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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
You have to wonder about the moral in their dressing room. Look, Hockey Players have tremendous pride, but how hard are they going to fight if their management team has basically thrown them under the bus?
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I thought the same thing too. But in the end, the GM has to do what is best long term, even if it means hurt feelings. The top 3 in their division is pretty much set. They still have to jump 2 teams and they can pretty much only get wild card spots.
Teams that are close are going to have to be left out. I like how Sather is being realistic about the situation with the fans. As for the players, they have no one else to blame but themselves. Especially with how strong their team was the past couple seasons. I wouldn't say it was as much the GM throwing the players under the bus, as it was the players taking way too long to get control of the bus.