NorthStar4Canes
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- Oct 12, 2007
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No dog in the fight but it wasn't him simply leaving, it was how he strung them along his last year+ only to leave the NYI holding an empty bag.Curious if they disliked him that much why did they all cry like little babies when he left?
One doesn't have to be an Isles fan to recognize his as one of the shittiest moves by a supposed franchise player, and when he offered up an excited pajama-boy picture for public consumption the moment he left in contrast to his repeated assertions of there being "good communication" in order to deflect any questions re re-signing, that empty bag looks a lot like it was no accident.
What it looks like is that his childhood dream of TOR looked so dreamy he spent a year BS-ing NYers so the Leafs didn't need to trade assets away to a Conference rival. Turns out the vaguely-put "good communication" wasn't in reference to negotiating with the Isles' management as one would assume, but more likely with some folks in Toronto.
Like it or not, his actions cast doubt on his words at the time, and he carries the odor of negotiating in bad faith if not outright betrayal. For many not living in NY or TOR, his star of general Like-ability fell and many don't mind seeing his on-ice success fall in the same manner.