BrodieGoat
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Lane MacDermid retires
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Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
Zirakzigil
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InfinityIggy
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Good luck yadda yadda.
What a waste of a ****ing pick. I know its only a 6th but how many times to we need to give picks away for guys like Ivanans, PL3 and have them do absolutely 0, nada, NOTHING for the organization.
Am I the only one who is pissed off we keep doing this?
What a waste of a ****ing pick. I know its only a 6th but how many times to we need to give picks away for guys like Ivanans, PL3 and have them do absolutely 0, nada, NOTHING for the organization.
Am I the only one who is pissed off we keep doing this?
Like it was said it is a 6th rounder so not the biggest deal but it is really annoying. Ivanans was signed as an FA by the way.
Besides the obvious fact that it was a terrible waste a 6th round pick, it's kind of interesting to note that this is the second case of a player suddenly losing their passion for the game while playing Heat. Howse retired last September for similar reasons.
Pirate King Luffy
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Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
Yeah, but if the organization needs to rely on 6th round pot shots, they've got bigger problems.
You said it brutha. These guys could be PTO type of players. No need to give up assets for fringe hockey players
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Johnny Hoxville
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Boy did we do our homework on that trade..
I don't care if it's a 6th, it's lousy asset management. We get a 6th for Jackman, then use that to acquire a player who retires 2 months later. Also we move Nemisz to get a guy similar to Jackman, but isn't as good as Jackman. Very puzzling to me. In a rebuild you want as many picks as possible in the chance that you hit on one.
I think Weisbrod was a large factor in getting MacDermid though, Burkie was probably sold when he heard he was a truculent player.
I don't care if it's a 6th, it's lousy asset management. We get a 6th for Jackman, then use that to acquire a player who retires 2 months later. Also we move Nemisz to get a guy similar to Jackman, but isn't as good as Jackman. Very puzzling to me. In a rebuild you want as many picks as possible in the chance that you hit on one.
I think Weisbrod was a large factor in getting MacDermid though, Burkie was probably sold when he heard he was a truculent player.
The pick traded to the Stars for MacDermid belonged to the Flames. So they essentially traded Jackman to move down ~10 spots in the sixth round.
Flamesfan13
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Give the guy a break, he made hundreds of thousands of dollars playing ice hockey and deserves the respect.
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McDrailers
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Give the guy a break, he made hundreds of thousands of dollars playing ice hockey and deserves the respect.
Hard way to make a living. 40k a year having to be a punching bag night in night out
roaddogg02316
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I kind of have no respect for him. Coming over here as a Bruins fan in peace. He had a career and basically tossed it away. He is probably only retiring because they couldn't use him in the NHL. He got suspended indefinitely for failing to report to Abbotsford.
At what point do these guys think "Oh I'm better than being an AHL guy"
He honestly should have sucked it up, gone down and played, instead he seems to be taking the easy way out. There are plenty of guys in the minors who played in the NHL and all it takes is one injury or a phone call and maybe you'll be back up there.
Many guys down in the minors who still play despite not being NHL material. Unless there is something else revealed behind the retirement then no respect for guys like this. And this coming from someone who was a big fan of his in Boston/Providence.
At what point do these guys think "Oh I'm better than being an AHL guy"
He honestly should have sucked it up, gone down and played, instead he seems to be taking the easy way out. There are plenty of guys in the minors who played in the NHL and all it takes is one injury or a phone call and maybe you'll be back up there.
Many guys down in the minors who still play despite not being NHL material. Unless there is something else revealed behind the retirement then no respect for guys like this. And this coming from someone who was a big fan of his in Boston/Providence.
TheHudlinator
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Im sorry but this is a terrible post. The guy isn't making 6 figures he is making a fairly average income, and given all that former fighters have said with regards to depression and other mental illness to possibly lose respect for a guy for leaving a sport is sad. He never said he thinks he is better than the ahl he said he lost his passion and I give him credit for letting the team know he doesn't think he is capable of giving 100%.
