He made a decision 5-6 years ago, to commit himself to playing in the bottom 6, and it’s earned him a contract every year. Teams can do a lot worse than having Sam as your 12th/13th forward.I did a joke the other day about the NHL eventually expanding to 40 teams so Sam Gagner can keep finding a job in the NHL in 10 years.
I think this process has started already.
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He made a decision 5-6 years ago, to commit himself to playing in the bottom 6, and it’s earned him a contract every year. Teams can do a lot worse than having Sam as your 12th/13th forward.
His issue isn’t finding a spot even. It’s trying to chase a Cup in this situation. You can bet he’s had offers from bottom teams, but he wants a shot at a Cup still. So he plays the PTO game every year. Can’t blame him.
The man, the myth, the legend... Haha..
Gotta hand it to Gagner, for an "under sized one dimensional" player he has certainly stuck around the NHL and carved out a heck of a career. I'm happy to see him still going.
Hope he makes it and wish Sam the best, but he probably won’t make it, the wheels can’t keep up. Especially in the Canes system.