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Originally Posted by New Era
If he isn't signed by the final week of training camp, shut him down for the year. Yeah, it would hurt the team, but so would having him come in post training camp and delivering a Nylander-esque performance. It's been shown that players who miss camp rarely catch up to the rest of the league, so if he's unlikely to perform up to his salary, make him miss the season and establish that hard line in the sand for future negotiations. It's kind of like Brian Burke and his refusal to trade Cammalleri for a pick, trying to show you won't give things away for a diminishing return.
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This would be a disaster. How does Treliving justify to owners and fans that one of our very best players will miss an entire year during our prime to contend because he needs to invent an imaginary hard deadline?
You have to work with players, it's a two way street. This would just create animosity now and into the future.
Even Tkachuk at 85% is better than most players on the team.