2 thoughts on “Filet Minion!”

1. I always shake my head in disbelief when a national championship-winning team releases players before their names can even be carved on the trophy. In this case, Lord Stanley’s Cup.

   I expect it when losing teams release players. Those teams need to make changes. It is sad when a winning team pulls the trap door on someone who contributed well all season. I get that hockey, like other professional sports, is a business – especially to the owners. Ugh. To the fans, it is a beloved pastime. To the players, a career. Where’s the respect?

   Thank goodness there are only 60 days until football! 🙂

2. As if football is any different! Just a shorter season, that’s all.

   The Hawks aren’t losing the core of their team – they went through a reshuffling after 2010 (Dustin Buflygen, a big loss) and still remained a contender. If not for the salary cap, you’d have Yankee-style economic dynasties. If not for free agency, you’d have the “good old days” where owners kept all the money and the players were locked into “reserve clause” contracts.