Maybe hate is too strong a word and should be reserved for Crosby and the like. I certainly don't hate Girardi and he is one of the reasons I would be happy to see Tampa win the cup. I just wish they could replace Callahan with Stepan and then I would really be rooting for them.
Surprisingly, I also didn't want the Rangers to offer Callahan any contract and was pleased with the trade (not the picks, but offloading a future albatross).
The negotiation to me really wasn't the issue, it was just the ultimate result that he basically drove himself out of NY over 250K/500K, then took around 750K off his NYR asking price to play in Tampa, an organization that had nothing to do with him previously. It made no sense to me at the time and still doesn't to this day and I interpreted that as a guy who doesn't really care about things other then money.
Had he gotten something like 6.5 or 7/ year from Tampa, my feelings would be much different, because even for a wealthy person, 1mil extra per year is too much to pass up and also stupid from a practical perspective. But that he ultimately left over 200K and actually makes a lesser gross salary , really bothered me.
