I guess it is pretty ballsy to make your team worse by buying out your captain and leaving your already cash strapped owner with a 30+ million dollar bill for a guy who is now playing against you.
I am in tampa. I havent missed a game for tampa in like 8 years. I catch most of the games for detroit online but sometimes cant find the game
Now I want to handle this nonsense. FIRST AND FOREMOST VINNY is NOT what you think he was. He is NOT the 100 point vinny. HE WAS REALLY QUESTIONABLE TO BE A 60 point guy.
Make us worse? I really think would have been smart to keep a guy who gets worse yearly for 7.8 million good call lmao.
Is plenty of people who dont like the vinny buy out but he had one of worst contracts in HOCKEY made by dumb and dumber or who I like to call OK DUMMIES. They MAKE ALL GM's LOOK LIKE GENIUSES. Honestly if bettman hadnt stepped in we would not have hockey in Tampa I am sure of that. Those two were like holmgren shoot im bored lets trade away our best three players for a third line guy see how that works. I mean REALLY?
Vinny wasnt playing physical his scoring went down into a very scary level he was getting injured more yearly etc.. Maybe new life brings out some old vinny I have seen it for 1-2 weeks at a time. That is all though. We should have bought out malone too but didnt. He misses half a year each year it seems he is productive though except last year but 4.5 million arghhhh. Purcell top line minutes 3 years at 60 points to me waste of space he is at least good at puck possession and breaking the line.
Vinny was really faltering I wish him well I hope he gets new life in Philly and comes back as a much better player than he has been lately honestly. Maybe he can hit 60 points for a couple more years?
My fear was that he keeps getting worse more injuries and settles into a 40 point guy at 7.8 million yeah that would be smart to keep.
Is not the same thing with franzen so dont try to make it. His production hasnt dropped and doubt will that drastically and cap should make him a steal in a few years honestly.
If stevie had not bought out vinny I would have been ANGRY. He is great guy great for community really special in that regards but man he hit a wall.
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That trend right there from a 100 point guy is FRIGGIN SCARY for a 33 year old on a 8 year contract at max lol. If has a full season again last year he would have missed again 15-20 games with his injury he had. So three years in a row at low 50 points? Pay him another 6 years till is 40 at 7.8 million?