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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
We agree on the bolded.
I just can't get there on some of the reasons you're pointing out. Injuries? Flames on the positive side of that ledger. Flat cap? Should help well managed teams and hurt the Leafs of the world. No fans? Doesn't matter IMO. Declining players? Well that's the essence of what we're talking about. Hopefully the hockey ops organization has an understanding of what is behind it and what to do about it.
The job is hard. You need your GM to be better than the other guy just like you need your players and coach to be better than their opponent.
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I wasn't saying the team had more injuries and therefore didn't perform. I'm saying the piece that they likely wanted to move had surgery and was coming off two off seasons making it hard to move the guy.