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Originally posted by Null
so you find out the facts arent what you think so you change what you think to fit better?
come on man. your facts arent all there.
Wings arent going out and dishing as much as possible to get every player they can.
you know many of thoes players.... Cujo, Robitialle, Hull. Actually took PAY CUTS to be on the redwings because its where they wanted to go. Toronto offered Cujo more money to stay then the wings offered him.
and hasek came BEFORE osgood left.. Wings wernt even planning on looking for a goalie. Buffulo called up the wings GM out of the blue and started talking about verious things. cuz they know each other. then poped in the Question..... Hey, hasek is looking for a trade, you interested? why on gods green earth would wings NOT say hell yea to that?
And the Blues offered Hasek quite a deal more money.
Osgood left because he didnt want to be the backup goalie.
When Wings went looking for a new goalie to replace Hasek, they were determined NOT to spend any more then they were paying Hasek.
Some of the wings Players like Yzerman actually offered to take pay cuts to get Hull in.
one reason why i really respect yzerman, he doesnt care about the money as much as the game.
Not to say the Wings dont have thier money grabbers. AKA Federov. whom i dunno is truly going to be there next year.
But point being. Wings arent going out every time and buying as many players as they can with thier money alone. these players wanted to come.
not to say the wings havnt done it to some players, but so have many other teams.
i dont quite think your analogy of wings and yankees is all that great.
Also from your list above of the players. you left out a lot of players that have been with wings LONG time., and if your just mentioning the really good players. you missed some great rookies on thier team. seems to me you wanted to list the players that came later more then the ones that have been there a long time.
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Huh? So just because the Wings are #2 and not #1 means they're not the yankees of hockey? Because they're 2nd that makes a big difference? They still operate their organizatoin the same way as the yankees. They go out and build their own dream team. You don't think that whole "Take less to play for the team" doesn't apply to the Yankees too? Jason Giambi could get way more than 8 million a year, Bernie williams could probably get more than 12 million a year (Though I wouldn't expect him to sign for more than 12 millon next time his contract is up, If he were a free agent this year, he could probably get 15 million) Look up and down the yankees line up, there's nobody making 20-25 million a year, but almost EVERYONE is right around 10 million.
The Rangers aren't Hockey's Yankees, the rangers are Hockey's Mets. Ironicly the mets have the second highest salary in baseball to the yankees, but they operate exactly like the Rangers, overpay a ton of players.
and hasek came BEFORE osgood left.. Wings wernt even planning on looking for a goalie. Buffulo called up the wings GM out of the blue and started talking about verious things. cuz they know each other. then poped in the Question..... Hey, hasek is looking for a trade, you interested? why on gods green earth would wings NOT say hell yea to that?
And the Blues offered Hasek quite a deal more money.
Osgood left because he didnt want to be the backup goalie.
When Wings went looking for a new goalie to replace Hasek, they were determined NOT to spend any more then they were paying Hasek.
Alright, you got me there, but that's ONE example, but I'm trying to prove that the red wings are the yankees of hockey? How can you possibly say they're not? They go out and buy tons of superstars, they actively trade to help bolster their team, just like the yankees. They also tend to win a lot.
Ok Here.
Name baseball team that the Red Wings parallel more accurately than the Yankees
Find a farly successfull baseball team that that's near the top of their respective league in spending and is active in making player-personal moves.