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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's obviously more than that. Bobby Holik was famously high-brow, always readings books when the team travelled and spending much of his leisure time at art galleries museums. He also wore a letter for a couple teams. The NHL isn't such a den of troglodytes that a team is going to run a player out of town just because he's bookish.
Flames management made several comments over the last year or two that they had problems with players who seemed okay with losing, who couldn't ratchet up the intensity. Pretty clear that one of those players was Hamilton.
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Much to my chagrin, I very much agree with you on the first point: dougie isn't the first and won't be the last intellectual on a sports team. However, we don't know how much of that is a failure of the leadership group and how much is the fault of dougie.
As I said earlier up, it's very easy to mistake apathy for being a quiet dressing room personality. I'd be hesitant to put the 'okay with losing' tag on someone who was one of the best in their position.