Don't think I said BriseBois wasn't decent GM or knew Hockey, did I? Already knew BriseBois history, but thanks for packaging it all up in one place. Seeing info all wrapped up like that actually gives more credence to BriseBois maybe being ate-up: With the want out of Yzerman's shadow syndrome. Years in the background like that could've planted seeds of jealousy, pride, and the want to prove what "His" team could do if given the chance. Any investigator worth-a-darn would bark up that tree, to see possiblities.
This Stamkos ordeal seems personal, was done nasty, and now us fans can only assume what took or takes place now. Because it's obvious this GM is a liar now, that can't be taken for his word anymore. Can he? So it's up to us to piece why GM did Stamkos so nasty? BriseBois own actions opened this door, no one else's did. Flat-cap decisions caused a bunch of tough choices. But treating a player, who's done nothing but great things for franchise 16 yrs running, with decency should been easy choice. A very very easy choice!!! But it wasn't for BriseBois was it?
No one is bigger than franchise, that includes Mr. BriseBois himself. What GM just did to Stamkos was wrong., period! This wasn't normal cap situation this time around. It was Stamkos, face of franchise for 16 years!!! Players wanted him back! Majority of fans wanted him back! Stamkos wanted to comeback. GM is not the end all, everyone should have matter with this decesion and to do Stamkos so nasty on top if it. Really? That's a bidge to far in our house. Believe GM underesimated blowback he'd get from fans, lockeroom, players around league, media, etc. I've defended BriseBois throughout many tough moves beforehand but after treatedment of Stamkos, way he straight-up lied to fans over & over, and way he acting like he did everythign he could. He can go kick rocks and ride off into the sunset. What GM just did will hurt Lightning organization way worse than any bad contract might of done. Hockey sense is great but how one treats people matters too. Way BriseBois is doing people, players, fans, etc.. WIll catch-up to him and Lightning: That's if BriseBois surives what may come at start of next year....