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July 8, 2009 at 6:27 pm</a>Personally, I don't want him back at all. There's honestly fewer thngis worse to me than a guy who doesn't know his role. Does he honestly think he's a first line forward? That's ridiculous! On the surface, it kinda sucks that we missed out on four of our free agents, but when you dig a little deeper, did ANY of those four step it up in the playoffs? I look at the four we lost and am thankful that we've got Z and Franzen and Stuart and Helm and Flip and Kronner and Cleary you know, the guys who played up to or above their pay grades in the playoffs. If all those Stanley Cup ring "family" stories show us anything, it's that loyalty is rewarded. Ask Z and Mule and Datsyuk, who all got rewarded around the ages of 28 and 29, what they think about a young guy crying about not having enough of a role on this team. Like, what is this bullshit? He didn't like his role in Detroit, yet he didn't want to sign somewhere else? What the hell? If you ONLY want to play for Detroit if you're in the NHL, then why not accept whatever role they have for you? Good riddance, Jiri, and we'll see how "happy" you are watching your former teammates skating around the Joe with the Stanley Cup next spring. Reply</a>