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Originally Posted by jayswin
This is all true, but what frustrated me about Ferland was not just that he was very inconsistent but that his inconsistency was mostly a product of becoming complacent and lazy for large chunks of time.
Brad Treliving made very pointed comments at the end of the year that there was a culture shift coming in the form of trades this summer. I'm not trying to sound arrogant or know it all, but I immediately thought of Hamilton and Ferland when this came up, and that's exactly who got shipped out.
They were two players with lots of skill that didn't give enough, consistently. I feel Ferland specifically could be a $5mil/yr player that you want to pay, but what he'll likely end up as is a $3.5/4mil/yr player that makes you regret the money and term.
That is why I'm happy with the trade.
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It's funny saying we're happy with the trade because Hamilton and Ferland were lazy and Treliving was able to shift the culture on the team with this trade. Unfortunately, at the end of the season, the Canes also said they needed a culture shift and Hanifin/Lindholm were the ones that became expendable.
So Canes fans will also be saying how they're happy with the trade as they shook things up, and now they'll have guys that want to win more.