This article isn't about Semin. I was working on this post before the Semin thing happened. If you think Semin doesn't apply to what I'm about to talk about, then that's fine. There's plenty of players who still do.
We good?
We good.
Remember Campbell and Paille? The consensus was that Paille was a good fourth liner, but Campbell was dragging him down. Fast forward to this summer. Paille struggles with getting a contract, and eventually has to settle for a PTO with an AHL team. And Campbell? The one who was universally thought of as the weakest link on the Bruins fourth line?