or not. Whether your opinion varies from my statement or not.
But enough of this. We clearly see things with different eyes and nothing is going to change that.