A lot of hostility with new posters lately. Like they need to come in guns blazing.
Then start making random points I never brought up followed by obvious statements that I also was not arguing. - Morskdog89
I am a huge proponent of keeping Ennis as well. That guy has "it" like it was previously mentioned. I think his inspirtation of Drew Stafford is a great indication. Maybe it was a combination of Ennis and Foligno, but that line was wesome and I do not want that fire to fade.
I hope i am not being included in the hostile territory. I had no intentions of doing so.
Off-topic, but here's an interesting article about the Semin signing. Thought I'd share it...
‘Heartless’ Semin Signed One-Year Contract Because He Was Too Lazy to Sign Multi-Year, GM’s Say
NHL general managers around the league have claimed that enigmatic yet talented winger Alexander Semin signed a one-year contract because he was too lazy to sign longer and not because there is a prejudice against Russian players.
“I offered him a 6-year deal,” said Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford. “But the one-year contract was shorter and easier to read. So he signed that one. That’s what lazy players with no heart do.”
An investigation by Real Hockey News set out to find out why Semin, a player who has scored 408 points in 459 games while maintaining a +65, was only given a one-year contract while players with less impressive stats, such as Zach Parise (502 gp, 410 pts, +57) and Jordan Staal (431 gp, 248 pts, +53), who were each given extremely lucrative, long-term contracts. Parise signed a 13-year, $90 million with the Minnesota Wild and Staal signed a 10-year, $60 million with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Many commentators and fans suspected that the favorable attention on Parise and Staal was due to longstanding prejudiced amongst many of the NHL’s mostly Canadian brass, especially after TSN analysts Pierre McGuire and Marc Crawford obliterated the character of Semin on live TV, calling him everything from “lazy” and “heartless” to “the kind of guy who would kick you in the knee and poop in your mom’s corn flakes.”
However, an interview with several GM’s around the league who claimed to have made multi-year offers to Semin reveals that the one-year contract Semin signed was not a result of widespread prejudice, but because Semin just did not care, really.
“We thought he would be a good fit with Sidney Crosby,” Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ray Shero said. “So I considered giving him 5 years at $6 million. More than fair for a guy who doesn’t have heart and is a known cancer in the locker room. But he would just fall asleep during the talks. I’d try to wake him but he would just drool all over himself.”
When asked to elaborate on what Shero meant by Semin not having a heart and being a “cancer in the locker room,” Shero shrugged. “I don’t know. That’s what I heard.”
Columbus Blue Jackets GM, Scott Howson, had a similar story about Semin.
“Look, we barely have a team anymore,” Howson said. “So I needed somebody. Anybody. But I would call Semin’s agent and offer him a great, multi-year contract and you know what his agent would call me back with? He’d say Semin doesn’t feel like looking at a map to see where Columbus is, so he’s not interested. You believe that?”
Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier said he would have liked to make a long-term offer to Semin, but was not able to start negotiations.
“I thought I had his number around here somewhere,” Regier said as he shuffled through post-it notes and graham crackers on his desk. “Where did I put that darn thing?”
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Jul 28 @ 3:02 PM ET
I am a huge proponent of keeping Ennis as well. That guy has "it" like it was previously mentioned. I think his inspirtation of Drew Stafford is a great indication. Maybe it was a combination of Ennis and Foligno, but that line was wesome and I do not want that fire to fade.
I hope i am not being included in the hostile territory. I had no intentions of doing so. - thatsapickle
LOL Hell Yeah. I think Ennis (hopefully doesn't get traded) this year at center will really have a coming out party.
ANd no you were not, let's just keep this board classy. Talking hockey opinions is fun, i can tell you share the same feelings.
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Jul 28 @ 3:03 PM ET
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