BruinDust
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- Aug 2, 2005
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As someone who has been critical of Lysell I would not do this, Lysell's attitude is comparable to Terry O'Reilly's to that of McGroarty's "I want this and that guaranteed". McGoarty maybe talking himself out of the NHL before playing a game.
Meanwhile unsigned NCAA free agents do the "I want his and that guaranteed" every spring. I'd wager drafted NCAA guys do it a lot more than we realize.
What is the difference here? McGroarty has a viable option (staying in Michigan) and he's telling the team who holds his rights for the next 2 years this is what he is looking for. He owes Winnipeg nothing.
People think he's acting like some sort of prima donna is bull-shit. He didn't create the clause in the CBA that he's leveraging here. He's just leveraging it earlier than most and because he's a 1st rounder and it's gone public, people are crapping all over him. If he feels he can make these demands, more power to him. Doesn't mean it will work out in the end but I can't hold it against him for trying.