Dean didn't want to give up the cap space, no use in crying about it. Kings have to move forward and still plug some holes.
He never wants to use cap space. These guys will look like real effing geniuses when there is no lockout and Cap Space is playing his 6th year for Manchester.
When are you going to call up Cap Space? The kid is effing ready.
If he wanted to take a lesser cap hit, he'd sign with New Jersey, knowing the team and stuff.. It makes sense, I bet it's a low cap hit, they don't want to risk losing Parise and Kovalchuk knows that.. I bet the contract will surprise most of you, Lou is a boss, he knows how to work it.. Lombardi on the other hand should stick to the draft and go back to being a scout, he can't manage a team for ****
Guys - he went to the Devils, a team with an aging defense corps and goaltender, that now has to dump players in order to fit him in. He obviously went for the money.
So I ask, knowing we all wanted the talent, but seeing his decision, did we REALLY want the player?
His motivation seems clear, now. Doesn't want to sign for the future....just wants to sign for the money.
Time to move on.
I said Kovi was about the money from day one, About 90 percent of these Pro athletes are always about how much cash they are going to make.
Guys - he went to the Devils, a team with an aging defense corps and goaltender, that now has to dump players in order to fit him in. He obviously went for the money.
So I ask, knowing we all wanted the talent, but seeing his decision, did we REALLY want the player?
His motivation seems clear, now. Doesn't want to sign for the future....just wants to sign for the money.
Time to move on.
If the difference is two million a season and you are going to a franchise with a PROVEN GM and a team that has won Cups, well, it doesn't make him look like an asshat or a greedy SOB.
Fact of the matter is LA hasn't done ****. Ever. That continues today.
The guy has earned a pay day and while we think LA was the best option, you don't know what LL has told him or what LL has up his sleeve.
Whatever it is, it's better than what DL has coming. The master schooled the pupil on this one.
I think i am more upset at the fact that while we were trying to court Kovy, a lot of the top-end guys (notably defensemen) have signed. Now we're left holding our dicks.
Guys - he went to the Devils, a team with an aging defense corps and goaltender, that now has to dump players in order to fit him in. He obviously went for the money.
So I ask, knowing we all wanted the talent, but seeing his decision, did we REALLY want the player?
His motivation seems clear, now. Doesn't want to sign for the future....just wants to sign for the money.
Time to move on.
If he was just about money he would have gone to the KHL, or signed with Atlanta.
If the difference is two million a season and you are going to a franchise with a PROVEN GM and a team that has won Cups, well, it doesn't make him look like an asshat or a greedy SOB.
Fact of the matter is LA hasn't done ****. Ever. That continues today.
The guy has earned a pay day and while we think LA was the best option, you don't know what LL has told him or what LL has up his sleeve.
Whatever it is, it's better than what DL has coming. The master schooled the pupil on this one.
LA has a lot going against them, we as kings fans just have to get use to it.
