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Originally Posted by activeStick
Prior to the season starting, I was fully convinced that Rooney was a favorite of the coaching staff and that he'd almost always win out if there was a battle for a roster spot, but my assumption was clearly so very wrong, as I think that's twice now this season when he's been the one that ends up sitting in favor of someone else in that bottom line center role.
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The fact he's even collecting an NHL paycheck highlights that he's a clear favorite of Huska's. As a result of that we lost a 23 year old right handed center who has 3 points in 8 games on a good team, and is 60% in the faceoff circle for nothing. It happens in every industry, I get that, but it astounds me that after nearly 300 NHL games this guy is still getting NHL reps let alone taking jobs from younger talent.