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McGroarty Wouldn't Give the Jets Answers
Cheveldayoff also talked about trading Rutger McGroarty to the Pittsburgh Penguins after weeks of uncertainty regarding his future in Winnipeg. There was speculation he told the Jets he wasn't going to sign their long-term and the GM addressed those rumors. Cheveldayoff says McGroarty's camp texted him at the combine in June. He met with his agent and McGroarty several days later to ask why. The response was : he just didn't feel right.
Cheveldayoff explained:
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"(The agent) didn't have a reason. I went through a litany of questions to the agent to see. Was it player development? Was it we didn't burn a year (of his contract?) He says ‘No.' He said it just didn't feel right. It started at development camp and it just didn't feel right. He said that, when he got to development camp here, he put the jersey on, it became real, and it just didn't feel right at that time."
Penguins Signed McGroarty
Immediately after being traded, the Penguins signed Rutger McGroarty to a three-year, entry-level contract. The belief is that the team wanted to speed up the rebuild with immediate plans to give McGroarty every chance to play in the NHL this season and likely an opportunity on a top line with a player like Sidney Crosby.
Source: The Hockey Writers
McGroarty Wouldn't Give the Jets Answers
McGroarty Wouldn't Give the Jets Answers
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