Confirmed with Link: [NYR/TBL] Callahan + 2015 1st + Cond.2014 2nd to TBL for Martin St. Louis + Cond pick

[TheTakedown]

Richards isn't good enough to play with your best offensive player. He can't stay on that line.

Kreider - Brassard - MSL
Hagelin - Stepan - Nash
Pouliot - Richards - Zucc
Dorsett/Carcillo - Boyle - Moore

Richards and MSL are close friends. It's the right place to start...

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Calls the deal "acceptable" only.

 

[ArPanet]

lovely ...

Hey how come the Rangers never wear their 1st jersey when they're playing another orig 6 team?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Says excited for Callahan. Different than MSL; provides important things on and off the ice

 

[Hunter Gathers]

As much love as he's giving Callahan, you can tell he's not thrilled about the deal at all.

 

[theFiGS]

I would not be shocked if we somehow still sign cally at the end of the year for 6 years 5.5, then all of asudden we robbed Tampa.

 

[*Bob Richards*]

Listening to that Callahan interview made me sad.

 

[Holocene]

The only thing I wonder with this trade is who will dive now that Callahan is gone? We have no divers left.

Brassard does some diving here and there. We'll be okay

 

[Ghost of jas]

How soon before we get "Beginnings: Martin St.Louis"?

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Yzerman said his group talked to MSL a few times. Respects his decision "whether we agree with it or not" (which means they do not agree with it).

 

[MisterUnspoken]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVWeTIw-Ch0

Thanks. Yes he does sound like he is pretty disappointed but at the same time looking forward to his start in Tampa. He's 100% headed to UFA from the sounds of it.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Yzerman says they had discussions more than once about MSL's future in Tampa with MSL. "Discussed it in the past -- don't care to elaborate."

 

[dmjt4160]

oh man this is brutal

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Reporter -- Are you the reason he wanted to leave?

Yzerman -- I don't want to put words in his mouth, so you can speak to Marty.

Wow.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Reporter -- Is the team better now that MSL has left?

Yzerman -- I don't know.

 

[MisterUnspoken]

Reporter -- Are you the reason he wanted to leave?

Yzerman -- I don't want to put words in his mouth, so you can speak to Marty.

Wow.

Yzerman is the reason he left. No doubt in my mind. I don't think MSL wanted to resign in Tampa in 10-11 either, but was talked into it and MAYBE promised something and when he didn't get it he said that's the straw that broke the camels back.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

Yzerman is the reason he left. No doubt in my mind. I don't think MSL wanted to resign in Tampa in 10-11 either, but was talked into it and MAYBE promised something and when he didn't get it he said that's the straw that broke the camels back.

Agreed completely.

 

[Hire Sather]

Yzerman is a quite a bit biffed.

 

[AWall THE CLAW]

Richards isn't good enough to play with your best offensive player. He can't stay on that line.

Kreider - Brassard - MSL
Hagelin - Stepan - Nash
Pouliot - Richards - Zucc
Dorsett/Carcillo - Boyle - Moore

Have you even watched Brass and Zucc?

 

[Trxjw]

Richards and MSL are close friends. It's the right place to start...

It's obvious they will start there. I think it's a suckers bet to assume it stays that way. Richards looks like a 36 year old. MSL hasn't lost much of anything in his game.

 

[dmjt4160]

I think Yzerman is handling this really well

 

[AWall THE CLAW]

Anyone a bit excited by the ridiculous matchup problems we are now equipped to pose for other teams?

Hagelin - Stepan - Nash
Kreider - Richards - St. Louis
Pouliot - Brassard - Zuccarello

...pick your poison.

 

[Trxjw]

Have you even watched Brass and Zucc?

What do you mean? I thought the season started today?

Hilarious that you ask me that and then break up the Kreider/Nash combo in your next post.

 

[Hunter Gathers]

I think Yzerman is handling this really well

He's handling it OK, but his pent up rage is pretty easy to spot on his face.

 

[MisterUnspoken]

I think Yzerman is handling this really well