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shmenguin wrote:the other thing to note is that pro athletes don't owe anyone anything. not the fans. not the GM's. not the owners. these relationships are all symbiotic.
shmenguin wrote:the other thing to note is that pro athletes don't owe anyone anything. not the fans. not the GM's. not the owners. these relationships are all symbiotic.
columbia wrote:shmenguin wrote:the other thing to note is that pro athletes don't owe anyone anything. not the fans. not the GM's. not the owners. these relationships are all symbiotic.
Hopefully that will soften the blow for the bridge jumpers, when Parise signs with MIN.
Guinness wrote:I think it was about his role, and his family. I'm honestly fine with it. The annual discussion about where he and/or Malkin should play was as much a distraction as a luxury. And in return PGH picks up a more natural 3rd line center, and a couple of top flight D prospects, which we all know Shero has had tremendous success in utilizing.
If ever there was a win-win-win, this is it.
newarenanow wrote:I don't mind this one bit. He wanted a bigger role and to play with his brother. That wasn't happening in Pgh.
astro4k wrote:newarenanow wrote:I don't mind this one bit. He wanted a bigger role and to play with his brother. That wasn't happening in Pgh.
Let's not also forget that he (probably) took a worse chance of ever winning a Cup to play with his brother.
BurghersAndDogsSports wrote:astro4k wrote:newarenanow wrote:I don't mind this one bit. He wanted a bigger role and to play with his brother. That wasn't happening in Pgh.
Let's not also forget that he (probably) took a worse chance of ever winning a Cup to play with his brother.
I disagree with this. I dont think (short of getting a chance to play with Sid everyday and boost your stats for a future contract) there is any reason to pick one team over the other based on chances of winning the cup (except Toronto of course). Its nice that we have Sid and Geno but the NHL has proven to have a lot of parity and I pretty much think its a crap shoot when selecting where to play if you want to win sans a few teams.
Will we be consistently good. Of course and some would say well there you go. But I wouldnt cry if we had Eric and Jordan Staal either. Every team in the league competes. Pick where you want to go. You have the same chance as anyplace else.
BurghersAndDogsSports wrote:What else is he supposed to say? "Hey fans, he doesnt want to sign here! I sure hope Shero can work out a trade because if not my client is going to get booooooooed all season long".
bh wrote:Yeah, I respect Jordan for wanting to play with his bro.
Sarcastic wrote:bh wrote:Yeah, I respect Jordan for wanting to play with his bro.
I think that's sentimental BS. If I were a hockey player, my priority would be to grab a hold of a top team and stick with it. It doesn't get better than Pittsburgh. I think this is a big downgrade for Staal and I don't necessarily feel it is better for him.
Sarcastic wrote:bh wrote:Yeah, I respect Jordan for wanting to play with his bro.
I think that's sentimental BS. If I were a hockey player, my priority would be to grab a hold of a top team and stick with it. It doesn't get better than Pittsburgh. I think this is a big downgrade for Staal and I don't necessarily feel it is better for him.
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