Player Discussion: Alex Iafallo

[nobody imp0rtant]

Not sure what kind of "work" they're doing

Who was it that retired instead of reporting to Jets 1.0 in a trade with Buffalo?

I figure that's the work being done, trying to convince him that he will be a pauper one day on those few millions already earned and he really needs to play two more years to avoid ending up on the street.

Hey, I can understand walking away if it really doesn't suit the life you've setup and want to live. That's what Buff did.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

So they aren't allowed to dislike being traded?

No, they are entitled to dislike it. In fact it is to be expected except for those who have reason to be unhappy where they are, like riding the bench for example.
But they all know trades are a part of the business. People in other businesses making a lot less money get transferred all the time.
So suck it up and make the best of it. Say sorry to be leaving LA and all the friends I've made here. Looking forward to a new challenge. And get on with it.

 

[Ggg99]

It's a huge shock to be traded from LA to almost anywhere, let alone Winnipeg. I think he was very happy in LA and is upset to be out of that city more than being upset it's Winnipeg.

Young guy making millions living the beach life in LA gets traded to Wpg. Can't help but be a little let down about leaving that life. No slander on Wpg, just a natural reaction to a move you didn't request. But excited for a new opportunity I think.

I get the sense in all of the interviews of new players that these guys are so well versed now in how to deal with the media that none of them will ever say anything very negative. You need to be good at reading body language and tone to try to understand how they really feel.

 

[Daximus]

Young guy making millions living the beach life in LA gets traded to Wpg. Can't help but be a little let down about leaving that life. No slander on Wpg, just a natural reaction to a move you didn't request. But excited for a new opportunity I think.

I get the sense in all of the interviews of new players that these guys are so well versed now in how to deal with the media that none of them will ever say anything very negative. You need to be good at reading body language and tone to try to understand how they really feel.

Yeah he hasn't said a thing either.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Yeah he hasn't said a thing either.

I thought that 1 post I saw quoted him, but maybe I'm mistaken.

Does it mean anything that he hasn't said anything? If you can't say anything nice ......

Have the local media not tried to interview him? If he is refusing to talk to them isn't that worth reporting? The silence is deafening.

 

[gojetsgo]

I thought that 1 post I saw quoted him, but maybe I'm mistaken.

Does it mean anything that he hasn't said anything? If you can't say anything nice ......

Have the local media not tried to interview him? If he is refusing to talk to them isn't that worth reporting? The silence is deafening.

I think you are trying to make a big deal about something that isn't a big deal...

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I think you are trying to make a big deal about something that isn't a big deal...

No, I'm actually trying to avoid that while asking questions.

I saw 1 post about his reaction to Wpg. I alluded to it in the OP. My curiosity was aroused by the lack of chatter here. No one had opened a thread about him after what, 3-4 days?

There have since been a lot of posts about that 1 aspect. Not much discussion of anything else. No one has had any actual answers so I am still asking questions.

Our reaction to him strikes me as a little strange. Like the local media reaction to him. Mostly, there just isn't any. That is strange.

 

[gojetsgo]

No, I'm actually trying to avoid that while asking questions.

I saw 1 post about his reaction to Wpg. I alluded to it in the OP. My curiosity was aroused by the lack of chatter here. No one had opened a thread about him after what, 3-4 days?

There have since been a lot of posts about that 1 aspect. Not much discussion of anything else. No one has had any actual answers so I am still asking questions.

Our reaction to him strikes me as a little strange. Like the local media reaction to him. Mostly, there just isn't any. That is strange.

you started off complaining about him not wanting to be here based on what you thought was an interview he did, then when you found out he didn't actually do an interview you complained about him not talking to the media...

the truth is, he was a throw in for cap related reasons, not necessarily a cap dump because he is actually a useful player. the reason why there were threads started on vilardi and kurpari is because they are young and viewed to be part of the future

 

[Ggg99]

Yeah he hasn't said a thing either.

Well then, I read his body language correctly. No objections to Wpg.

But I did see the Vilardi interview. He said all the right things but didn't exude enthusiasm. Maybe that's just his demeanor. And I still like the trade.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Well, I'm going to shamelessly steal that LA fan's joke and say, if he doesn't want to be here then...

