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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I believe any good will that was left over from the 2004 cup run was gone when Sutter traded Ference and Kobasew to Boston. The team was never the same after as Ference's leadership especially was undervalued.
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Yep, there was a lot of mocking of anyone that suggested that when it happened. "That's not a thing, if you can upgrade the team you upgrade the team".
That was a real turning point for me with my "sutter is god" belief as a coach and GM. Many posters put it back on Ference basically saying "well, he shouldn't have given a discount/should have negotiated better".
For sure they were right, but for Sutter to take a hometown-ish heart and sole lockerroom player who just openly took a discount because he wanted the best team possible and say "Thanks for the loyalty Andrew, now I'm going to use that for a great return on you!" peeved me a lot.