He green lighted the move. It was the first remarkable;e thing he did after taking over the Isles with Harold, or Kumar, or Patsy.
Luongo was such a happy guy here, and his house hunting escapade likely sealed his fate. Not like Toronto wanted to keep that pick to take him, and he ran out of Florida before imploding in Vancouver before the tax rates looked better in Florida again. So much for the Panthers playoff series win with him in goal.
You say that like it wasn't akin to letting Ted Bundy date your daughter after everyone on the planet earth knows who Ted is. Well, except you of course.
Milbury came here with a top resume in Boston after going to the finals, cleaned up Maloney's mess and never had a fair chance with money or owners. Finally with Wang he got his money and decided to start winning now with excuses removed and by 2002 did.
How do you not know? Signing players behind the GM's back, actively participating in drafts, pushing RD for more play time when everyone knew he was done, the affinity for Yashin... pull the other one.
Milbury advised against Yashin's deal and talked him out of Peca's longer term deal. Wang said he was tired of hearing from fans every year the players would be traded. Wang pushed RDP to play, why when insurance would cover his deal and take him off the hook? He left Bridgeport healthy playing 18 games in 49 days and was bought out, not on IR.
Wang had such affinity for Yashin he bought him out after 50 points in 57 games on one leg with Jason Blake on his wing with Chris Simon because Nolan wanted him gone?
How dare he hire players for too much for too long, robbing us of cash for other positions. He might as well have hired his grandmother to play goal and his favorite janitor to center the first unit. That is what he effectively did. He cut off his nose to spite his own face instead of pulling on real hockey personnel for advice. All it proved was that money is no proof vs. stupidity.
He tried to keep Smyth, who sold Comrie on coming, he signed Guerin, Weight. Sillinger, Hunter, Witt got hurt, everyone got hurt.
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!! Both Bailey and Nino were rushed so Wang could meet the salary floor requirement. If he had not done that Wang would have been fined even more money, picks, etc.
Say who, Baghdad Botta, prospect expert? No one sent their NHL players to WJC, he went bonkers Bailey did not go.
He eventually loosened them. It was brought up outside of the organization though, and outlined as the years prior to that. Crdit Snow for talking sense into Wang, but also notice who got moved off our club quickly after that too.
Who brought it up Larry Brooks
Who got moved, Simon, Trevor Gillies? LOL Witt got resigned early.
Why don't you answer the big boys question. If Wang was as bad as you claim how come everyone resigned here, how come the players who left do nothing but praise the man, they worked there, not us and their actions and comments completely contradict your claims. Why would anyone want to resign here much less do so again and again with enthusiasm when there are 29 other teams to be hired by? Dave Scatchard was on WFAN a short time ago and did nothing but praise his time here. Jason Blake went to center ice and begged to stay here. Nabokov had every financial reason to hate Wang for life he resigned after a year at 500k and was thrilled.
And magically every year we were not even just at the cap floor (magic Jerry, magic!) but Wang even managed to hire guys who had bigger cap hits than actual payouts AND flew the Rick's contract against the cap while being compensated by insurance. Wang spent LESS money than even the cap floor allowed for. That was the reason the league built new anti-Wang regulations into the current CBA. Hmmmmmm.....
You mean the CBA that did not give him revenue sharing until the summer of 2013 for the first time ever while teams in modern taxpayer buildings were getting that plus local money from government without being Smg's slumlord who took parking, concessions, 11 percent of gate & 40 percent of all ad revenue while Wang renovated lockerooms and his matrix boards for two million were first hung in any local arena?
Not after he brought in Gordon Brokencrotch. Since the rebuild/cheapout we have had exactly two head coaches. They both suck, but they are also cheapies. Funny dat.
After he paid Laviolette, Stirling, Nolan and Gordon to stay home, the AHL coach of the year?
Build a good team and they will come. It is that simple.
You had a good team in 2014-15, top defenders were signed the team was winning and still 11,000 into December in final Coliseum season. After 2002 playoffs Wang raised praises, fans said nope.
Tone deaf wangster wasted whatever good could have come from the years prior to Snow by keeping on and then rehiring the single worst GM in the history of the NHL. I realize Wang is a self described hockey ignoramus, but seriously, how out of touch with life do you have to be to not realize Milbury was hated beyond comprehension because he was so bad at his job so you rehire the numbskull? The fans didn't abandon the owner. The owner ignored them from day one. If he hadn't we would have kept Lou and dumped Milbury. It is that simple. Things simply got worse from there. That's on him.
This team finished last in attendance with Arbour, Torrey here in early 90's. The Coliseum sold out the second half in 2002 with Mike Milbury as gm and I bet you were there cheering on his teams.
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