Teams have known since their owners agreed to the CBA that a player doesn't have to sign and they have a right to walk if they wait it out even if they would prefer that player sign with their team. If that breaks them, then maybe they're in the wrong business.
Sure, it's still a bitch move though. Two things can be true at once.
He'll have to out perform Carlsson, McTavish, and Zegras (who all have played C at the NHL) to do that in Anaheim. Not saying it's impossible, but it'll be difficult to get that chance.
I hope Cutter does. But I'm always skeptical of guys until they prove it at the NHL level (maybe I'm just pessimistic of Ducks prospects). Drysdale most nights has been the Ducks best D when he's played (I know, not saying much). I think he will be a top pair guy for a long time. You can see flashes of it now. The question will be if he can consistently do it to be a #1 guy.
Adam Fox is the poster child for it, imo. But a good amount others. Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Vesey, Mike Reilly, Will Butcher, Alex Kerfoot
Why is it a bitch move to say this is not the situation I want to be in, and move to put yourself in a situation you want to be in.
They used the 5th overall pick on this turd because he told them he wanted to play there. Less than a year later, he said he doesn't.
Sure but it’s not like having a guy capable of doing both playing on the wing is a bad thing. You need good players on the wing too lol.
Humility is a good thing. I mean I get it, with a name like Cutter the guy probably has had one hell of a privileged life with rich parents etc.
Fox was signed under his initial draft rights if I remember correctly. Traded to Carolina, than Rangers. Because he wouldn't sign. Just like this case.
Lol if he does not do that. He's a great skater. But that shoulder he busted and surgery on might cause him problems. He's not physical at all.
Not sure what you mean, Fox was drafted in 2016 by the Flames, had his rights traded to the Hurricanes (after the Flames were told by Fox he wouldn't sign), and told the Canes he wouldn't sign and so they traded him to his preferred destination, the Rangers, because he would have gone back for a 4th year at Harvard and signed with them anyways otherwise.
I agree, Ducks have been hit hard by injuries and basically haven't had a full lineup in a year and a half. If/when Cutter becomes a top 6 forward, the Ducks will have 4 to 6 centers. Not a bad problem to have (until contracts come up). If he becomes an elite top line forward, the Ducks absolutely take this trade. Ducks are able to draft good D outside of the top 10, forwards not so much.
Where wasn't he humble? He didn't come out in the media and say anything. Unlike the Fkyers FO who mentioned JD Drew being hit by batteries.
You get one shot at your NHL career. It's a fleeting opportunity and it can go quickly. Torts is the worst thing that you could do for a young skilled offensive minded forward (the kind of player every non-Torts coached team wants to acquire as foundational pieces for their franchises).
Just talking passed each other I think because I was brief. I was speaking about the result, you the threat.
Oh boohoo, 99% of people in the world has had a bad boss. That's life, you just deal with it. You don't start to cry like a little bitch about it. Grow some balls.
