When the organization reaches a certain level, players accept discount contracts (Kesler, Hamhuis, Sedins, etc.).notahomer wrote:I know its been said before by others but I gotta give Gillis credit for his trade deadline swaps. Both of those guys (Lapierre and Higgins) have contributed, IMO. Really enjoyed the 1st game of the Western Final Series. Nice to see the Sedins show some life. The only thing I can do without is the cheap stuff (snow showers, after the whistle etc...). That was certainly something missing from the Predator series that I don't want to see be a big part of this series either.
Also the team is able to regenerate some talented players from near oblivion (Lapierre, Higgins).
We've seen this with Detroit (Cleary, Bertuzzi).
Nice to see our little local franchise rise to such a level.
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By the way, not a surprise to see Yzerman turn around the Lightning. But to do so this fast is amazing.