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Originally Posted by STINGER BEE
Still don't know why the Bruins got rid of this guy.
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Because not all players fit on all teams. There's a locker room aspect to a hockey team, moreso than any other team sport, and no matter what the skills of a player are, if he's not a good mix on the ice and in the locker room, then you go get a player that helps the team, to replace him. Seguin stopped being that player for the Bruins, and the Bruins do not need Tyler Seguin to excel. He became a trade-able asset just like any player, and we've seen (Pocklington!) that
any player is eligible for being traded, even The Great One.
No team is going team to keep a player
just because that player can achieve personal stats- again, Pocklington and Gretzky. Since the Oilers traded Gretzky in '88, all bets are off and any player of #99's abilities or lesser can get dealt, and Seguin is
certainly not superior to Wayne Gretzky. The Seguin trade was win/win for Seguin and the Bruins, and there is no cosmic law that says if Seguin had stayed with the Bs, he'd be doing as well as he is with the Stars.
If you ask me, the B's did him a favor in the long run. He's young and he got a fresh start, only a little baggage, and a franchise that is ripe for developing him into a real Star, no pun intended.