Stercrazy
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3. If Tavares is traded, do you trust the GM in charge to ever lead us to a Stanley Cup no matter how many assets he has access to?
Absolutely not.
3. If Tavares is traded, do you trust the GM in charge to ever lead us to a Stanley Cup no matter how many assets he has access to?
Evidently someone said Bossy was on radio in Montreal and claims Tavares turned down 8 years 10.5 million. I can't imagine this is true because we would have heard about this somehow if it was
When Jose reyes left the mets he said they never offered him a contract...of any sort. which upset the mets because they didnt actually send him a contract by fax but they were talking about one. I would say its close to a 100% certaintly the Isles at least gave tavares a contract--it covers the isles when all the books and articles are written about this when he walks or is traded. Im convinced Tavares is not planning on signing unless they make a nashville type of miracle run in the playoffs and even then, if he cant get a contract with the penguins, chicago, or toronto/montreal/ottawa. The whole arena thing makes no sense, hed still be stuck on bad ice for 4 years while that gets built, driving to brooklyn while its not fun, the easy travel schedule being close to the rangers and devils and philly more then makes up for that issue. The man wants to win a cup or be with his Canadien career woman. I dont see a argument for anything else.
Don't ya hate when credible, local sources put a stop to wild rumors?
I can't see that post... what did it say?
I can't see that post... what did it say?
There is going to an outclause (thats right, another one) in JT's contract, saying if the Isles dont get a new arena in Belmont,,, hes off to Toronto.
In fairness, Bossy and Staple can both be right.
The $10.5 figure just happens to be what Kane/Toews make, the highest contract in the league before McDavid re-signed. The Isles could have said they would pay Tavares as much as the top players in the league, and he could have said its not about money, he's not ready to sign.
I don't think anyone doubts that it will cost that much to sign JT, or that if he was willing to sign for $10.5M it would already be done. So, I don't see much newsworthy here.
Except Staple is saying the two sides have not even discussed numbers.
Except Staple is saying the two sides have not even discussed numbers.
Staples has to say what the team wants him to or he gets banned like Botta. To me, Tavares did reject the isles offer already. The isles wanted to sign him...a month ago. hes like "not interested. maybe some day when you become something your not currently and havnt been in 32 years...but until you become that im not interested. ". its like you tell your 6 years girlfriend you want to get married. Shes like ask me someday when you have ambition and a career. you got rejected if you bought the ring or not.
Staples has to say what the team wants him to or he gets banned like Botta. To me, Tavares did reject the isles offer already. The isles wanted to sign him...a month ago. hes like "not interested. maybe some day when you become something your not currently and havnt been in 32 years...but until you become that im not interested. ". its like you tell your 6 years girlfriend you want to get married. Shes like ask me someday when you have ambition and a career. you got rejected if you bought the ring or not.
He said "barely talked numbers." Saying "we'll pay you like the top players in the league" would fit with that.
I believe Mike Bossy said Tavares turned down a 84 million dollar offer
I'd just like to know...If next June rolls around and Ledecky/Malkin and still doing everything possible to get Belmont done, but they're still cutting through red tape and still not sure if it will...What does Tavares do then?
And if JT wants to see improvement from the team in terms of on the ice talent...His entire career was with snow as GM. Don't you think he (and us) should know what kind of GMing he's going to get as long as snow is employed?
One has to wonder if in the most backhanded way JT actually wants snow gone, but would never say that directly.
I'm wondering where Mike's loyalties lie these days.