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Gaucho wrote:flyerguy360
Really other than just the power of his name what is Crosby really going to contribute to these talks about business.
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shmenguin wrote:tfrizz wrote:opie22002 wrote:Here's my predictions:
Craig Adams would be a solid choice since he was a Harvardite. But I don't know if the NHLPA would want 2 Penguins. So I'll go with:
Crosby, Backes, Doan, Parros, Langenbrunner, Biron
Parros (Psychology, Princeton) and Westgarth (Psychology, Princeton) both seem like they should be high on the list of attendees.
westgarth? fringe NHL player with a good SAT score. and the sage wisdom of a 28 year old.
Gaucho wrote:flyerguy360
Really other than just the power of his name what is Crosby really going to contribute to these talks about business.
champeen wrote:shmenguin wrote:tfrizz wrote:opie22002 wrote:Here's my predictions:
Craig Adams would be a solid choice since he was a Harvardite. But I don't know if the NHLPA would want 2 Penguins. So I'll go with:
Crosby, Backes, Doan, Parros, Langenbrunner, Biron
Parros (Psychology, Princeton) and Westgarth (Psychology, Princeton) both seem like they should be high on the list of attendees.
westgarth? fringe NHL player with a good SAT score. and the sage wisdom of a 28 year old.
so, tfrizz, would you say you feel..........vindicated?
shmenguin wrote:Gaucho wrote:flyerguy360
Really other than just the power of his name what is Crosby really going to contribute to these talks about business.
stupid to single crosby out, of course, but it does beg the question of how qualified are these players to understand any of this. most of the guys making public comments are ignorant enough to believe that bettman is some sort of villain. and you have alleged smart guys like craig adams saying ridiculous things like "we would gladly be paying right now, but the owners are locking us out" - like that's relevant at all. and then you have agents who handle their contracts, financial planners to handle their money and business managers to handle the peanut butter and pickle companies.
i'm not saying that the players don't have the right to negotiate directly. they absolutely do. i'm just skeptical that they truly understand the situation.
shmenguin wrote:Gaucho wrote:flyerguy360
Really other than just the power of his name what is Crosby really going to contribute to these talks about business.
stupid to single crosby out, of course, but it does beg the question of how qualified are these players to understand any of this. most of the guys making public comments are ignorant enough to believe that bettman is some sort of villain. and you have alleged smart guys like craig adams saying ridiculous things like "we would gladly be paying right now, but the owners are locking us out" - like that's relevant at all. and then you have agents who handle their contracts, financial planners to handle their money and business managers to handle the peanut butter and pickle companies.
i'm not saying that the players don't have the right to negotiate directly. they absolutely do. i'm just skeptical that they truly understand the situation.
HockeyDaddy wrote:shmenguin wrote:Gaucho wrote:flyerguy360
Really other than just the power of his name what is Crosby really going to contribute to these talks about business.
stupid to single crosby out, of course, but it does beg the question of how qualified are these players to understand any of this. most of the guys making public comments are ignorant enough to believe that bettman is some sort of villain. and you have alleged smart guys like craig adams saying ridiculous things like "we would gladly be paying right now, but the owners are locking us out" - like that's relevant at all. and then you have agents who handle their contracts, financial planners to handle their money and business managers to handle the peanut butter and pickle companies.
i'm not saying that the players don't have the right to negotiate directly. they absolutely do. i'm just skeptical that they truly understand the situation.
I have yet to hear Crosby make a comment that would warrant him sticking his foot in his mouth. I am not worried that he will say something the players will regret.
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Gaucho wrote:People on twitter wonder if the NHLPA is paying for Crosby's airfare and hotel suite.
This is going to be good.
Penspal wrote:Sid makes more money than any other player when you include endorsements, so he has more financial sense than any of those who likely are criticizing him.
shmenguin wrote:Penspal wrote:Sid makes more money than any other player when you include endorsements, so he has more financial sense than any of those who likely are criticizing him.
maybe, maybe not
his agent handles his negotiations and his money is probably handled by financial advisers. plus, his day-to-day job has nothing to do with business.
Gaucho wrote:I don't know why hockey players cannot be intelligent, well educated people.
MRandall25 wrote:shmenguin wrote:Penspal wrote:Sid makes more money than any other player when you include endorsements, so he has more financial sense than any of those who likely are criticizing him.
maybe, maybe not
his agent handles his negotiations and his money is probably handled by financial advisers. plus, his day-to-day job has nothing to do with business.
Doesn't mean he nor any of the other players can't learn about the business side from Fear/execs. I don't know why people fail to take that into consideration.
llipgh2 wrote:You gain knowledge when attending college.
This doesn't make you more intelligent, it just means you know more useless crap than other people.![]()
A college degree is not a measure of intelligence.
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