If it is substance abuse and he can get a handle on his issues he could come back and be a decent player. Getting sober/clean can really reinvigorate a person
Considering how many teams he has been on the last few years, looking ok on the surface the few times you may see him a year on the opposing teams, and then next year or two, he's on another team, with people scratching heads as to why he moves from team to team, means whatever his issues are, aren't likely new.
Randy Sportak@SUNRandySportak45s Zing RT @azc_mclellan: Maloney: "Mike (Ribeiro) had some real behavioral issues we felt we could not tolerate going forward."
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If it's due to substance abuse, I don't think it's something to celebrate or joke about. Especially if it did end up being the end of his career. Some people's lack of empathy just creeps me out.
I don't think the GM would come out and say he had some "real issues that they couldn't tolerate going forward" and said they "knew about last year and tried to manage when signed him" and that the "team would be better in the long run without him" if it was something like booze or drugs.
That wouldn't be PC or altogether that sensitive.
Sounding more like he's lazy/arrogant/thinking the team rules don't apply to him.
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The "issues" included missing practices, missing buses and a shouting match with Tippett.
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His past track record with coach Dave Tippett in Dallas made the management and coaching staffs believe they could handle whatever issues arose, but a source told FOX Sports Arizona that Ribeiro was late for practices, missed meetings, missed buses and even engaged in a shouting match with Tippett in the locker room after a game in Colorado.
Ribeiro had some marital issues as well and he never seemed to click with any of his linemates, managing just 16 goals and 47 points in 80 games. With his team chasing a playoff spot late in the season, Tippett benched Ribeiro for games at Pittsburgh and New Jersey.
I wonder if this had anything to do with the turmoil with the Coyotes this year. Lots of player only closed door meetings after games leaving the media just standing there with no clue what to do, lots of "odd" roster changes and players being moved about (Klesla waived and top players being benched to get a message to the team that never quite worked), lots of Tippett pulling players out of scheduled interviews for immediate meetings. I've not really seen anything like it before from a hockey team.
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Something definitely changed with this guy as the season went on. Waste of money and waste of talent. A shame, but I'm glad he won't be returning. He was truly pathetic on the ice the last half of the season.
I have always hated Ribeiro. He has always been a poor sport and a mouth piece that can't back it up. I don't blame the Coyotes for not wanting him. Thats pretty bad that they are paying him out so he can play for someone else.
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The Flames were aggressive pre-draft. Offered to take on Mike Ribeiro for 12th pick (Ribeiro wouldn't waive). Ultimately, he was bought out.
