Business decision

With pink slips and P45s being handed out left, right and centre as the economic slump continues, we've now seen a couple of job losses in the Elite League. Albeit, not entirely due to financial reasons.

Rod Hinks has become the latest casualty of the EIHL season, being axed by the Cardiff Devils this week.

While hearing the words that were made famours by Donald Trump and Alan Sugar come out of Devils coach Gerad Adams' mouth must have been tough to take, Hinks reacted with professionalism.

"I didn't come in and perform," Hinks said in an interview with skysports.com

"I didn't come in and play the way I wanted to. I'm probably the hardest person on myself. I don't blame Gerad at all for doing what he had to do."

Adams stated that the decision to release Hinks was "part salary cap, part performance."

Considering that Hinks had notched 11 points on a Devils team that has been up against it so far this season, his performance wasn't that bad.

But when those points were matched against Adams' expectation of playing Hinks on the first line, and therefore paying first line wages, it's not hard to understand the present situation.

You can read Hinks' entire interview with skysports.com here.