The Loss of Broberg and Holloway Gripe Thread

[JustNapalmIt]

The dumber part with Holloway is that it seemed like he was actively trying to stay on the team but the team wasn't even opening talks with him, instead prioritizing overpaid veteran trash like arvidsson/Henrique/Skinner. If my employer showed that they didn't even value me enough to talk about a contract extension, and someone came along and offered me double the pay and clearly wanted to make use of my skillset, I'd jump ship too.

Imagine the bolded after 20 games.
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[BudBundy]

Because there really isn't any reason to?

A guy that demanded a trade has already secured a $4.6M offer sheet before he even talks to you. What are you supposed to do in that scenario? He pretty obviously isn't taking less money to stay in Edmonton.

As for Holloway, that "no other option" thing is just a silly excuse. Your option would be to wait and sign like every other RFA in the league.

Yep Mr. Holloway, we know you paid your dues and played great in the playoffs. Now just eat your crap sandwich with a smile and watch us sign Jeff fricking Skinner with your money to play ahead of you.

I’d have signed the offer sheet too.