Esposito is not exactly the guy I'd want to listen to based on his track record and how he chooses to treat people. But to each their own
Esposito went old school on talk radio and blasted St. Louis and all involved, basically calling them a bunch of stupid babies (with plenty of expletives!)......hilarious! Let em have it Phil, love it when someone gets real and tells it how it really is instead of coddling these athletes when they pull BS moves like this. Awesome.
10 team, head-to-head, multi-cat, keep-12 keeper league. CATS: G,A,+/-,PPP,PIM,SOG,HITS BS,SHP, W,SV,SV%,GAA,SO Daily rosters of 6F, 4D, 2 Flex, 2G
F: Crosby, Hall, Pacioretty, Hartnell, Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Callahan, Dubinsky, Hossa, Huberdeau, Abdelkader, Bjugstad (IR)
D: Karlsson, Hedman, Muzzin, Savard, Streit (IR)
G: Lundqvist, Quick, Condon
Esposito is not exactly the guy I'd want to listen to based on his track record and how he chooses to treat people. But to each their own
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Esposito speaking out on trade value is rich
the man involved in one of the worst trades in Rangers history has the nerve to comment about value
hey Espo how do you feel about Park and Ratelle for Esposito and Vadnais
I wouldn't call MSL a baby either. Could be down to his last season next year. I'd at he's earned the right to ask to be closer to his family to test out if he'd keep playing if he was closer to his family.
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D (count 6): McAvoy, Kylington, Byram, Boqvist, Perunovich, Lundkvist, L.Hughes, Zellweger, Morrow
G (count 2): Askarov, Wallstedt, Wolf, Kochetkov, Levi
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i think douch-bag is a more appropriate term...
Well done. It is a douche move asking for a trade at this venture, I don't care how the bleeding-hearts in here try to justify it.......seriously people, HE's BEEN IN TAMPA FOR 12 YEARS! You're telling me the guy can't tough out one more playoff run before QUIETLY asking for a trade in the offseason if he really misses his family????? smh.... Gimme a break, so tired of everyone making excuses for these spoiled babies. Guy is getting filthy rich under his current contract, how about being a man and honoring it instead of trying to hurt the team you're supposed to be leading.
10 team, head-to-head, multi-cat, keep-12 keeper league. CATS: G,A,+/-,PPP,PIM,SOG,HITS BS,SHP, W,SV,SV%,GAA,SO Daily rosters of 6F, 4D, 2 Flex, 2G
F: Crosby, Hall, Pacioretty, Hartnell, Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Callahan, Dubinsky, Hossa, Huberdeau, Abdelkader, Bjugstad (IR)
D: Karlsson, Hedman, Muzzin, Savard, Streit (IR)
G: Lundqvist, Quick, Condon
The funny thing is, if he left Tampa as a free-agent rather than taking a below market deal we wouldn't have any problems with him. Hell, he could have just retired and left Tampa with nothing and I don't know that he'd be getting ripped for that choice. Instead the Lightning are likely going to get some sort of return for a 38yr old with only one more year on his contract. Hell, they didn't even trade assets away to acquire him in the first place. Dude really needs to take lessons on how to screw a franchise because he frankly sucks at it.
Fun fact:
This is the first year since 2007-2008 that St. Louis' yearly salary has entered the top 50 in the NHL... he's 41st. In that span he has never finished outside the top 20 in points.
The Lightning have done well out of Marty, two Art Ross Trophies, Stanley Cup, Hart Trophy, 890 regular season points... over a point per game in the post season.
Take out St. Louis and Ohlund (who is likely done) and Tampa has one of the youngest teams in the league (top 5 at least) and they are likely to keep improving (particularly on the blue line).
So all in all, I have a hard time mustering the self-righteous indignation the so many people here seem to feel.
/S
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C(3): Athanasiou, Sissons, Zibanejad
LW(3): Lehkonen, Burakovsky, Hymen
RW(3): Bjorkstrand, Smith, Palmieri
F(3): Stepan (C), Bjork (LW), Poehling (C)
D(6): Carlson, Heiskanen, Bogosian, Edler, Hakanpaa, Fleury
G(1): Talbot, Sorokin, Varlamov
Bench: Parise (LW), Motte (C), Richardson (C), Hagg (D)
IR: Wood, Henrique, Johnson, Dvorak
Prospects: (F) Barre-Boulet, Khovanov, Beckman, Greig, N. Robertson, Fagemo, Tuomalaa, (D) Ceulemans, Hughes, Schneider, Zboril
2nd best player demanding a trade right before a playoff run? That's not screwing your team? I've already said it once, but if I was a Tampa player that worked my balls off to secure a playoff spot with Stamkos being out most of the season, I would be livid that my "captain" is trying to jump ship over an issue that has nothing to do that team itself. I'm sorry, but I have zero respect for anyone that wears a C and then pulls that shit..........a good captain goes down with his ship.
10 team, head-to-head, multi-cat, keep-12 keeper league. CATS: G,A,+/-,PPP,PIM,SOG,HITS BS,SHP, W,SV,SV%,GAA,SO Daily rosters of 6F, 4D, 2 Flex, 2G
F: Crosby, Hall, Pacioretty, Hartnell, Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Callahan, Dubinsky, Hossa, Huberdeau, Abdelkader, Bjugstad (IR)
D: Karlsson, Hedman, Muzzin, Savard, Streit (IR)
G: Lundqvist, Quick, Condon
Nick Kypreos? Yeah I can't find the source but didn't a GM rip him a new one this year after he falsified some trade rumour? I'm positive he was on the receiving end of ridicule but I can't find the info at the present.
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RW: Marner, Palmieri Buchnevich, Simmonds
D: Karlsson Byfuglien, Petry, Muzzin
G: Rask, Murray Jarry
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C. White, Vrana, Hischier, Sikura, DeSmith
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The keyboard warriors are in full force here without even knowing most of the details. Predictable as usual.
Thanks for putting the nail in the coffin.