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Old 12-11-2018, 07:59 AM   #4146
Eric Vail
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
Yeah. I'm pretty sure winning the Cup would take a little of the sting out of that.

Furthermore, thats all well and good. He took care of himself. You cant then turn around and lament that by acting strictly in his own personal best interest he wound up on the worst team in the League, named Captain before even having set foot in the City despite not only not being their best player but barely even making their roster.

These were all fairly evident circumstances, but he took the money and went anyways.

And finally, I never said he shouldnt have taken care of himself. You cant just 'look out for #1 and damn the consequences' and then complain about the consequences.
When Ference signed for his home town team, he probably saw some a team with some holes, but with some good young players. He had the idea that he could help the team learn what it meant to be a professional on and off the ice.

What he discovered was the good young players had no interest in being professional and there was no accountability for their on and off ice behaviour. It was a total loser situation and there was no way out.
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