Amberite Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Jay Grossman on 590 AM Toronto coming up: http://www.fan590.com/ Please transcribe it live for us lowly folks at work who can't listen. Ok thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 grossman on the deal: 'let's just say it moved me... to a bigger house!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) grossman on the deal: 'let's just say it moved me... to a bigger house!' You said the loud part quiet and the quiet part loud. You could have also said, they dropped a dump truck full of money in front of his house, he isn't made of stone. Edited July 19, 2010 by Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Since Kovy is the mega million dollar man just nickname him Steve Austin or Lee Majors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 You said the loud part quiet and the quiet part loud. You could have also said, they dropped a dump truck full of money in front of his house, he isn't made of stone. kovalchuk: "money isn't everything. as long as i have my solid gold house and my rocket car, i don't need anything else" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Jay Grossman on 590 AM Toronto coming up: http://www.fan590.com/ Thx for posting. Please transcribe it live for us lowly folks at work who can't listen. Ok thanks. Will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 That's a myth. He offered Bobby Holik $8 million a year. When it was necessary, and he has an owner who is willing to sign the checks, he could blow the bank. McMullen could be particularly frugle from what I remember. On the other hand, afterwards, you had Yankee money as a last resort, and now you have a guy who wants to be Ted Leonsis. beejeepers I'm getting sick of how much you think you know. Yeah, I remember that - I also remember it was unprecedented and Bob told him to suck a hochy anyhow soo -- yeah,... you're point? That one offer makes him not frugal -- tell that to Claude for starters, OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebbekew Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Anyone think the press conference will be outside the Rock/available to fans at all? Or more likely a closed door event? Just curious if anyone has heard anything since me and my gf are on vaca this week and I think it would be cool to watch LL make the big announcement live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (N)Єverson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) "We sort of thought our soft deadline was September 15th when camp opened." - Jay Grossman Sig worthy! Edited July 19, 2010 by Coorslight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 grossman on the deal: 'let's just say it moved me... to a bigger house!' "Oh crap, I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 beejeepers I'm getting sick of how much you think you know. Yeah, I remember that - I also remember it was unprecedented and Bob told him to suck a hochy anyhow soo -- yeah,... you're point? That one offer makes him not frugal -- tell that to Claude for starters, OK? Holik not accepting what Lou offered has nothing to do with the price of tea in China. Also, Claude was traded after the first cup, and did not leave in free agency (if that's what you're referring to). He played hardball with restricted free agents for sure, but again, I think it had more to do with who was writing the checks and not necessarily Lou being a cheap skate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS-SS Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 K-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 "We sort of thought our soft deadline was September 15th when camp opened." - Jay Grossman Sig worthy! Before the interview started, the hosts mentioned that the deal hasn't been approved by the league yet. Is there any chance that the deal gets rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Before the interview started, the hosts mentioned that the deal hasn't been approved by the league yet. Is there any chance that the deal gets rejected? Considering they haven't rejected similar deals, I doubt it. Pronger's was ridiculous (and investigated but nothing came of it), DiPietro's was almost as long, Hossa etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Before the interview started, the hosts mentioned that the deal hasn't been approved by the league yet. Is there any chance that the deal gets rejected? Right at the end Grossman just said Kovy intends to play out the entire contract with the New Jersey Devils, so there's your disclaimer. Intention I think is the entire thing. If Kovy "intends" to play out the entire contract, and we know there are players that have/will play till they're 44, then the NHL can't reject it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Before the interview started, the hosts mentioned that the deal hasn't been approved by the league yet. Is there any chance that the deal gets rejected? I don't see what the league could do. This contract is against no rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devalxc Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 for some reason facebook's nhl page says 17 year long deal but i dont believe them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) For those at work: Grossman: "We thought our soft deadline was sept. 15 when camp opened." (laughs) We didn't expect that it would play out this long. It was a complicated situation. There were numerous options..coming from numerous different options/teams. Kovy's objective was to get all the deals in front of him and then make a decision. Kovy was calm throughout the whole process. Grossman wouldn't get into how much the contract was for. He did say however that it was a long contract. Said Ilya felt he was in a unique position. He said it was a motivating experience for Kovy and his experience with the Devils was great - Even though there was a coach change, he loved Lemaire and Lou. He said, "It served us well to be silent in the process because things could be misconstrued." He said that when he tweeted for the first time that Kovy would decide, he really believed he was about to decide but then Kovy said, "Let's take a step back here." About NJ Grossman said that NJ remained absolutely steadfast in their interest and their approach remained the same. They were patient and great to deal with. Lou was always able to call at the right time and say the right thing. He said that the offer from the KHL was seriously considered - it was for a "short term and was for an unbelievable amount of money" Grossman then mentioned that Kovy wanted to "print his boots into one location" and compared the contract to Sergei Federov's old contract Edited July 19, 2010 by ben00rs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I heard Parise intends to play until he's 80. Lou's trying to sign him to a 125 million, 53 year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I heard Parise intends to play until he's 80. Lou's trying to sign him to a 125 million, 53 year contract. I'm buying a Stanley Cup 2064 patch right now!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberite Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Thanks ben00rs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 About NJ Grossman said that NJ remained absolutely steadfast in their interest and their approach remained the same. They were patient and great to deal with. Lou was always able to call at the right time and say the right thing. It just goes to show...the small things matter in business. Something my dad's been preaching to me for years now. Also, shows that Lou's the freakin man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Love how Summer League B-ball is more important to ESPN then this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I don't see what the league could do. This contract is against no rules. Apparently a deal can be rejected if it was made with no intent to see it through to its conclusion. While it's true that this deal should pass muster if Pronger and Hossa's did, it is at least conceivable that the league might want to take a stand against a deal like this eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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