Flyers offered 8.25 over 3 years. So Cleary took 6.5 million less to stay in Detroit.

WTF is right.

Would like to see other examples of this. Can't recall off the top of my head. Seems kind of unprecedented.

Using this premise, Gagne should agree for the Flyers to place a time clock in the building, where he punches in and out for 10 bucks an hour.
- PLindbergh31

This is really ruffling your feathers, huh?

Huh-huh. Sex jokes. Huh-huh. That's original.

It's like being back in 6th grade.

Cleary wasn't on the radar a week or 2 ago, and everyone is up in arms that he did or didn't sign. Ahh, feels like the season is finally upon us.

Huh-huh. Sex jokes. Huh-huh. That's original.

It's like being back in 6th grade.
- Flyskippy

I thought being in 6th grade was a per-req here?

This is really ruffling your feathers, huh?
- funmaster18

Not at all. Just find it amazing a player would accept 1 yr at 1.75, as opposed to 3 yrs at 2.75.

HAHAHA! Good for him. Get me a schedule and we'll try to get out again if that's okay.
- mayorofangrytown

Eval skate is Monday night (us poor folk don't play full travel). I should get the schedule in 2 weeks' time, based on prior seasons. I will certainly email you when I get it.

Not at all. Just find it amazing a player would accept 1 yr at 1.75, as opposed to 3 yrs at 2.75.
- PLindbergh31

Well, Detroit is a beautiful city

Not at all. Just find it amazing a player would accept 1 yr at 1.75, as opposed to 3 yrs at 2.75.
- PLindbergh31

Do we know for a fact that Cleary had an offer in hand?

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Bottom line here with Dan Cleary is that he had second thoughts after agreeing to PTO with Flyers. Met with Holland/Babcock yesterday...

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
He wanted to see one last time if Wings could do anything. As @aaronward_nhl reported, Wings able to come up with 1 yr/$1.75 M

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Cleary thanked Flyers for PTO but said he had change of heart, wants to stay in Detroit. Taking less than market value for sure.

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
As Cleary says via text message, he's following his heart

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Bottom line here with Dan Cleary is that he had second thoughts after agreeing to PTO with Flyers. Met with Holland/Babcock yesterday...

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
He wanted to see one last time if Wings could do anything. As @aaronward_nhl reported, Wings able to come up with 1 yr/$1.75 M

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
Cleary thanked Flyers for PTO but said he had change of heart, wants to stay in Detroit. Taking less than market value for sure.

Pierre LeBrun @Real_ESPNLeBrun
As Cleary says via text message, he's following his heart
- BulliesPhan87

I'm guessing dingo8urbaby is involved somehow.

Cleary wasn't on the radar a week or 2 ago, and everyone is up in arms that he did or didn't sign. Ahh, feels like the season is finally upon us.
- funmaster18

Is everyone up in arms?

Do we know for a fact that Cleary had an offer in hand?
- jstross

It was reported everywhere. I'm sure it was true.

Wait til everyone sees the hometown discount Gagne gives the Flyers. He's going to play for 3 cases of hair gel, and free lambourghini oil changes.

Eval skate is Monday night (us poor folk don't play full travel). I should get the schedule in 2 weeks' time, based on prior seasons. I will certainly email you when I get it.
- Flyskippy

Thanks. He doesn't need to play travel hockey. If we had in house options I'd go the cheaper route. Those dry up around Bantam then it's school or travel and in Middle School travel was the safer option. Unfortunately, he's playing school and travel now so we eat at the gas station and lick the wrappers between games.

Is everyone up in arms?
- MBFlyerfan

I'm going with the Vegas odds and assuming there is plenty of backlash one way or the other

Is everyone up in arms?
- MBFlyerfan

I'm up to my shoulders in arms right about now!

It was reported everywhere. I'm sure it was true.

Wait til everyone sees the hometown discount Gagne gives the Flyers. He's going to play for 3 cases of hair gel, and free lambourghini oil changes.
- PLindbergh31

I think we can negotiate it to 2 cases if we offer some wax for the lambourghini.

It was reported everywhere. I'm sure it was true.

Wait til everyone sees the hometown discount Gagne gives the Flyers. He's going to play for 3 cases of hair gel, and free lambourghini oil changes.
- PLindbergh31

Ok. I'm not so sure this isn't a good thing in the long run.

Huh-huh. Sex jokes. Huh-huh. That's original.

It's like being back in 6th grade.
- Flyskippy

6th grade kind of sucked.

Cleary wasn't on the radar a week or 2 ago, and everyone is up in arms that he did or didn't sign. Ahh, feels like the season is finally upon us.
- funmaster18

i'm not up in anything. couldn't care less. excited season is upon us, and really excited watch our goalies run roughshod over the league win the vezina and jennings trophies along with smythe and a cup.

Ok. I'm not so sure this isn't a good thing in the long run.
- jstross

I think it's a blessing honestly. I had no issue with the pay, but didn't like the length.

6th grade kind of sucked.
- hammarby31

Yea it did. But 8th grade is so much better, because that's when its "cool" to be a bully and pick on others.

i hope we don't get cleary would be a stupid deal

It was reported everywhere. I'm sure it was true.

Wait til everyone sees the hometown discount Gagne gives the Flyers. He's going to play for 3 cases of hair gel, and free lambourghini oil changes.
- PLindbergh31

But Homer needs to take a stand and offer a one year only...Ok, maybe three.

It was reported everywhere. I'm sure it was true.

Wait til everyone sees the hometown discount Gagne gives the Flyers. He's going to play for 3 cases of hair gel, and free lambourghini oil changes.
- PLindbergh31

I'd thrown in a case of those soft pretzels shaped like the Flyers logo just to sweeten the pot.

I think it's a blessing honestly. I had no issue with the pay, but didn't like the length.
- jmatchett383

I really dont care either. Cleary would have made the 3rd line more of a shut-down specialist line while Gagne should make the 3rd line a line that will out score other 3rd lines like 3-1. I'm ok with either.