You really dont know.
- Fakepartofme

I do know.

If you want to be apart of a team you have to do what is necessary. It is not all about yourself.

so getting drunk with teammates > going to ballet or making puzzles?
- plantheparade

Who says they are getting drunk?

Just do something with the guys from time to time. It is important to have a good relationship with your team. Skipping out on every single event does not help.

Some people are extrovert and have more personality than others. Some people are introverts and like their alone time. Who (frank)ing cares.. it shouldn't impact anything in the dressing room. They are with these people every day during the season, do they have to spend even more time with these people just to please everyone? Hell no.

I get going out with the guys every now and then is always a good thing to do, and I'm sure they do. But other times they would just rather do their own thing. There is no issue with that, everybody has these moments l, it also depends on your mood and other things in life you're dealing with that can trigger this.

Who really cares though.
- LeafGuy89

A lot of people do care...It isn't going to change.

It is fine and dandy if some fan says "who cares". But a fan does not matter its the team that matters.

Who says they are getting drunk?

Just do something with the guys from time to time. It is important to have a good relationship with your team. Skipping out on every single event does not help.
- Santo_44

How the hell do you know he's skipping out on every team event?

My brother has been a firefighter for 10 years...their crew is like a bretheren. Everyone is close together, they may not be friends but you treat everyone like a brother.

Over the years they have had to move certain guys off their crew. Why? because they caused problems within the team. When certain personalities don't fit within the team it creates problems and that effects the team as a whole. Which can't happen when you are with each other as much as you are.

I imagine its similar with Hamilton.
- Santo_44

in a profession where you can die, maybe thats a little different. If i dont trust or like one of my co-workers in the environment..well sure, Ican see changes being needed.

I dont see sports being the same way..you can win cups with people you dont like

Kept (frank)ing random women.
- AdamFrench

Beat me to it

Remember when players would get traded for banging each other's wives?

Those were the days.
- TheMussel

But they were all bro's back then (no museum losers) so they could get away with banging the other guys wife once or twice .....third time was too many though.
RIP Hound Line

Remember when players would get traded for banging each other's wives?

Those were the days.
- TheMussel

Yep. Now all the wife drama is death threats on twitter. Not because they let their husbands winger plow their axe slit.

in a profession where you can die, maybe thats a little different. If i dont trust or like one of my co-workers in the environment..well sure, Ican see changes being needed.

I dont see sports being the same way..you can win cups with people you dont like
- senstroll

Sure, but affects the room regardless.

Probably why it is Hamilton's 3rd team...GMs made the tough decision that it was not worth it.

How the hell do you know he's skipping out on every team event?
- LeafGuy89

i think he doesn't like ballet, books or theatre..

Nothing is mandatory.

You do things for your team, much like your family even when you don't want to. It is not hard to take a few hours out of your day to do things for people.

Sadly a lot of people have problems with this.
- Santo_44

Lots of things are mandatory....?

How the hell do you know he's skipping out on every team event?
- LeafGuy89

I don't.

It is just the rumor.

in a profession where you can die, maybe thats a little different. If i dont trust or like one of my co-workers in the environment..well sure, Ican see changes being needed.

I dont see sports being the same way..you can win cups with people you dont like
- senstroll

I think the narrative about museums is bogus. Treliving did say that some kind of off ice issue with Dougie lead to him being moveable.

But that could have been anything.

...and I'm sure teams like Carolina and/or Toronto will have done their homework.

We call her Tink now.
- bixll

wait until you hear what's Dougie's favorite book :D

wait until you hear what's Dougie's favorite book :D
- plantheparade

- TheMussel

almost

it's

almost

it's


- plantheparade

fake news

Sure, but affects the room regardless.

Probably why it is Hamilton's 3rd team...GMs made the tough decision that it was not worth it.
- Santo_44

The trade from Boston was all about Boston's cap space decisions.

Calgary to Carolina ...something about his off ice world didn't appeal to Treliving

The trade from Boston was all about Boston's cap space decisions.

Calgary to Carolina ...something about his off ice world didn't appeal to Treliving
- The Law

The same rumors about off ice issues came out from the Boston trade too...It hasn't been a secret that this has been happening for a while.

I don't.

It is just the rumor.
- Santo_44

"Sportsnet’s John Shannon was on SN960 following the trade as well and said issues with Hamilton included “when the entire team would go for lunch at Moxie’s, Hamilton would go to a museum.”"

(frank)ing LOL

"Sportsnet’s John Shannon was on SN960 following the trade as well and said issues with Hamilton included “when the entire team would go for lunch at Moxie’s, Hamilton would go to a museum.”"

(frank)ing LOL
- BINGO!

To be fair, Moxie's is pretty trash

If a dork lets me watch my favorite team win the cup and watch lots of playoff hockey....sign him up quick, I'll pay for all his visits to his favorite museum.

Go Leafs Go

Sure, but affects the room regardless.

Probably why it is Hamilton's 3rd team...GMs made the tough decision that it was not worth it.
- Santo_44

Same with Kessel

but he cant hear what you say with his 2 cups rings in his ears

Same with Kessel

but he cant hear what you say with his 2 cups rings in his ears
- senstroll

That was Patrick Roy silly