Gelinas got pissed at my comments and others' on instagram.
I am not worried about Gelinas. He and his agent have no leverage. Gelinas isn't ROR. The difference is in the 100s of thousands - not millions. Gelinas could really mess up his development if he doesn't sign for camp. Which is my Lou is probably low balling him.
Lupien is toying with Lou out of spite at the detriment of Gelinas. He probably doesn't care either because of how little Gelinas' contract is worth to him.
Every picture he posts has Devils fans complaining that he didn't sign yet.
I had intended to figure out who Gelinas' agent was earlier this summer to see if it was a noted trouble maker... I should have trusted that instinct
Fortunately for Marty he was old and mature enough to realize that he was better off moving on from this guy as it would only hurt him
I'm not sure I can say the same for Gelinas who is barely legal to drink and might have his head clouded by this guy
Let's please not be those fans that now because he's in a public contract dispute we are going to act like he's no good. We all know what he brings to the ice and what we hope he works on. He should be a big part of this Devils D in the future that already is minus Fayne. Hopefully he figures something out to stay.
Two posts from the old thread I wanted to comment on:
Sadly it seems like finding out players' agents has become required reading. Just like when Parise hired the company Meehan was running to represent him (Meehan was the guy that held out Nieds and Arnott in 2000), that was a red flag too.
Actually Marty was 23 during his contract negotiations in '95. Gelinas is 23 now.
Imagine how different Devils history would be if Marty didn't do what he did (which 98% of pro athletes would not have done)...we might have only one Cup instead of three.
Thanks forthe correction for whatever reason I had his 2006ish contract extension in mind
Makes him look even more savvy for realizing at that age
Or Mike Dunham doesn't leave and get ruined in Nashville and we win 4 instead of 3.
What if's and BS.
Sadly it seems like finding out players' agents has become required reading. Just like when Parise hired the company Meehan was running to represent him (Meehan was the guy that held out Nieds and Arnott in 2000), that was a red flag too.
Unfortunately, true.
Like I said in the other thread, never underestimate an agent with a grudge.
And also again, an even bigger misfortune is that the majority of the time, the player is ignorant to it all.
Now I'm not surprised at all that Gelinas might currently be shopped. Lupien's issues with Lou aren't going to be solved by signing 1 RFA contract... this is pent up angst over losing Brodeur as a client.
LOL you think we win a 4th cup if we still had Dunham? Dunham stunk, why would he have been starting over Marty anyway? Dunham was garbage. He was an average backup when Nashville got him in the expansion draft. He was cremated ashes during that stint with the Rangers.
The scary part is this guy's (Lupien) a 60-year old man. A little late in life to hold twenty-year old grudges
I think the point was if Marty had let Lupien get him traded out of town during his '95 holdout then Dunham would have been starting. Or whoever we traded Marty for.
The scary part is this guy's (Lupien) a 60-year old man. A little late in life to hold twenty-year old grudges
Let me try to get things straight here. If Gely and his agent continues to hold out he will end up missing camp, and unless he gets offer sheeted this all ends up going to arbitration right?
None of this benefits Gely or his career. His agent is messing him up pretty badly here.
Lupien is toying with Lou out of spite at the detriment of Gelinas. He probably doesn't care either because of how little Gelinas' contract is worth to him.