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Originally Posted by Bingo
Believe there were a few stories of not showing up for camp in the best of shape as well.
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yes the stuffed in the locker/Rangers thing (hearsay? outgrown by Calgary?)
some on the record (if I recall) comments of him dodging arranged fitness appointments with the club during the offseasons
my recollections (those these may be either clouded or biased- although I don't hate the player) was he was not very gracious publicly about Conroy outplaying him and taking his spot
for sure Button and Gilbert deserve F- grades for their handling of all this- he wouldn't be the first enigmatic or difficult asset a NHL franchise has had to learn how to manage