As far as Klefbom goes, it will all be pretty clear after the media gets their direction on how to frame this situation from Lowe and Co.
If they want him gone, the snarky stories marginalizing his and the teams (already putrid) defensive stats will first come out. Then whispers of an attitude with other players or the press comes next. Then, scolding him about greed, and taking money remaining in his contract without living up to it, and twisting it into him choosing money over being a team player, will have the mouth breathers that follow said press, on cue, dipping their torches once again into the cauldron, ready to march destroy all baby furniture Oscar may have in his home.
The press doing the clubs dirty work in the kangaroo court of public opinion happens every single time in advance of a player, coach or GM who is in the crosshairs to be exited from Edmonton, when the issue always lays much higher.
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