Confirmed with Link: Wild sign J.T. Brown ( 2 years, 687.5K AAV)

[2Pair]

Doesn't matter about his minutes and production, he is a human being.

Would you like it if your employer fires you for coming in hung over?

Damn,

Showed up hung over? You might want to actually read the story.

Imagine if your boss chartered a jet to fly you to Dallas. Put you up in a first class hotel, and covered all of your expenses. And then you go out, get shitfaced, get arrested, and miss your meeting. Top it all off with the fact that what you did makes the nightly news. Yeah, you're probably getting fired.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Showed up hung over? You might want to actually read the story.

Imagine if your boss chartered a jet to fly you to Dallas. Put you up in a first class hotel, and covered all of your expenses. And then you go out, get ****faced, get arrested, and miss your meeting. Top it all off with the fact that what you did makes the nightly news. Yeah, you're probably getting fired.

Also, you are in no way an integral part of the organization you work for. Completely and 100% expendable.

 

[2Pair]

Also, you are in no way an integral part of the organization you work for. Completely and 100% expendable.

Good point. I probably should have added in the fact that the Wild probably wanted to be rid of Brown before any of this even happened.

 

[Drewcifer]

The Wild will need to sign role players again. They are more likely to get the ones they want if they stand by the ones they've got right now.

Like in any business, the way you treat your employees impacts your ability to attract talent.

 

[a79krgm]

Looks like Fenton wants to cut the cord on Brown. I'm not convinced it will happen, because it's likely Leipold's call. Leipold was very tolerate with Sydor, IMO and Sydor did way worse. ... and the story was all over the local news.

Wow. A lot of harsh opinions here on the board. Anybody watch the movie Hoosiers? (e.g. second chances?)

 

[2Pair]

Looks like Fenton wants to cut the cord on Brown. I'm not convinced it will happen, because it's likely Leipold's call. Leipold was very tolerate with Sydor, IMO and Sydor did way worse. ... and the story was all over the local news.

Wow. A lot of harsh opinions here on the board. Anybody watch the movie Hoosiers? (e.g. second chances?)

He's not good enough to play in the NHL. The rest of the noise doesn't really matter.

 

[57special]

Again, a big part of the reason that JT might face dismissal is his inability to play hockey. Simply put, he is our worst forward who is still signed. A GM isn't gonna be all fired up to protect a guy who didn't do anything for him this year.

You can understand, and even agree with that, and still not be willing to trash JT as a person. For me, I think he deserves a 2nd chance, unless there have been things going on behind the scenes I am not aware of. I will say that this sounds more like something a 20 yo would do, not a 28 yo family man. Brown might well have an alcohol problem.

 

[BigT2002]

He's not good enough to play in the NHL. The rest of the noise doesn't really matter.

 

[chchelseII]

Again, a big part of the reason that JT might face dismissal is his inability to play hockey. Simply put, he is our worst forward who is still signed. A GM isn't gonna be all fired up to protect a guy who didn't do anything for him this year.

You can understand, and even agree with that, and still not be willing to trash JT as a person. For me, I think he deserves a 2nd chance, unless there have been things going on behind the scenes I am not aware of. I will say that this sounds more like something a 20 yo would do, not a 28 yo family man. Brown might well have an alcohol problem.

If you believe in analytics and GAR and WAR (from Evolving Hockey) Kevin Fiala was our worst forward this past year.

 

[TaLoN]

If you believe in analytics and GAR and WAR (from Evolving Hockey) Kevin Fiala was our worst forward this past year.

Is that why our analytics guys were fired?

 

[Rask Decisions]

Is that why our analytics guys were fired?

Ouch...that hurt!

 

[SupremeNachos]

Looks like Fenton wants to cut the cord on Brown. I'm not convinced it will happen, because it's likely Leipold's call. Leipold was very tolerate with Sydor, IMO and Sydor did way worse. ... and the story was all over the local news.

Wow. A lot of harsh opinions here on the board. Anybody watch the movie Hoosiers? (e.g. second chances?)

Some of us aren't against him getting a second chance, but not with this team. One still has to face consequences from their actions.

 

[TaLoN]

Some of us aren't against him getting a second chance, but not with this team. One still has to face consequences from their actions.

Being arrested wasn't facing consequences?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Being arrested wasn't facing consequences?

Getting arrested is the consequence of being drunk and disorderly.

Whatever happens next is the consequence of getting arrested.

 

[TaLoN]

Getting arrested is the consequence of being drunk and disorderly.

Whatever happens next is the consequence of getting arrested.

Yes, but I don't see how asking for someone to lose their job over a minor legal infraction makes sense.

It's a class C misdemeanor in Texas, a fine of $500.

This isn't drunk driving serious.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Yes, but I don't see how asking for someone to lose their job over a minor legal infraction makes sense.

It's a class C misdemeanor in Texas, a fine of $500.

This isn't drunk driving serious.

I don't know. Like someone else said, go on a business trip for your employer, go out and get drunk and arrested, causing you to miss the reason for going on the business trip in the first place, and see how your employer reacts.

 

[P10p]

I don't know. Like someone else said, go on a business trip for your employer, go out and get drunk and arrested, causing you to miss the reason for going on the business trip in the first place, and see how your employer reacts.

You're trying to package the incident into a nice little vacuum. Perhaps these are the side effects of a drinking culture in hockey? Sometimes people go a little too far. Live and learn.

 

[BigT2002]

You're trying to package the incident into a nice little vacuum. Perhaps these are the side effects of a drinking culture in hockey? Sometimes people go a little too far. Live and learn.

How many pro hockey players do know that go out and get wasted at 2am the day prior to a game? Fact of the matter, JT probably thought he was a healthy scratch (maybe wasnt told that day prior if he was or wasn't) and got ripped knowing he wasn't going to put skates on. Completely opposite of what I would label a "drinking culture."

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

You're trying to package the incident into a nice little vacuum. Perhaps these are the side effects of a drinking culture in hockey? Sometimes people go a little too far. Live and learn.

And maybe getting cut is part of the "learning" process.

 

[2Pair]

You're trying to package the incident into a nice little vacuum. Perhaps these are the side effects of a drinking culture in hockey? Sometimes people go a little too far. Live and learn.

Do you have a list of all the Wild players that missed a game this year because they were in jail?