[Devils-list] Holik in the news
Sykias26@aol.com
Sykias26@aol.com
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 10:09:37 EDT
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In a message dated 8/9/01 9:42:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
pkeiper@mail.wesleyan.edu writes:
> Paige, it is always tough when someone from a team's nuclues moves on or
> retires. I'm still disappointed Mattingly had to retire. However, it is a
> business and you have to look at it like one. I know that it is cliche,
> but players and teams don't care about you and me, they only care about
> our money. There are very few players I connect with; I am a
> Devils fan first and a player fan a very distant second. It would be nice
> if players were nice to fans and media but as long as the Devils win that
> is ancillary to me.
>
Your points aren't lost on me, Pete.
I'm an assistant sports editor, so I def. know the business end of these
things. I very much respect the team's self-imposed salary cap. If more teams
did this, things wouldn't be as out of hand as they've gotten - esp. in other
sports.
In years past, I've just kind of watched guys come and go and when they're
gone, they're gone. It's always been team first for me. This incarnation has
been my favorite, though (I'm pretty big on ranking things) and when these
guys leave, well, right now it feels wrong. They're gonna start taking pieces
of me with them. Maybe the new crop will make me even more excited about
hockey - although I find that hard to believe.
It won't make any less of a Devils fan, just a bit despondent about it. After
all, how upset can I really be about the poor guy that makes $3.5 mill?
p-
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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 9:42:47 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">Paige, it is always tough when someone from a team's nuclues moves on or
<BR>retires. I'm still disappointed Mattingly had to retire. However, it is a
<BR>business and you have to look at it like one. I know that it is cliche,
<BR>but players and teams don't care about you and me, they only care about
<BR>our money. There are very few players I connect with; I am a
<BR>Devils fan first and a player fan a very distant second. It would be nice
<BR>if players were nice to fans and media but as long as the Devils win that
<BR>is ancillary to me.
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Calisto MT" LANG="0">
<BR>Your points aren't lost on me, Pete.
<BR>I'm an assistant sports editor, so I def. know the business end of these
<BR>things. I very much respect the team's self-imposed salary cap. If more teams
<BR>did this, things wouldn't be as out of hand as they've gotten - esp. in other
<BR>sports.
<BR>In years past, I've just kind of watched guys come and go and when they're
<BR>gone, they're gone. It's always been team first for me. This incarnation has
<BR>been my favorite, though (I'm pretty big on ranking things) and when these
<BR>guys leave, well, right now it feels wrong. They're gonna start taking pieces
<BR>of me with them. Maybe the new crop will make me even more excited about
<BR>hockey - although I find that hard to believe.
<BR>It won't make any less of a Devils fan, just a bit despondent about it. After
<BR>all, how upset can I really be about the poor guy that makes $3.5 mill?
<BR>
<BR>p-</FONT></HTML>
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