Eaves was great tonight. I keep seeing these other threads with people saying he's deadweight or a bad contract or taking up a roster spot. And then I watch him play like he does. Go figure.
That's why Cleary came back this season and so did Sammy, after playing his way out of the club several years ago.
Holland doesn't give anyone the cold shoulder anymore.
Leino, Conklin, Hudler, Lebda, Lilja (just off the top of my head) - all players that earned a cold with their play. Maybe you were just using overstatement, but it's not true. Not to mention Draper, Holmstom, and Maltby basically forced into retirement.
Cleary has a NTC that's why he came back. You can judge if he's back next year
Maybe my brain is just contrarian but in this day and age of parity, getting swept actually makes me think something else was at play. Sweeps seem rare in this day and age, but this is completely anecdotal and the stats probably don't back me up