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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow
Karlsson had 6 goals when let go. He had 42 under Gallant. Fleury was on the bench in Pittsburgh. He's leading this team now even if he was inured after just 3 games into the season. Marchesseault was a - gazillion player. He now was top of the NHL under Gallant. Schmidt was a HEALTHY scratch 26 times last year . He's on the top pair under Gallant. 11 players had RECORD SETTING career seasons under Gallant. Gallant; the coach the PANTHERS fired after a practice and let him take a freakin TAXI to get back home
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All that doesn't matter. None of these players are let go for free if the original team had the choice. Thus they are not "cast offs". The teams hands were forced by what now look to be way to loose of expansion rules.
The league went overboard from past expansion trying to make Vegas competitive. They allowed them an opportunity to become a juggernaut, and hats off to GMGM, he pulled it off.