I wasn't planning on writing anything about hockey for a while. Even moreso, I wasn't going to write any stories about Islanders because, well, they are a laughingstock and I'm in the camp of another non-playoff team in the Thrashers.
But this story is too hard not to acknowledge:
DiPietro's record 15-year deal will pay him $67.5 million
Not one year. Not five years. FIFTEEN YEARS!
For a goalie who was only 30-24 last year with a save percentage of only .900 and a goals-against average over 3.0.
For a goalie with a career record of 58-62-8.
And yet some people wonder why the franchise is a laughingstock.
Nice job, Garth. Way to control the pocketbook, Chuck.
No wonder Computer Associates was knocked over by the SEC.
Somewhere, Neil Smith is laughing his ass off right now.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Stay off drugs
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I am, of course, going to attempt to write my own little ditty on this matter. After I take an extra set of meds and calm down.
I'll just add that, thankfully, now we won't have to hear tales of Charles Wang wanting to hire a sumo wrestler to man the pipes.
Yes, that did happen.
Did the sumo wrestler only get offered an eight-year deal?
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