SliteriousBlackbeard

Lucic hasn't magically turned into a respectable player recently.  Death threats in the handshake line and roid rage after a clean hit aren't actions you want any hockey player emulating.

I don't mind some physical emotion, sometimes things get too heated but that can happen to any player imo. Obviously emulating the highlighted items you brought to my attention are not situations that should be in hockey. But I do want that physical style in our game!

Lucic hasn't been playing like the guy you want him to be. He's been completely ineffective compared to last year, and needs to make some changes to his game to even pretend he'll be earning the next 5 years of his deal. I know Eriksson has been an incredibly unfortunate letdown, but Lucic isn't the guy to make it all better.  

Not to mention he would probably resent playing here based on how Vancouver fans treated his family. It's not a good fit for any reason at all.