Could you not be bothered to link it? Or at least summarize it?
Here is your summary:
So now its confirmed Jagr didn't receive an offer from the Panthers, quoting, "money wasn't an issue."
Tallon even confirmed this himself yesterday; quotes:
"Tallon admitted he never made Jagr an offer and he was torn up about it "
"Tallon said Panthers want to get faster as reasons for Jagr and Jokinen moves"
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Tallon and the Cats are a joke. Tallon have been lying/fooling everyone about wanting Jagr back since April and all way through the summer until yesterday saying he has been talking with Jagrs agent. Treating Jagr as a pile of dirt. Unreal.
The reason was probably that FLA wanted to sell some tickets during off season and had they announced immediately they were moving on from Jagr that would have been a PR disaster.
Either way, totally classless move of Tallon and Florida. At least now Florida fans cant say Jagr left them for greener grass, as he clearly wanted to stay.
And on top of that you have the clueless clowns in this thread moaning about Jagr pricing himself out, sighs
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Jagr earned a base salary of $4 million last year that grew to $5.5 million with bonuses. Tallon said Thursday that he had been talking to Jagr’s agent Petr Svoboda on a regular basis and that the window would remain open to re-sign Jagr until October if no other team signed him.
That window slammed shut when free agency began Saturday.
Tallon admitted that while Svoboda made an early offer in the protracted negotiation process, he never made a counter-offer.
A source said Jagr felt disrespected and left twisting in the wind since April.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-panthers/fl-sp-panthers-jagr-201707081-story.html
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Jagr obviously wanted to comeback after last season ended, but expected he had to wait for Panthers management decision if he got to stay or not.
Turns out Jagr had to wait 3 months until free agency started to get an answer from Florida - and Tallon deceived Jagr and everyone else during 3 months.
Tallon could not even be honest at summer summit 1 day before free agency and went on with his lies in front of 1000 Panthers fans - telling them he was talking with Jagrs agent when the Panthers had no intention of re-signing. Thats beyond absurd - just completely classless.
After 130 points in 180 games and an amazing journey, the Panthers could not even be honest and open about their intentions with him?
Apparantly Tallon has no idea how to treat people, no wonder Jagr felt disrespected after all he has done for Floridas team.
“We’ll wait for the season to end,” Jagr told reporters following Monday’s morning skate in Sunrise.
“The way I look at it, we’re already playing for the future right now. I love the game, still want to be better every day I step on the ice. Nothing has changed in the 20-something years I have played hockey.
“The drive is still there, in my mind, I still believe I can get better. We’ll wait and see what happens.”
As far as wanting to return to Florida, Jagr seems open to the idea. The Panthers are believed to be open to having Jagr return for at least one more season.
“I love it here, every minute,” he said. “The organization was so good to me; gave me a chance, traded for me, put me with good and talented players the past few years here. I love it, love it here. Nothing has changed. Other than not making the playoffs, nothing has changed."
"It doesn't matter if we lost or we didn't make the playoffs," Jagr said. "Nothing has changed. I'm the one to be blamed, too."
Read more here:
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nhl/florida-panthers/article142385284.html#storylink=cpy
Would be interesting to see how it would play out.
