Wow, what a kick in the butt to Bure
Mar 20, 2002 23:37:51 GMT -5
Post by Cranky on Mar 20, 2002 23:37:51 GMT -5
toDoes anyone on this board like Bure the buritto? Read this.
www.tsn.ca/nhl/readstory.asp?story_id=2265988
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(Mar 20) tsn.ca - There were not a lot of tears shed by Florida Panthers players following Pavel Bure's trade to the New York Rangers on Monday.
Several current and former teammates say the Russian Rocket left them disappointed, betrayed, showed very little leadership and was not always committed to the team and winning.
Bill Lindsay, who was claimed off waivers by Montreal during Tuesday's trade deadline, says playing with Bure this season was "disappointing".
"Ten million dollars, I expected more from him," Lindsay tells the Florida Sun-Sentinel. "He's a guy playing 30 minutes a night, and if I’m going to bust my b--- playing eight minutes a night — look, I’m not the best player in the world, but I’m going to damn well try hard. And I’ve got to come and watch a guy that makes $30 million come to the rink last and leave first. I was slightly disappointed. Not slightly, I was disappointed. He’s our leader and if he’s with us and helping us, we jell and we’re winning more hockey games."
Lindsay added that while Bure was "not a bad guy off the ice", he did not do enough on the ice to justify his salary.
Goaltender Trevor Kidd says anyone who questions the decision to trade Bure should spend five minutes in the Panthers lockerroom to see that the team did the right thing.
"Everybody that’s been around him knows what he brings to a team. That’s goals and that’s it. A lot of people probably won’t understand if you just look at the goals, but if you have a guy making that much money, there has to be other things involved than just putting the puck in the net. Look around the league at guys making that kind of money. Joe Sakic, Paul Kariya, they’re solid goal scorers, but they offer so much more to the team."
Centre Olli Jokinen agreed that Bure might not have been the best influence on a team with young players looking for leadership.
"When I was in Los Angeles, we had Rob Blake, " Jokinen tells the newspaper. "I used to go to the rink two hours before practice and I'd see Blake in the weight room every time. For Pavel, he’s the first to leave practice. It’s not a big deal to me, but my first year, I looked up to guys like Blake on and off the ice. So I don’t think Pavel was a perfect example maybe for the younger guys."
Bure, who made his debut with the Rangers Tuesday night, said everyone is entitled to their opinion.
"I’ve played with big stars like Mark Messier, and we’re still friends," Bure is quoted as saying. "I care about what he has to say because he’s Mark Messier. Look at where this is coming from."
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I never liked the freak.He thinks he is Rockets equall.
Maybe the Racketts but only in his little mind is he The Rocket.
www.tsn.ca/nhl/readstory.asp?story_id=2265988
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(Mar 20) tsn.ca - There were not a lot of tears shed by Florida Panthers players following Pavel Bure's trade to the New York Rangers on Monday.
Several current and former teammates say the Russian Rocket left them disappointed, betrayed, showed very little leadership and was not always committed to the team and winning.
Bill Lindsay, who was claimed off waivers by Montreal during Tuesday's trade deadline, says playing with Bure this season was "disappointing".
"Ten million dollars, I expected more from him," Lindsay tells the Florida Sun-Sentinel. "He's a guy playing 30 minutes a night, and if I’m going to bust my b--- playing eight minutes a night — look, I’m not the best player in the world, but I’m going to damn well try hard. And I’ve got to come and watch a guy that makes $30 million come to the rink last and leave first. I was slightly disappointed. Not slightly, I was disappointed. He’s our leader and if he’s with us and helping us, we jell and we’re winning more hockey games."
Lindsay added that while Bure was "not a bad guy off the ice", he did not do enough on the ice to justify his salary.
Goaltender Trevor Kidd says anyone who questions the decision to trade Bure should spend five minutes in the Panthers lockerroom to see that the team did the right thing.
"Everybody that’s been around him knows what he brings to a team. That’s goals and that’s it. A lot of people probably won’t understand if you just look at the goals, but if you have a guy making that much money, there has to be other things involved than just putting the puck in the net. Look around the league at guys making that kind of money. Joe Sakic, Paul Kariya, they’re solid goal scorers, but they offer so much more to the team."
Centre Olli Jokinen agreed that Bure might not have been the best influence on a team with young players looking for leadership.
"When I was in Los Angeles, we had Rob Blake, " Jokinen tells the newspaper. "I used to go to the rink two hours before practice and I'd see Blake in the weight room every time. For Pavel, he’s the first to leave practice. It’s not a big deal to me, but my first year, I looked up to guys like Blake on and off the ice. So I don’t think Pavel was a perfect example maybe for the younger guys."
Bure, who made his debut with the Rangers Tuesday night, said everyone is entitled to their opinion.
"I’ve played with big stars like Mark Messier, and we’re still friends," Bure is quoted as saying. "I care about what he has to say because he’s Mark Messier. Look at where this is coming from."
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I never liked the freak.He thinks he is Rockets equall.
Maybe the Racketts but only in his little mind is he The Rocket.
