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Old 02-12-2023, 12:02 AM   #70
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Valimaki was a tire fire in training camp ... he was awful.

He was worse than Mackey, and Meloche, in the pecking order, and that coupled with his invisible play in the AHL the previous season and a higher contract had him a) the best guy to cut and b) a somewhat unlikely guy to be claimed.

Don't see the point in grinding on this one. The right call was made at the time. Period.

Yup. Vali mentally checked out as soon as he was sent down last year. It was never going to happen here. From that point on he was just biding his time, waiting to be traded or picked up on waivers.
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