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Originally Posted by Buff
It is crazy to suggest that a competitive player is going to sit out a long period of time because his team wants him to do so just for salary cap purposes. Stone is a competitor and a leader. He will want to be playing and competing and leading by example. The type of player who will sit out when they think they can play are not the player you win games with. You win games with Stone. The players who would rather sit at home and not play are likely to be extremely rare in the NHL.
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Its not that he’d rather sit at home and not play… of course he wants to play. It’s management asking a player to not play through any discomfort/injury for the good of the team. Especially if it means his teammates don’t end up getting traded. It’s asking a competitive leader (like Stone) to do what’s best for the team to give them the best chance at a cup. I could absolutely see players willing doing that.
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