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From the sounds of it, no mutiny is planned, no request for a trade is forthcoming and no fiery goalie controversy is being stoked by Steve Mason.
The Winnipeg Jets netminder, now firmly entrenched as the NHL club's backup, is saying all the right things and maintaining the air of a genuine team guy — and it's near-impossible to shoot holes in the sincerity of his words.
Speaking Thursday afternoon, likely not long after learning he'd be an interested observer and not a willing participant in the Jets' battle with his former employer, the Philadelphia Flyers, Mason admitted he's clearly disappointed with the position he currently occupies on the winning Central Division team.