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Originally Posted by 1899b
I see Athenasiou lit the lamp last night... lol
Solid 30 point guy for the last few years and we only played him 9 games.
I’m fairly certain we didn’t hear the whole story as to why he left. Me thinks he wanted out and demanded it...
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Nothing he did in those 9 games, or the 75 before that, came anywhere close to justifying a 3 Mil cap hit. The Covid situation sucked, and losing those draft picks for basically nothing really sucks, but 100% the right move by Holland IMHO.
I know you love to focus on the negative, even if you have to create it yourself, but he didn’t have to demand anything. Just say no to the offer and let the chips fall. He chose to bet on himself...and if the rumours about what the Oilers offered are true, he lost big time.
He got the kind of money you get for maybe putting up +/- 30 pts while being a total defensive liability. They can have him. Not what the Oilers need. I don’t miss him.