That's why this is a situation where you have to be careful. Players like this don't come along very often and he's too good a player to give up on. You don't just forget it with a guy like that. If you're going to make a move, you really have to think about it. As Bowness sat talking with Ottawa reporters, it was noted he's the only one of the threesome still in the league.
Nobody can predict what is going to happen.
In the case of Alexei Yashin, time worked in his favour because he's developed into a top-notch hockey player. There were a lot of bad things said about him, but he went back in there, kept his mouth shut, took them to a Stanley Cup and everybody was happy. Alexei can go back there.