Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 2m2 minutes ago
Martin St. Louis has announced his retirement from the NHL.


So maybe do like a one year $2 mil contract?
- Streit2ThePoint

Well surely if a first line player who had 50+ points last year just hung up the skates, a (frank)ing stiff that had 20 points bouncing from 4th line/healthy scratch is going to call it quits as well. RIGHT? RIGGGHTTTTTTT?????

Why would you give $2M to a guy who is retired? And why would he retire when he's worth $4M a year?
- jmatchett383

Maybe because:

a) No team offered him a contract

b) He wanted to retire

c) He's not "worth" $4 mil year. That was a number I came up with.

Well surely if a first line player who had 50+ points last year just hung up the skates, a (frank)ing stiff that had 20 points bouncing from 4th line/healthy scratch is going to call it quits as well. RIGHT? RIGGGHTTTTTTT?????
- PLindbergh31

But Vinny is younger

Maybe because:

a) No team offered him a contract

b) He wanted to retire

c) He's not "worth" $4 mil year. That was a number I came up with.
- Streit2ThePoint

So no team, at all, offered him a contract, yet you originally wanted to offer him $4M? Maybe it's a fact that he and every other GM who actually watched him realized that he was cooked.

But no, let's throw several million dollars at him.

But Vinny is younger
- Streit2ThePoint

How do you know I wasn't talking about Umberger?

Well surely if a first line player who had 50+ points last year just hung up the skates, a (frank)ing stiff that had 20 points bouncing from 4th line/healthy scratch is going to call it quits as well. RIGHT? RIGGGHTTTTTTT?????
- PLindbergh31

He won't, because Hakstol never won an NCAA title.

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 2m2 minutes ago
Vincent Lecavalier has announced his retirement from the NHL. He and Martin St. Louis will grow old together in Tampa.

So no team, at all, offered him a contract, yet you originally wanted to offer him $4M? Maybe it's a fact that he and every other GM who actually watched him realized that he was cooked.

But no, let's throw several million dollars at him.
- jmatchett383

Holy poop yes I was literally offering him $4 million. Had him on the phone and everything. Give me a break I was just trying to create discussion

How do you know I wasn't talking about Umberger?
- PLindbergh31

Because Umberger didn't have 20 points???

He won't, because Hakstol never won an NCAA title.
- jmatchett383

Coaching at a tiny school like UND, the deck was stacked against him.

Because Umberger didn't have 20 points???
- jmatchett383

STOP TAKING EVERYTHING SO (frank)ING LITERALLY HOLY POTATOES

Because Umberger didn't have 20 points???
- jmatchett383

Oh that's right. He only had 15. Plenty of bang for the buck!

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 2m2 minutes ago
Vincent Lecavalier has announced his retirement from the NHL. He and Martin St. Louis will grow old together in Tampa.
- J35Bacher

The Golden Boys!

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 2m2 minutes ago
Vincent Lecavalier has announced his retirement from the NHL. He and Martin St. Louis will grow old together in Tampa.
- J35Bacher

Why would you give $2M to a guy who is retired? And why would he retire when he's worth $4M a year?
- jmatchett383

He walked away from money!!!!

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 2m2 minutes ago
Vincent Lecavalier has announced his retirement from the NHL. He and Martin St. Louis will grow old together in Tampa.
- J35Bacher

Good one, MikesSampleCup.

STOP TAKING EVERYTHING SO (frank)ING LITERALLY HOLY POTATOES
- Streit2ThePoint

what is HOLY POTATOES

Good one, MikesSampleCup.
- Scoob

what is HOLY POTATOES
- Duane B

Good one, MikesSampleCup.
- Scoob

Mikesdryisland

- Streit2ThePoint

i bet they make great fries

NEW BLOB!

I hope so. I really do. And I hope that the miracles of modern science can cure Embiid finally. And I hope Okafor comes in and it an All Star. And I hope that Noel and the European turn into key pieces of a championship team. I just want to see some results before I crown Hinkie GM of the century.
- jmatchett383

I'm the same with Chip Kelly. He's not a genius in my book until he actually accomplishes something.

STOP TAKING EVERYTHING SO (frank)ING LITERALLY HOLY POTATOES
- Streit2ThePoint

Holy Potatoes? Don't ever take that vegetable in vain again!

Sinner.

Noel will not be in the 3 spot.

I'm not factoring my boy Joel until he actually is deemed healthy
- Crimsoninja

What spot will he be in? Okafor isn't a center, although he could play some minutes there, but he's a 4.