Yeah I wasn't sold on him for years (mostly because I absolutely hated the PK until about a couple years ago, still don't love it but it's way better than it was) but you can't argue he gets results.
The funniest part about this is the fact that he was brought in for leadership and to mentor Bedard.
Blackhawks terminate Corey Perry’s contract, but many questions remain unanswered
The big question lingering is whether Perry’s alleged misconduct has risen to the level of a material breach of his...www.dailyfaceoff.com
News are spreading that Perry was drunk at an event (team-event) with sponsors etc... And something there happened.......
If thats indeed the reason the Hawks are acting like "dummies" again and let this "Bedarf-Mom-Nonsense" spread for nothing.
I mean, it cant be any worse than what Nuke did in Seattle.
On the other hand: The AVS got away with it, maybe the Hawks think they can too.. Or thought so.....
Any word from the NHLPA so far?
Kinda funny that a guy like that is viewed as a "mentor" to begin with. He's always been one of the meanest and dirtiest players of his generation. Foligno, sure, that guy could be viewed as a leader-type, but Perry!?The funniest part about this is the fact that he was brought in for leadership and to mentor Bedard.
From an article over the summer “Perry has also been praised for his leadership abilities over the years, and this is something that he should bring over to Blackhawks. This is certainly a major perk, as the Blackhawks have Bedard and other young players who should benefit from having Perry around as a mentor.”
MacK isn't some prima donna. He'll play where and how the coaches tell him to. It's a system issue that's being held together with a f*** ton of talent.
I wonder what this does to his HHOF aspirations. Because I think he has a good case.
I agree with all of this except McGahey makes my skin crawl for some reason. I haven’t seen a whole lot of him though.
Reminds me of a story I was told about legendary goalie Gary "The Suitcase" Smith, called that because he was traded so many times. I guess when he was with the Canucks the team had a major sponsor in Alpo dog food and the owner of the company had the team over for dinner. Smith proceeded to get drunk and started talking about the owner's family, zeroing in on the daughter and saying something to the effect of "Yeah I can see the resemblance...on the can!" Needless to say the host of that night's festivities was not pleased. Don't know if Gary suited up that many more times for Vancouver after that but I'm guessing he didn't.
Nearly 1,200 NHL games, Stanley Cup champion in 2007, Hart winner in 2011, and almost 1,000 career points.
I don't think he's done. He's seeking out counseling but it isn't necessarily the players' assistance program.
He's 99.9% done, I don't think there's really any way he can come back, based on how things shook out.
