I always thought it was drug use, but if either are true hopefully he gets better.

it was said for sure it wasn't drug use.

nah...wouldnt be drug use...coz he wouldnt even pass the tests then?

i think he had depression before and was being emo and sht at some time

It was said it happened when his grandfather thats raised him passed away and got big time depressed.

leafs would be smart to offer stamkos offer sheet

that franchise is going nowhere NEAR the cup.... might as well get a superstar and have good hockey to watch and generate good revenue :)

dude its the leafs. Win or lose ppl will attend games.

i just dont want to watch shitty hockey every saturday night, atleast i can watch stamkos in action
do this from a busniess point of view, cbc rating goes up, jersey sale and merchandise goes up more people will love the leafs because of stamkos = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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what about probert? heard he was a big time coke user
same with torres, i heard he liked to get his nose dirty back in edmonton..he still managed to pass tests?

Yup. NYR, TOR, DET, MTL. Win or lose, games are sold our or nearly sold out all the the time. Vancouver, let's pray the Canucks don't suck under Aquilini b/c he can't afford to keep the team afloat like John McCaw with yearly loses.

Burke is never going to do an offer sheet. Remember when Kevin Lowe did it to him?

Giving Penner 4 mil a year was a boneheaded thing to do. Although the moves Burke made after that were just as stupid. Giving Bertuzzi 4 mil, and Schneider 6 ?! The guys an idiot, and overrated.

I am sure a lockout ensued due to players being payed at a low wage

They were one win away from the cup. They are already tough where as Flyers got swept by boston and is trying to reform. The teams that are getting tough are just filling in wounds that are dig in deep already the past few years.

Off topic but can anyone tell me what happened to Paul Kariya and the Ducks that caused such a big fall out between them?

you would be dumb if you think stamkos will go to the leafs. I would eat my fist if he signs with a team that isn't even close to the cup or heck the playoffs!

He did not like how head shots in the game were being dealt and he sat out last season due to a concussion. The pace of the game is not the same where as 5-10 years ago. It is sad he left.. a point per game player... future hall of famer

:okay: i will miss you

:alone:

After the '03 Cup finals, Kariya told the fans he'd bring a Cup to the OC in 2004, and had a verbal contract with the GM. Then he broke his word, took a paycut and signed with Colorado because he thought he had a better chance there what with Selanne going there too. Glad that my boys won the Cup in '07 without that backstabbing goof.

^ oh wow, i never knew that hah. that's pretty low...

did i say he will?:fulloffuck:

I believe he can afford it. I remembered reading that the Aquilini family has $3-5 billion of wealth. Far more than McCaw. Plus I'm sure there are plenty of wealthy buyers willing to buy the Canucks.

2010s is not 1990s, Vancouver is a much larger city. Our corporate support is much stronger than it was before.

you know what....i can so see torres snorting that sht LOL

but yea...i donno....im not here to argue or anything...and im sure there are no sports that are that "clean"...ppl always find ways to get around

no but you were a successful troll :troll:

oh, i thought u guys were talking about kariya's retirement lol

$ 3-5b ? sounds awesome. I thought that he was worth well below $1b. Also, McCaw was cash rich with $ 1.5B to play with.

True, during the NDP years, our economic environment was not suitable for much corporate growth.

some of you have forgot Jamie Langenbrunner...

i wonder if gillis have made offer to Jamie Langenbrunner to play with kesler

rather have him over sammeulsson hansen sturm and the new big man

how did this turn from not overpaying players to losing a decade of games to doubting ownership's ability in keep the franchise afloat?

these r sort of the last things i would be thinking right now