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Originally Posted by Riles
I'll believe what I want based on what I saw and you can believe what you want - which is fair.
It has nothing to do with not liking him. To me, after a few months he got his head around that he was no longer in Chicago and moved forward.
That said, I'd put him in the minors now to save against the cap so you're not in LTIR from the start of the season.
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I believe he wasn't happy about that trade. So what?
He won the cup in Chicago, and was loved on that team. Everybody loved Bollig. He re-signed a contract to play there, bought himself a house... and then wakes up and finds out he has been traded to a rebuilding team.
I would be upset too. He is human.
By all accounts, he is loved in this dressing room, and though he isn't that tough of a heavyweight, he has dropped his gloves and shed some blood and sweat for this team and his teammates.
I don't know what will happen with Bollig - I think the writing is on the wall at this moment in time really, and unless he starts finding other ways to contribute more positively, he will probably be gone in some way. Like Cleveland stated, I also feel kind of awful for these players when their careers are up.
I will remember Feaster for a few things. The "intellectual honesty" gimmick. The offersheet/waiver wire 'danger' - as well as the good stuff like 'The mandate is for this team to make the playoffs, not make rebuilding an excuse to why it is ok to lose" (making sure that under his watch, the Flames don't turn into the Oilers - much underappreciated leadership at the time).
What I will also remember Feaster for was his "I wasted a 7th round pick on a broken-down Modin, my bad".
I felt that was a lack of respect to not only a hockey player, and someone who was in the Triple Gold Club, but a lack of respect to a human being. I try to keep that in check personally when players I don't particularly (as a fan) want on the ice. Only exceptions are players that head-hunt and have shown disrespect for others (Burrows, Cooke, etc). I will continue cheering every time one of these pukes has his career end. A guy like Bollig? Sure, I can't say he is valuable to the club, or makes a positive difference on the ice, but by all accounts he is a great human being.
