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Originally Posted by gvitaly
In general the Flames seem like an organization that treats its players better than most.
That said players don't usually throw teams under the bus. I always thought Gio had some hard feelings about the Flames not protecting him in the expansion draft. D. Hamilton didn't seem like he was a fit. I'm pretty sure Neal, and M. Smith were a bit bitter with their time in CGY. Rittich seemed heart broken when he was traded.
The mass exodus after Sutter got here probably had some players being unhappy here. Z in particular saw himself as a top 4 D and wanted out. The Markstrom trade falling apart seemed like another bridge burned. Bennett was unhappy and asked for a trade under Ward. Guys like Valimaki and Phillips were pretty happy to move on.
Again I'm not sure how much of this is due to how the Flames treated a player, how a coach interacted with him, or a lack of an opportunity. I guess I'm just acknowledging the fact that any team/workplace has several players/employees unhappy at any point in time.
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Name a team that doesn't have a similar list.
There are going to be players that don't get enough ice time, or don't get the contract they feel they deserve. That has nothing to do with whether a team treats its players well or not, and everything to do with the fact that there are limited roster spots and a limited amount of money (cap).