It's hard to accept your argument when the Blues are down 1 top line winger and had a rotation for a 2nd line LW. They stuck Sanford in the LW spot regardless of his lack of production and generally didn't look good either. The Blues chose not plug Fabbri in one of those holes, and we don't specifically know why, we just speculate about it. If Fabbri asking for a trade is what shut the door on his opportunity in Stl then that was a poor decision from managment. He wanted the play, not necessarily leave STL. I keep reading the cliche "oh Berube system"and I havnt seen an explanation outside of "hard nosed hockey". Well that doesnt fly because thats how Fabbri played. Then the excuse, well Fabbri struggled on defense, true....but you need to play at NHL speed to get that feel back. Fabbri never would have won a Selke, but he won the trust if Hitchcock as a rookie, so the willingness to play 200ft is there. Its frustrating for fans to see certain players get minutes when they struggle game after game, and that leeway was not afforded to a player with a much higher talent level.
