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Old 05-25-2023, 04:02 PM   #141
undercoverbrother
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
Yeah, I’m not sure how many more star players will have to move on or refuse trades here for people to acknowledge that small-market Canadian teams are at a major disadvantage.

Being the GM of a Canadian NHL team is doing the job in hard mode. Duhatschek made a point of bringing it up at the Conroy presser.

I’m happy for Tkachuk. Nice to see someone who genuinely loves playing hockey and being a professional athlete - and understands that they’re in the entertainment business - become the face of the NHL. It’s great for the game.
Thachuk v McDavid......

One is highly marketable and engaging and the other lives in Mulletville.
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