TV's main point is he's going to walk in 2 years so we better trade him ASAP instead of getting rental value or simply lose him for nothing. Sakic didn't name him as one of the main parts of the rebuild, that's a fact.
My point is I've never seen a GM publicly leaving star players on the block for this long and we can't expect these players to just act like nothing happened and perform normally.
What kind of "proof" do you need? Those aren't wild speculations.
I haven't followed this board recently but if TV said that, I would have to disagree.
I mean we clearly have to get something for him. But he IMO completely tanked his value recently. So trading him in the offseason instead of waiting till the deadline IMO is not what I would do.
I would gamble on Duchene bouncing back next season under a new coach/management and then sell him off at the deadline or at the draft if the offers are not there at the deadline.
I mean unfortunately it looks like the NHL is not going to the Olympics . But that is not set in stone yet. If they do go, you can expect 65-70 point Duchene...
That absolutely has to be taken into consideration. It is no coincidence that Duchene has looked best when he really wanted to make Team Canada...
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Bollocks. Sorry. Just because he did not explicitly name them, does not mean he did not shop him. He never once denied those rumors flying around for Duchene and even named his untouchables (which was bullcrap) and did not list them.
I mean you can't be more obvious without flat out saying it.
If he really did not intend to shop them, he is an even worse GM.
This is not me not liking Sakic. This is me evaluating the performance of the worst GM in the league. I was always more team Sakic than team Roy. Still probably am.
But the fact of the matter is that Sakic continues to make awful decision after awful decision and simply has done a **** poor job with this team since he got the job.
Again. Not his fault. He simply is in over his head. GMs should never reveal their hands. Sakic always does. GMs should not put the players feelings about the franchise. Sakic does. But only for "his" guys.
GMs have to play the PR game. Sakic doesn't do that.
Bergevin said 10 hours before Subban was traded that he is basically untradeable. That is how you play that. You don't let the media drag your top players names from rumor to rumor without ever pulling the trigger or atleast flat out deny those rumors (even if you fully intend to trade them asap).
We are currently seeing the end result of that.
A lot of people have to lose their jobs right now in this organisation. Sakic is the first name on the list. It is what it is.
Otherwise this franchise might as well move back to Quebec or atleast we should prepare for another decade of suckage..
My issue with Sakic is not that he did not pull the trigger on a terrible deal. I even applaud him for that.
My issue is that he played this all wrong once again like he has done multiple times now (Barrie saga, ROR saga, Stastny saga, etc.)
