Declining to rule anyone, including goalie Ryan Miller, as being untouchable on an underperforming roster, Regier is expected to be among the league's most sought executives in advance of the NHL's trading deadline Wednesday afternoon.

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And they have protected underperforming workers from being sacked.

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They allege that some Buy Korea funds are underperforming because they are being used to prop up the share prices of Hyundai companies.

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