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Originally Posted by jonkaupp
Well I know some of the unhappy stuff has been discussed but to be honest the whole team was in disarray after that disastrous Gulutzan season. I didn’t know he actually asked for a trade, if that’s true or not. He absolutely should of been pissed about the PP stuff by the way.
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The deployment argument is certainly a legitimate gripe. No excuse for playing TJ Brodie over Hamilton at that point. Gulutzun dug his own grave with baffling decisions like this.
Freddie being waived on the other hand was drama typically reserved for other leagues. Having an active NHL roster spot occupied by Freddie Hamilton to placate Dougie was an absurd situation that both the Hamilton's and the Flames ultimately handled poorly. But at the end of the day, Dougie has to get over that. If keeping Dougie happy in Calgary meant keeping Freddie, the relationship was doomed anyway.