Fleury and Bean as a pair played a huge role along with Ned winning a Calder Cup, and they looked to be a big part of our future and they were obviously close as teammates. He watched both of them struggle to get their coaches trust, as well as himself. He’s 23 and they’re only now starting to give him some time out of a lack of options. It’s clear his coach isn’t going to want him on the third pair. He wants Edmunson or Haakanpaa on the third pair, Fleury wasn’t mean enough for that job for Rod. He knows he’s hitting the point of his career when he needs to play and earn his keep, and he knows he isn’t going to get it here. He’s watching his friends who were in the same exact boat move on.
It’s common sense to move on not a bad attitude and we’re not privy to what’s going on behind the scenes. He probably knows his future because it’s been told to him. We want to win now and our coach likes reliability and vets especially on D.
Of course he wants to win, he doesn’t want to miss his career. He’s of the age where he needs to make it now if he’s going to do well. Not every player has loved what’s happened on this team. If Rod loves you it’s an amazing experience. It doesn’t seem to be the same for anyone he doesn’t.