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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
And Yzerman signed Cooper to that deal knowing that some of his players weren't seeing eye to eye with the coach. Which tells me that Yzerman is playing the long game of establishing a team model and culture, and he's willing to lose dissatisfied players over it.
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That's a scary game to be playing. I get it, and why a GM would want to do it, but to lose or stifle talented players to the point where they want out in favor of keeping a coach you like is an odd hill to die on, considering statistically speaking that coach that's created a huge stigma about your team will be gone in a few years, if not sooner.
In the meantime, you're also letting it get out that it's not a fun place to be as a player which will cause most potential free agents or players with NTC's to say no way to Tampa, on top of everything happening internally.
