NHL to PA: “Let’s give them something to talk about”

 Why do you highly doubt it? The players have no incentive to sign early. It’s not like they are risking injury playing a whole season and waiting for July 1. They would just have to sit and wait for multiple teams to make offers and up their value. IMO.

Going to UFA always puts the spotlight and incredible pressure on the player.  Why go through all that if you’re happy with your team, the city you live in and the amount of money you’re being offered.  If Perry is offered $50M over 6 years, is it really worth going through FA to get 55M over 6?

Take a guy like Kessel.  While he gets a lot of shit by the minority of Leaf fans, he is widely appreciated by most.  Notwithstanding the TO shyte, he might be happier signing here than signing elsewhere where the fans might even be more critical of him every time he doesn’t backcheck to their liking.

Look at Parise and Suter – both will become darlings of Minnesota for a while, but for a long time will be disliked by not only the NJ and Nashville fans, but the fans of many other teams that didn’t win the FA shootout.

LOL, no kidding. I respect everyone’s view, but I dont really care to read about it here. Maybe that’s just me.

It won’t unfortunately lol

Yip, beach, tanned female asses and hockey…the perfect combo. Speaking of the CA and relaxed lifestyle, a co-worker in my office grew up with Michael Ryder and they still chat from to time. Ryder told Brian that Dallas is the best place he’s ever played, he loves it there, the weather, the ability to go to a movie or grocery store without getting hastled and the lack of media pressure just lets him play hockey and not worry about the tabloids, like Montreal, Toronto and other hotbeds. He’s a Leaf fan at heart but says it would not be one of his desired location because of the pressure that goes with it. Same goes for Luoungo and Nash I’d say. 

Not me, love Duche, but guys like Reilly are a rare breed, like Leetch…they come by once every blue moon.

I can understand why guys would think that way, on the other hand, anyone who wins in Toronto is set to be king for life, and even after that.

LOL

Same here bro, I would kill for the chance to be a Leaf too, screw the media, just do your dam best and play hard every night….imagine them getting to the playoffs in the next year or two….the city is going to explode and if you dont want to be a part of that, well, you dont have a heart beat IMO.

I’d generally agree with that.  I suppose if BB thought Duchene was likely to be the next Stevie Y, a great player, but not the superstars that Gretzky and Lemieux were, then I’d have to give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, he took Rielly to begin with, when many, me included, thought he was crazy for doing so.

exactly, heard the same, and for that reason, Im out.

The modern day Scrooge!!