Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON Joined: 09.20.2010
Jun 26 @ 3:01 PM ET
Yes. But many rumours are just that. Rumours. - Nasty_Duck
"They were even willing to go as high as $91-million to sign No. 91, which is $2-million more per season on a seven-year deal than he ended up getting from the Toronto Maple Leafs."
Theres no "it was believed" or "i heard maybe/possibly"
Location: Isn't Cooley 5"11? You know who else is 5"11? Sydney Crosby. - Scabeh Joined: 04.06.2011
Jun 26 @ 3:03 PM ET
JT is an elite player.
He's just not accomplished enough to justify the numbers being thrown around.
Pastrnak, playing with no support in Boston (unless you count a past-his-prime Marchand) managed 47 goals and 110 pts last year. On a team that's mostly known for it's defensive style of play.
Pasta signed his 11.7m contract last year after posting a career high 61 goals and 113 pts.
JTs contact was signed 6 years ago, after putting up 37 goals and 84 pts.
I just don't see it as realistic a gm offered him 13m/year, six years ago. - Nasty_Duck
Can you (frank) off Boston Bruins fan? The team that literally has made a name for itself by getting people to buy in to the culture and sign team friendly deals?
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high Joined: 09.15.2010
Jun 26 @ 3:05 PM ET
When guys like CJ report it as something definite it’s usually pretty close to a lock. And no, reporters/insiders don’t reveal their sources. That’s how they get their info. - Canada Cup
It’s still nothing more than a rumour when it comes to proof.
Can you (frank) off Boston Bruins fan? The team that literally has made a name for itself by getting people to buy in to the culture and sign team friendly deals?
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high Joined: 09.15.2010
Jun 26 @ 3:08 PM ET
"They were even willing to go as high as $91-million to sign No. 91, which is $2-million more per season on a seven-year deal than he ended up getting from the Toronto Maple Leafs."
Theres no "it was believed" or "i heard maybe/possibly"
It states "they were willing".
Seems like more than a rumour
And i understand that would have been nuts. - Fakepartofme
He doesn’t work for either team so yes, that’s a rumour. Unless you’re crazy enough to think a NHL team’s management shares anything like this with the media.
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow since I’m way up high Joined: 09.15.2010
Jun 26 @ 3:09 PM ET
No I'm not.
But you are, as you previously stated. - Fakepartofme
Both the American and Canadian broadcasts were biased as hell… ever see panther’s fans being focused on when it came to the Canadian one? No? What a shock.
"They were even willing to go as high as $91-million to sign No. 91, which is $2-million more per season on a seven-year deal than he ended up getting from the Toronto Maple Leafs."
Theres no "it was believed" or "i heard maybe/possibly"
It states "they were willing".
Seems like more than a rumour
And i understand that would have been nuts. - Fakepartofme
So the year after McDavid set the bar with his $12.5m deal, another GM is gonna up that for a player that's not nearly as good?
Sorry, rumors don't do it for me. I need to see citations.
Location: Living rent free... in your head, ON Joined: 09.20.2010
Jun 26 @ 3:14 PM ET
He doesn’t work for either team so yes, that’s a rumour. Unless you’re crazy enough to think a NHL team’s management shares anything like this with the media. - Dozzer
The rumor: John Tavares reached out to the Islanders on Sunday morning to inform them of his decision to move on from the franchise. The Isles reportedly made Tavares an offer of $88 million over eight years and are believed to have increased it at the minute, according to The Fourth Period. But the other teams involved in the sweepstakes are said to have gone even higher, with the Sharks offering $91 million across seven years — a whopping $13 million AAV that would make Tavares the highest-paid player in the NHL.
It's annoying 
