tarozi
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Honesty is the last thing you will get out of anyone. Lindros was honest and everyone shit on him for it.
Confirmed with Link: Rutger McGroarty to Pittsburgh for Brayden Yager
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I think it is a little more than an entitled generation thing.
Amateur hockey has evolved into something very different than what it was. When I was a kid almost all of the guys played hockey. We played for fun, not to get to the NHL.
Today, it is all geared towards identifying the best talents and developing them. A lot of money is required to go very far, or even to go anywhere, in the game. Even playing at the lowest levels is expensive. The number of kids playing hockey keeps dropping. The ones left come from privileged families. Of course they have more entitled attitudes. They have been treated as entitled all of their lives.
Yeah, when you're used to the bustling metropolis that is Lincoln Nebraska, a small city like Winnipeg is just such a step back...
Andy6
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It sounded like “development path” were the words that came most readily to him when comparing Pittsburgh to Winnipeg. I guess they’re at a stage where they can make a more plausible case that he’ll have a central role as soon as he wants one. Whatever … the Jets are bound to have to sift through the talent that’s available to them in order to figure out who will be happy with what they have to offer.
It’s one reason I like the Blue Bombers - their players are just so glad and grateful to have a place to make a living playing football.
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Im ready to close the thread and move on
Looking forward to see how Yeager develops
Begrudgingly saying bye and good luck to Rutger in Pitts to leave me in peace
Maybe him forcing our hand trading might work in our favor. we might have a better player in Yeager in 5 years and Rutger turns into a dud.
That’s my prediction. Look at the Jets history Players forcing a trade out of Winnipeg tend to perform worse with their new teams than when they were with the Jets
Looking forward to see how Yeager develops
Begrudgingly saying bye and good luck to Rutger in Pitts to leave me in peace
Maybe him forcing our hand trading might work in our favor. we might have a better player in Yeager in 5 years and Rutger turns into a dud.
That’s my prediction. Look at the Jets history Players forcing a trade out of Winnipeg tend to perform worse with their new teams than when they were with the Jets
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Also Sip is a Voodoo high priest and has placed his chicken curse, Rutger is the next Jimmy Vessey.
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I am waiting for the day when a prospect refuses to sign with the Jets and when asked why cites @sipowicz as the reason.
Aggie204
Expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed.
pictman
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It's my belief that Rutger's success and all the hype around him went to his head and it went to the head of all those surrounding him. He has decided he's to big for little old Winnipeg. When his good buddy Gauthier decided to pull the escape hatch lever ,Rutgers joined him. I won't waste any more breath on him. Welcome to the Jets Yager.
What a f***ing idiot. I'll be cheering for his career to tank - Enjoy Finnish D league!
bustamente
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Jets drafted him, he didn't want to play in Winnipeg, Jets traded him.........................The End
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Welcome to the new Lee Stepniak. Jets fans never forget.
Similar to Cutter, I think he just decided he did not like the city that drafted him and decided to play elsewhere.
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The law of unintended consequences will likely come back to chew on his derrière.
Whoa there, pardner. I take some umbrage. The scorer of the Jets' first playoff goal since 1996 will live on in the Good Place forever.
Stemp was a reliable, workmanlike light in the wilderness in those early years, and was happy to stick here. The loss of that particular journeyman hero was squarely on management.
I knew Mr Lee Stempniak. And Rutger McLieFace is no Stempniak.
Lest we forget, that saddest exit interview in the world...
NHL journeyman, Winnipeg Jets playoff hero Lee Stempniak retires | Sporting News Canada
NHL journeyman Lee Stempniak retires
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What more is there to say? I've been over this for a while now, looking forward to seeing Yager dominate his remaining time in Juniors and take some big steps. Rutger who?
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Aggie204
Expect the worst, you’ll never be disappointed.
During the draft combine:
Chevy: would you like to play for the Jets?
Rutger: Aladeen!
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Whoa there, pardner. I take some umbrage. The scorer of the Jets' first playoff goal since 1996 will live on in the Good Place forever.
Stemp was a reliable, workmanlike light in the wilderness in those early years, and was happy to stick here. The loss of that particular journeyman hero was squarely on management.
I knew Mr Lee Stempniak. And Rutger McLieFace is no Stempniak.
Lest we forget, that saddest exit interview in the world...
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NHL journeyman, Winnipeg Jets playoff hero Lee Stempniak retires | Sporting News Canada
NHL journeyman Lee Stempniak retires
Yeah Stempniak's name should not be mentioned in the same breath as this guy. The man was a total class act.
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I thought Adam Lowry scored the first goal in new Jets playoff history...Lest we forget.Whoa there, pardner. I take some umbrage. The scorer of the Jets' first playoff goal since 1996 will live on in the Good Place forever.
Stemp was a reliable, workmanlike light in the wilderness in those early years, and was happy to stick here. The loss of that particular journeyman hero was squarely on management.
I knew Mr Lee Stempniak. And Rutger McLieFace is no Stempniak.
Lest we forget, that saddest exit interview in the world...
View attachment 904016
NHL journeyman, Winnipeg Jets playoff hero Lee Stempniak retires | Sporting News Canada
NHL journeyman Lee Stempniak retires
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Time to close the thread. The jets avoided another team cancer and ended up with a good western hockey league player with far greater character than that guy. End it.
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