As in any other part of life, one man’s trash can be another man’s treasure. In the case of the NHL, there are wildly varying evaluations as to what a player’s performance is worth. The old boy’s club of hockey rears its head when it comes to the development of a roster. If a player does not fit the mold that a hockey executive is accustomed to, they have a bad attitude.
During the window between the end of the Stanley Cup Final and the start of the free agency period, nothing is concrete. With all 31 organizations staring each other down and working the phones, the fluidity of the league is never at a higher point.