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| Ilya Island smells a little fishy; Larry Brooks' take | |
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| OlTimeHockey | Jul 6 2010, 11:50 AM Post #61 |
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or departs like Wurtz, leaving his son to take over. |
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"clearly it's Rick DiPietro's stupidity that's put the islanders in this situation getting into an altercation when a game was over..." Keith Jones on VS "But the Coliseum became a repository for all the team's troubles, a convenient scapegoat. There were suggestions that no major free agent ever would set foot in such a decrepit place. We have two words for anyone making that argument: Fenway Park. History says free agents would play in an old boxcar if they got enough money and had a chance to win." - Mark Herrmann 查理斯 · 請死你混蛋 | |
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| 5-9-19-22-23-31 | Jul 7 2010, 02:35 AM Post #62 |
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We're just going to have to agree to disagree. If Snow said there was no offer, then there was no offer. If there was no offer, then it doesn't matter what other people say. |
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| stevedepot | Jul 7 2010, 08:46 AM Post #63 |
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That's the point I was making...Snow NEVER said "there was no offer". He danced around it. His direct quotes were:
Never said anything about an offer (that's why I'm not blaming him for the hysteria and I hope you understand that) Next day he said:
Following day when it was revealed The Isles were OUT, Snow was quoted:
No offer was EVER made, an inquiry was possibly made about a "short term" deal. NO WHERE have we read that SNOW denied the 100m offer...that was drummed up in cyberspace by all the back and forth tweets, twats and gging nincompoops and some bought it hook line and stinker.That's the travesty in all this, our fanbase got punched in the stomach again. If anyone can find a quote from Garth where he specifically denies that he made an offer of 100m, please post it. All I saw were quotes of him being vague and suggesting he only had preliminary talks which allowed the ggers to suggest he was being coy again and something was up.I seriously hope the blogging world would just show respect for this fanbase and not spread rumors they cannot corroborate. All it takes is one slip, a quote from one respected source and like piranha they all jump on it and we're left with the skeletal remains after 3 days. I think that's why some fellow fans are mad at Snow for never coming out and saying "we NEVER made an offer, that 100m, 10 year deal was never made by us".
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| 5-9-19-22-23-31 | Jul 7 2010, 09:31 PM Post #64 |
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Let's purt it this way: whatever happened with Kovy set aside, firing and not replacing the head of scouting is simply stupid, and there one can point to Snow. |
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| stevedepot | Jul 7 2010, 10:13 PM Post #65 |
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They didn't fire him, they didn't renew his contract so yeah, I guess they did fire him in a way. You'll be surprised, but I don't blame Snow for this. My hunch is it's a cost cutting measure. I read some stuff suggesting that what if the Isles stupid 7th round selection of Cody Rosen (who wasn't even on many peoples draft list) had anything to do with some turmoil in Jankowski's release. I don't see it. Even though that pick was done as a favor as reported in a few media outlets, I doubt a 7th round disagreement would prompt something like this with NO replacement. This one needs explaining. Especially in light of so many other cost cutting measures. When you have the MOST optimistic fans almost agreeing with the fed up pessimists, you know the fanbase deserves some better answers. I'm having a tough time understanding this one. |
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| rifleman22 | Jul 10 2010, 07:06 AM Post #66 |
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So "Brooksie" puts an article in todays Post saying that the Rags should overcome the Knicks inability to sign James by signing the other "King", none other than IK. And this homer actually believes himself adding they should have a one hour show announcing it. You can't make this crap up. And this is why I hate this PR jock munching smirking a-hole. He's a shill, not a reporter. Hey "Brooksie", something does smell fishy. It's your breath from sucking on Mark Messier's jock. |
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THE RIFLE Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. | |
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| 4CUPZ | Jul 10 2010, 07:57 AM Post #67 |
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GEE WE DONT HAVE ANY OF THOSE :rolleyes: AT LEAST HE'S CONSIDERED A REPORTER |
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| stevedepot | Jul 10 2010, 09:58 AM Post #68 |
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They want us to take a SHILL pill and wash it down with Kool-aid. As for the latest "brooksie" entry. It's entertainment. There's even some swipes at the rags in there. |
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| THEDRIVE4FIVE | Jul 11 2010, 09:56 AM Post #69 |
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He just won't stop: Asked tonight about Ilya Kovalchuk, Garth Snow said, "We'll see." Did not shoot it down. Don't shoot the messenger. about 13 hours ago via web EDIT: It was from Botta's Twitter |
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| THEDRIVE4FIVE | Jul 11 2010, 10:00 AM Post #70 |
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I know it's Ek, but still: Mark Everson Today Suggests there is a mystery team in on Kovalchuk...a team that no one has suggested. So let me suggest all the teams I have heard... As far as I can tell the longshot teams are still NY Rangers, Toronto, Philadelphia, Ottawa, St. Louis, Ny Islanders and Anaheim |
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| 3POTI | Jul 11 2010, 01:10 PM Post #71 |
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Bring back...PRIDE OF THE ISLAND
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there's still hope. |
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Today Is A Great Day To Be An Islander Fan! Live For The Moment! | |
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| THEDRIVE4FIVE | Jul 11 2010, 02:18 PM Post #72 |
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Absloutely...idc if he didn't want to play here...give him a huge contract and see what he does....there's nothing to lose. |
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| LEDZEP | Jul 12 2010, 01:57 PM Post #73 |
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100 million per year for 15 years.................
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Sometimes I grow so tired, but I know I've got one thing I got to do... ![]() What puckhead says is Islander law Come in with the milk "A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough." Ronald Reagan | |
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gging nincompoops and some bought it hook line and stinker.



9:50 AM Jul 11