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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
As much heat as Chiarelli is getting, i'm not sure people outside Edmonton truly appreciate the extent of Taylor Hall's reputation in Edmonton.
He had to be moved. Chiarelli inherited the problem that MacTavish and Lowe created with Hall. His play on the ice was nothing compared to his off ice antics.
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I get that and in many ways it's similar to Phaneuf needing to be moved from the Flames because of his toxicity in the locker room. Neither GM had a gun to their head and the bottom line in both cases is that the GM's of the Alberta teams sold low. A major part of being a successful GM is maximizing your assets and they failed big time on these trades.