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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
They aren’t being paid. Regular season is all they get paid for.
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So if Gio, Johnny and Lindholm all decide tomorrow, "you know what, I'm not being paid for this. I'm going to go home and hang out with the kids", you'd be fine with that decision?
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Originally Posted by timbit
Here is the bottom line, IMO.
People have no idea as to what family circumstances Rask is encountering.
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I can't imagine what circumstances could justify doing this, except for some sort of medical issue or emergency that demands his presence... which, as we know, is not the case.
The narrative we've been presented with is that Rask didn't care about these playoffs, felt they were like an exhibition game, missed his family and didn't like it in the bubble... so he left. I'm not sure why you think there are other circumstances of which we're not aware when we've been told in pretty clear terms by the GM, who is a credible source, that there aren't any.
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However, they are ignorant to the facts and specific reasons he left.
Pretty empty and cynical conclusion to blame Rask without that necessary knowledge.
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As has been noted multiple times, Sweeney was pretty clear about the reasons Rask left. Based on those reasons, the decision is open to criticism. If there are other reasons that Sweeney wasn't made aware of or neglected to share, that would change my view, but it doesn't seem likely that he was lying or being kept in the dark by his player, so going on what he said in his press conference does not seem "empty or cynical" to me.