[Devils-list] Holik in the news
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Thu, 9 Aug 2001 09:07:41 EDT
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In a message dated 8/9/01 9:00:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
pkeiper@mail.wesleyan.edu writes:
> After reading the articles in today's papers, I stand by what I said
> yesterday. Holik will either be re-signed or traded by the start of the
> season.
>
> Holik asked for $4.75 mil which is more than Stevens & Marty. Reading his
> quotes he confirms my opinion of him as greedy. I mean he is getting $3.5
> mil to ostensibly be a defensive forward. You cannot make the case that he
> earned that money based on his offensive production.
>
> He said that he was upset that the Devils compared him to Robert Reichel,
> Travis Green and Viktor Kozlov. Well, offensively, the comparisons are
> justified. If you want to be the highest paid player on the team and be a
> forward you have to put up better numbers.
>
> Kozlov 51 GP 14 G 23 A 37 Pts $1.75 Mil
> Green 69 GP 13 G 15 A 28 Pts $1.4 Mil
> Holik 80 GP 15 G 35 A 50 Pts $3.5 Mil
> Reichel did not play in the NHL last year unless it is just so early that
> I cannot read.
> (stats are espn.com, salaries nhlpa.com)
>
> Holik's numbers are better than those two but not by a huge margin. If
> they make an avg of $1.575 I would say Holik is worth $2 million more for
> his defensive capabilities which is pretty much in line with what he got.
> IMHO, he has no reason to be upset at all.
>
>
Those are tremendous points, Pete.
It of course immediately disturbed me for Bobby to say all this. It can't be
new to him, being on the team as long as he has, to have faced what he did.
And getting $3.5 mill to play hockey sounds pretty good to all of us.
But what is starting to trouble me, is that the players coming up on the same
journey aren't as interchangeable to me as they once have been. I like THIS
team. I love the way it's been constructed and put together, but these
personalities mean a lot to me.
Maybe it's the leaps and bounds the Internet has given us or what not, but I
feel closer to the team some how. It's having all of you to talk about it
with when it's deep into the offseason and my friends and family show off
that "if you mention the D word again" look.
This is my team! And I'm going to miss these guys when they're gone. More
than I have before.
Does that make sense? Well, I hope it does, or at least that you all know my
intention to do so.
paige-
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Calisto MT" LANG="0">In a message dated 8/9/01 9:00:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
<BR>pkeiper@mail.wesleyan.edu writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">After reading the articles in today's papers, I stand by what I said
<BR>yesterday. Holik will either be re-signed or traded by the start of the
<BR>season.
<BR>
<BR>Holik asked for $4.75 mil which is more than Stevens & Marty. Reading his
<BR>quotes he confirms my opinion of him as greedy. I mean he is getting $3.5
<BR>mil to ostensibly be a defensive forward. You cannot make the case that he
<BR>earned that money based on his offensive production.
<BR>
<BR>He said that he was upset that the Devils compared him to Robert Reichel,
<BR>Travis Green and Viktor Kozlov. Well, offensively, the comparisons are
<BR>justified. If you want to be the highest paid player on the team and be a
<BR>forward you have to put up better numbers.
<BR>
<BR>Kozlov 51 GP 14 G 23 A 37 Pts $1.75 Mil
<BR>Green 69 GP 13 G 15 A 28 Pts $1.4 Mil
<BR>Holik 80 GP 15 G 35 A 50 Pts $3.5 Mil
<BR>Reichel did not play in the NHL last year unless it is just so early that
<BR>I cannot read.
<BR>(stats are espn.com, salaries nhlpa.com)
<BR>
<BR>Holik's numbers are better than those two but not by a huge margin. If
<BR>they make an avg of $1.575 I would say Holik is worth $2 million more for
<BR>his defensive capabilities which is pretty much in line with what he got.
<BR>IMHO, he has no reason to be upset at all.
<BR>
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Those are tremendous points, Pete.
<BR>It of course immediately disturbed me for Bobby to say all this. It can't be
<BR>new to him, being on the team as long as he has, to have faced what he did.
<BR>And getting $3.5 mill to play hockey sounds pretty good to all of us.
<BR>But what is starting to trouble me, is that the players coming up on the same
<BR>journey aren't as interchangeable to me as they once have been. I like THIS
<BR>team. I love the way it's been constructed and put together, but these
<BR>personalities mean a lot to me.
<BR>Maybe it's the leaps and bounds the Internet has given us or what not, but I
<BR>feel closer to the team some how. It's having all of you to talk about it
<BR>with when it's deep into the offseason and my friends and family show off
<BR>that "if you mention the D word again" look.
<BR>This is my team! And I'm going to miss these guys when they're gone. More
<BR>than I have before.
<BR>Does that make sense? Well, I hope it does, or at least that you all know my
<BR>intention to do so.
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>paige-
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