Nut Upstrom
You dirty dog!
I understood that we might have to trade Mrazek and both guys names should be out there on the trade front. Just like both guys should be given chances to be the starter. It was really more about how are we going to do this without Mrazek barely touching the ice that never made any sense to me. If that was what this was about we could have shipped him to Edmonton months ago. This whole thing has been perplexing. Not even really sure where it goes from here, if we are thinking of qualifying him though, all the more need to ship Nyquist or heck even though unlikely maybe someone bites on Ericsson or something surprising like that to help free some salary.
A while ago I did start banking on Petr's salary wouldn't be around. While not killer, I am not sure what giving him a QO would do to us in terms of the big picture. I hope he can earn it though. Also Blashill was resistant enough I think Petr setting the world on fire down the stretch probably doesn't help Blashill keep his job which has to be interesting for Petr. He can prove his point and maybe oust the people he think wronged him.
Yea, Mrazek's lack of starts was baffling to say the least; I expected it to change when we became legitimate sellers, but the disparity between the number of starts for Howard vs. Mrazek made no sense to me - especially if you want to move one of these guys at the deadline or during the off season.
Going forward, who knows what sort of ill will exists between Petr and the organization or where that might be directed: coaches, management, ownership...?
Interesting point you make concerning Petr and Blashill's future with the team, I wonder if a coaching change impacts his desire to stay here or not. I don't like seeing the team in limbo concerning players who I think have a bright future in the league. Mrazek, AA - hard to swallow the idea that these guys might not be around next year or in the foreseeable future simply due to grudges and ill treatment (be they real or imagined).