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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The responsibility lies with the players to live up to their expectations, IMO.
If a GM signs a player that has consistently been one thing, and that player shows up and plays at a level below that, is that the GM's fault or the player's fault.
If the GM is hoping for something that the player can't be, well that's on the GM. But if you sign a guy that has been a consistent 25 goal scorer for 10 years, and he walks in and plays like a replacement player, for me, that's on the player.
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To an extent sure.
But pro scouting staffs should be responsible for an awareness of the player's likelihood to dive in performance as well.
- Age curve
- Circumstances (moving from Crosby to stiffs for linemates)
and then other issues like how they are as teammates etc.
Both Neal and Brouwer were at an age that you have concerns ... and neither were that helpful in the room (Brouwer dismissive about his not producing, Neal a tire fire from most reports).
Treliving signing two 30 year olds this off season comes with risk on the decline, and it wouldn't necessarily be Tanev's fault if he didn't live up to his contract (or career averages) at age 34.