Walk away, walk away,
Walk away, walk away,
Iafallo

 

[WpgSteve]

I wonder if you could assemble a winning team entirely out of cap dumps. Everyone would be pissed off trying to prove to their former teams that they were wrong.

 

[Jetabre]

I wonder if you could assemble a winning team entirely out of cap dumps. Everyone would be pissed off trying to prove to their former teams that they were wrong.

Well Vegas and Seattle were instantly competitive with a bunch of castaways so seems like it can work

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

you started off complaining about him not wanting to be here based on what you thought was an interview he did, then when you found out he didn't actually do an interview you complained about him not talking to the media...

the truth is, he was a throw in for cap related reasons, not necessarily a cap dump because he is actually a useful player. the reason why there were threads started on vilardi and kurpari is because they are young and viewed to be part of the future

I did not exactly complain. I questioned. But I was aware it looked like trying to make something out of very little. Sorry, that was never my intention. Sometimes when you just ask questions it comes out that way.

I took Iafollo as being the main add to Vilardi and Kupari as a throw in. Or call him a sweetener if you prefer.

I am still left with my questions about Iafollo. I see this as having been a now trade, not a futures trade and Iafollo is a now player. Ignore what I said about his reaction to the trade. Iafollo is a solid middle 6 winger. Just what we are supposed to need. Why so little interest in him?

 

[Weezeric]

I wonder if he is included in the trade if Helle goes to Buffalo.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I wonder if he is included in the trade if Helle goes to Buffalo.

Would depend on the cap coming back. Helle is at 6.166 for this year and Iafallo is at 4. Buff has 5.8 now with a couple of extra players. Drop 2 Dmen and they have about 9 mil. Drop 2 goalies (they have 3 right now) and they are there, just. But that is without accounting for any return.

Who do you think we should get back?

 

[gojetsgo]

chevy said the first words he said when he talked to iaffalo was, I'm coming to winnipeg to win the cup

 

[jetsforever]

chevy said the first words he said when he talked to iaffalo was, I'm coming to winnipeg to win the cup

Jets 2024 Stanley Cup Champions confirmed

 

[Stumbledore]

I wonder if you could assemble a winning team entirely out of cap dumps. Everyone would be pissed off trying to prove to their former teams that they were wrong.

Isn't that the original team iced by the Las Vegas Knights?

 

[Potrzebie]

chevy said the first words he said when he talked to iaffalo was, I'm coming to winnipeg to win the cup

Chevy is lying. I read here just 1 page back he's big mad about being traded here

 

[Lady Stanley]

Forgive me for not having sympathy for guys making millions being upset about being traded from one first world city to another first world city for 8-9 months a year.

There are men and women in the military stationed in the middle east away from their families and people working in a remote oil rig off the coast of Alaska making peanuts compared to these entitled players.



Yeah it is not confirmed if he is actually upset about the trade to the jets. Let's see what happens.

What does this tangent have to actually do with him playing here?

Your attitude is how you create a cancerous locker room.

Team needs to rebuild it is simple as that, you can't trade in players that don't want to be here.

 

[Lady Stanley]

Yes, technically they are both first world cities but...

This is LA...

... and this is Winnipeg.

Some of this stuff is so bizarre, Winnipeg isn't all that different from a metro of 50,000 people for a lot of players. That's not even a bad thing for a lot of people.

If someone wants to be in a city this isn't the place for them.

The people who don't want to be here need to be traded asap, before they spoil the locker room.

 

[Boxertim]

Yes, technically they are both first world cities but...

This is LA...

... and this is Winnipeg.

Nah…small minded people think that winnipeg is a hell hole. It isn’t. It is just another city. Every city has its pros and cons. TRy to focus on the pros…it is a cool thing to try

 

[10Ducky10]

Yes, technically they are both first world cities but...

This is LA...

... and this is Winnipeg.

LA is less healthy?

 

[macmaroon]

Nah…small minded people think that winnipeg is a hell hole. It isn’t. It is just another city. Every city has its pros and cons. TRy to focus on the pros…it is a cool thing to try

California has surfing...

Manitoba has surfing too...

That is, if the WiFi isn't down...

 

[Sweech]

I had heard he likes to surf. Snow boarding at Spring Hill is *kinda* like surfing....

Honestly, snowboarding could be a good alternative for a guy looking for an athletic pastime.