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Originally Posted by dino7c
My "stupid" comment that has 30 "thanks"
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There was ZERO risk to his family in the bubble...slight risk now
Disagree if you like but he bailed on the team IMO.
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Which he was completely within his rights to do. This decision possibly also eliminated the possibility that the Flames would re-sign him. But at the time he opted out of the bubble, his contract was essentially over—no one got paid in the playoffs. He had provided services for which he was paid and that was at the end of it.
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In the entire NHL what 2 NHL guys? sat out the entire playoffs and the other since retired. None of those guys care about their families?
I said at the time I was good with his decision unless he came back the second he started getting paid again. Here we are, glad he is on another team.
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He made a decision in the moment which he deemed to be best for him and his family, and has now made a different decision which he has deemed best for him and his family. I think this is a clear sign that circumstances have changed—those circumstances likely being Hamonic's need to make a living, and his correct recognition that the most effective way to do so is by playing NHL hockey. Again, it is bewildering to me why anyone would begrudge him this decision. He doesn't owe you anything; hell, he doesn't owe the Flames anything.