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Originally Posted by Toonage
I'm not. He sounded like a team apologist.
If a player has earned it, he's earned it. Not getting the spot because of someone else's contract wouldn't be a great reason to me. As an example.
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And that's a fan response, which you're entitled to.
But Treliving has to measure a lot of variables. Merit gets a player into a conversation which is the first step, but then you have to weigh all the other variables and then make the best decision short, medium and long term.
I get excited too, don't get me wrong.
But I see how the world works when you waive Kulak and lose him, then a week later trade Stone to Ottawa only to have Andersson look iffy as the every day guy and a big injury to a left side defender (won't name one to jinx) means they have to elevate Valimaki to top four minutes.
Suddenly Treliving is Chiarelli.