That seems a bit unreasonable.yeahlunchbox said:
Why say it? Because Chiarelli still hasn't learned that you don't have to air everything out, and sometimes it's actually advantageous to keep things close to the vest. For reference see trashing Tyler Seguin at the draft right before he was trying to trade him.
Let's face it: it's obvious to all that Lucic's play was not up to snuff; there's nothing Chiarelli could say that would improve or hurt his trade value. It's also obvious that Lucic will command a pretty large sum on the free agent market. I see Chiarelli's comments more on attempting to kick Lucic in the rear than anything else.