«I think it was inevitable that it was going to happen at some point,» Vaive said. «I thought maybe they would've waited until the end of the season when John's contract was up to see where things were at that point, but, I mean, I'm not surprised.
«The question is, is it going to make any difference in the long term as far as playoffs and that sort of thing?» Vaive continued. «I guess we're going to have to wait and see.»
