How can you say he was an AHL level player? At the time when the representation ended, he had just come off an 18 goal and 32 point season in 79 games. He's also not a natural pure skill guy. More of a speedy guy that can chip in some offense, but his speed is the best asset. Those totals for what he is are pretty good. This was at the age of 22, and at the age of 20 he had 27 goals and 53 total points in 61 AHL games. There's every reason to believe he had a role in the NHL. Claiming he was an AHL player is bonkers.
Maybe he doesn't reach 1000 games. I agree with your suggestion that he might've not stuck in the NHL for that many years (hard to know exactly), but whether that's true doesn't really matter towards whether he has a case (dollar amount is a different discussion, I'll get to that below). If he'd have an NHL spot on merit at the time he was advised what he was, he's an NHL player for the sake of his claim in this lawsuit.
I think the 20 million in earnings sounds spurious. I don't know that he'll get anywhere near what he asks for, but I can see him getting something out of this from Newport. And it's a common tactic anyway in a lawsuit to ask for more than you deserve. Same thing that's done with contract negotiations. You start very high, and let the price be driven down to a point both sides can meet at.
I know what the tactics are. I just think 20 million is especially frivolous, and suing his agent for his own stupid decisions is even more frivolous. There's not a chance in the nine levels of hell he would've sniffed 1,000 NHL games. No way he could've earned even half of that. Especially after being indicted.
He was a tweener at best. Speed and chipping in occasional offense doesn't mean
shit without any defense or physicality for a third/fourth line player - and
don't tell me Formenton could play defense well or he was physical when he wasn't either.
This is a completely ignorant take on Formenton. You should stop listening to whoever told you that.
AHL/NHL tweener at f***ing best. Especially considering that he's been charged with f***ing sexual assault. It was going to come out anyway, and it did. He should've accepted the contract he was given. He should've listened to that f***ing little bit of conscience (if he even had it) that said, "Hey, sexual assault is f***ing wrong." He should've listened to his f***ing agent that he's now suing for his own f***ing mistakes.
Forgive me for not having any sympathy or any positive feelings for him or his career - or the careers of the accused, for that matter, which is what I stated in my answer to you.
