Rumor: All Encompassing Jimmy Vesey Thread. All Rumors/News goes here. Part VI

[Gardner McKay]

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[WayneSid9987]

More from Mackey's talk with Fish today:

In addition to the Penguins, Vesey, the 2016 Hobey Baker Award winner at Harvard, has met with the Sabres, Bruins, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Islanders and Devils.

Vesey feels the Red Wings aren’t close enough to his Boston-area home, and Fish said he potentially has a phone call coming with another team, though he declined to say which one.

Fish would not say whether the Penguins have separated themselves into a smaller, more appealing group.

“We’re still sifting through everything that was presented,†Fish said. “There’s really no team that I could say is clearly ahead of behind or anything like that.â€

A report from CBC sports contributor Tim Wharnsby said DiPauli, a former Notre Dame player, planned to sign with the Penguins soon, but Fish said nothing official has been agreed upon.

“I’ve had some discussions we feel very good about with the Penguins, but nothing has physically been signed or agreed to yet,†Fish said. “It’s a little premature, but it’s certainly an option that Thomas is seriously considering.â€

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...mmy-Vesey-Thomas-DiPauli/stories/201608180181

The bolded is interesting.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

The Vesey threads (THREADS! LOL) show how small potatoes the NHL is. My word.

 

[Thorton02]

The Vesey threads (THREADS! LOL) show how small potatoes the NHL is. My word.

Just goes to show how starved we are for action. August is the worst month for hockey fans. As soon as training camp starts, no one will care about Jimmy Vesey..except for the team that signs him.

 

[Lampedampe]

The Vesey threads (THREADS! LOL) show how small potatoes the NHL is. My word.

It's august dude, i also thinks it's silly but let's be honest now.. We haven't had actual NHL news in forever now.

 

[Off Sides]

I sort of hope this drags out until like a couple days before camps open.

Partly for my enjoyment, but also some teams will take themselves out of the running by filling up their contract spots, hitting the cap ceiling, or filling their bonus cushion.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

It's august dude, i also thinks it's silly but let's be honest now.. We haven't had actual NHL news in forever now.

I know, I just find it funny. In any event, hope he signs with the Rangers!

 

[COHawk]

Didn't want to go through the hassle of quoting from the old thread. People talking about Kane going to meet Vesey. The original poster was talking about Patrick Kane right? I didn't see anything about Evander, but why on earth would Buffalo do that if it were true.

 

[triggrman]

More from Mackey's talk with Fish today:


http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...mmy-Vesey-Thomas-DiPauli/stories/201608180181

The bolded is interesting.

Detroit isn't close enough to Boston but Chicago is?

 

[RMimagery]

(Sorry if this was mentioned already...)

but i find it interesting that Vesey's agent, Peter Fish, is Mike Bossy's first cousin.

 

[93gilmour93]

Part 6. LOL

 

[BB88]

didn't want to go through the hassle of quoting from the old thread. People talking about kane going to meet vesey. The original poster was talking about patrick kane right? I didn't see anything about evander, but why on earth would buffalo do that if it were true.

 

[CupsOverCash]

More from Mackey's talk with Fish today:


http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...mmy-Vesey-Thomas-DiPauli/stories/201608180181

The bolded is interesting.

It's TB.

Palat Stamkos Drouin
Killorn Johnson Kucherov
Vesey Filppula Callahan
Namestnikov Boyle Brown
Paquette

Jk no way it's TB they don't have any room for him on our roster cap wise or lineup wise.

 

[HawkeyFanatic]

 

[Beacon]

If travel bothers him then NY is the answer. 2 other teams within car/bus train ride. Limited flying if that is an issue. Still close to family. Big Apple amenities

More than that. Obviously Brooklyn Islanders are right over the bridge and Newark Devils are a 30 minute Path Train ride away from MSG (and closer than that from Wall Street). But Philly is less than 2 hours away (95 miles), and even Boston and Washington are under 4 hours drive/train (an hour less than that from the Rangers training facility in Westchester since you don't need to deal with NYC traffic). Multiple times, I've driven to both DC or Boston and back in one day. It's not that bad.

Plus, because NYC is the biggest airport hub in the nation (maybe the world), you can get an easy flight almost anywhere in the world several times a day. I'm not sure that Winnipeg to Buffalo or Pittsburgh to San Jose is a popular flight in any airport.

Yeah I posted on that so many times. It kills me Chicago would go to the trouble with the crap out there about Detroit being too far. his reps are morons if they gave that quote.

What were they supposed to say? "I'm not going to the Red Wings because of all the cities with an NHL team, Detroit is by far the biggest dump. I didn't train all these years to make the NHL, earn millions only to be surrounded by homes with homeless squatters because nobody wanted to buy even for a single dollar."

 

[iFan]

Kids going to bust hard

 

[BrannigansLaw]

I know points don't tell the whole story so I was wondering if anyone could give some insight into why his totals dipped this past season?

 

[Baemon Severson*]

Lol Patrick Kane. What a joke

 

[TOGuy14]

I am guessing that Vesey skipped his Harvard geography classes.

How is Detroit too far from his Boston home, but he has met with Chicago?

 

[GoldiFox]

More from Mackey's talk with Fish today:


http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...mmy-Vesey-Thomas-DiPauli/stories/201608180181

The bolded is interesting.

Not that I think they have a chance, but it has been confirmed that GM Ron Francis of the Hurricanes has called Vesey's agent to express interest.

 

[StuckOutHere]

Lol Patrick Kane. What a joke

Took him for a cab ride to make sure he knows he has to sign with Chicago.

 

[Roomtemperature]

Probably was just trying to be nice when telling the Red Wings no

 

[Group Chat Legend*]

Anything on NJ being in or out of the running?

 

[Kasperi kapanen]

So by Mackeys conversation with Veseys agent, Penguins are still in the running.

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Probably was just trying to be nice when telling the Red Wings no

There are ways to be nice without giving reasons that could easily be contradicted by your subsequent actions.