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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Honestly - the guy probably just wanted to go east. I highly doubt he spent all these years here if he had secret hatred of the GM or whoever.
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He never wanted to come here, Conroy's tactics got him here out of college. Otherwise he wouldn't have signed and got rights traded before the next draft.
It has always been a real risk he was going east at first free opportunity, I never thought different.
His time here and success and the way he was treated and everything else had him want to stay here, especially last year, and his idea of a legacy was real, I truly believe that.
But his parents getting older and marrying a girl from the same area pretty much sealed that deal though, as any goodwill and adaptation he made to live her happily for 9 years suddenly became half the story/decision making this time last year when he input became relevant.
The fact it took until last minute IMO shows he was really torn. But agent pressures and family feelings and the legnth of time he was commiting for was just too much to stick here.