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Originally Posted by bax
Oh yes, I forgot about him. What about O'Rielly though? I know his name was in a lot of rumors, but do you know why they decided to trade him? Just seems strange to ship out a strong center for a team that is looking to improve. I don't know much about the Sabers.
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There was lots of talk about attitude/leadership issues. There were comments made throughout the season and at the end of the season that make me think he quietly asked for a trade.
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I feel too I think it's really crept in with myself and over the course of the year, I lost myself a lot and where you just kind of get through and being the guy and being okay with making a mistake and that's just not winning hockey at all and it's crept into all of our games. It's disappointing, it's sad. I feel throughout the year I've lost the love of the game multiple times.
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https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1565983
With the rapid development of Middelstadt, who looks ready to jump in as a 2C right away, I guess made him an expendable asset. I think it's fine though -- there really aren't a lot of 'bad' moves for a last place team to make. If we came back with largely the same roster next year, you could probably expect the same result, so I welcome change by trading a player who, while solid, has never proven to be able to contribute to a winning culture.