Dr Jan Itor
Registered User
The quote in question:
There was also this:
Whatever reading between the lines one wants to do here it's fair to call both statements provocative. Personally I've got zero problems with provocative when it comes to this team, though. Especially when the guys most likely to be "provoked" are guys with NMCs, and I'd bet cash money on that being part of why Parise was almost an Islander.
Threatening to trade guys that you can't trade without their permission isn't much of a threat.
I think Parise was almost an Islander because he wants out and has for a while.