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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Who cares who "it's on"? How does a player "figure it out" from the bench or press box? Name me a veteran player who got better by sitting.
BTW, the 10.5M is not affecting the team at all right now, if they are rebuilding. They don't have any big contacts to sign right now. In 4 years, maybe it becomes a factor and they have to deal with it.
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Why should he get special treatment because he is a veteran? Ice time should be performance based, he is underperforming so his ice time should be reduced. I agree the team should allow a player to work past a slump, but 90 games is no longer a slump.
Name me a rookie who got better by sitting. Why should young guys or lower paid vets be losing ice time to a guy getting paid way more but underperforming.
I agree it is tough to get into the game/groove when you are on the bench. but Should Other vets be sitting on the bench while watching HUberdeau underperform.
And lets be honest his 10.5 mil is hurting this team, the organization has not actually come out and said it is rebuilding, it is assumed based on performance that it is the road they may take, but it may just be a retool. Do you think if Huberdeau was on pace for 80-100 points, this organization would be talking about a rebuild/retool?
Until this team sells off all its assets for prospects and picks and is well under the cap his 10.5 mil is hurting this team. If he was only making 3 million and we had 7 million cap space, maybe we could make a trade for a player that could help get him going.
You think it doesn't irritate a guy like Lindholm knowing that he has been on a team friendly contract pretty much his entire time in Calgary watch this guy that had never played a game in the organization get handed a larger contract then he was/is being offered, for a lesser position.
His 10.5 million is definitely hurting this team. So I understand why they have tried doing everything they can to get him going. However, its been over 90 games its time to start thinking he is what he is and deal with it.