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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
I don't know why people are reacting to so strongly.
- Could they have gotten more for Hanifin in the summer? Sure. That's not news. But the organization was always going to give that group one more chance. They needed a bad start to show that a different approach was required. I also scoff though at the "I know we offered more"? Absent knowing what the offer was it's just a throwaway because how each values players is different.
- Are we surprised that if a candidate told ownership they were going to have to burn it to the ground, that they didn't get the job?
Neat article but i don't see what is surprising or vindicating about anything.
- Character issues? Meh. If the Flames want to take advantage of teams that put way too much weight into the interviews then so be it. I think there are some very rare cases where there are legit attitude issues that could impact a players' ability to succeed. But for the most part, I want the Flames to value skill over everything else.
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Agreed.
There's nothing Earth shattering in the article, but it's a fun read. Citing character issues for young players, unless there's legal issues, screams "old school hockey" to me.