Abel to Yzerman
Take The Money And Run Away Mike
by IwoCPO on 07/13/10 at 01:04 AM ET
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You’re 40. You’ve been tossed aside by a mediocre team losing money by the buttload. You’ve got, maybe, one year left and a few options to consider. The Detroit Red Wings come calling and offer you a million bucks along with a damn good shot at a Cup. You say all the right things and the wheels start to turn. You run your mouth a few times, talk about legacy and the importance of one more run.
But when it all comes down to it…
It’s about the money. It’s always about the money.
That’s McCosky and he’s probably hit the mark.
Run to the cash Mike. Head out to San Jose or make it a little closer to home in Disney. Or, hell, go “home” to Minnesota where the money will be even better, maybe by a million or more. Because, Mike, we know you need it. We know that when it comes right down to it, it’s gotta be the cash.
Maybe we’re wrong Mike. Maybe you’re still hashing this out with Willa, or whatever her name is. We could be wrong about the growing perception that you’re not really “about winning.” Maybe you’re not the fit we thought you’d be in Detroit because it’s looking like the whole “character in the room” thing isn’t really your bag. Red Wings take less to play in Detroit, Mike. They sacrifice because the chances at a legacy are so much greater than anywhere else.
If the money were right, Mike Modano would have already signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings. The money, obviously, isn’t right. But the money isn’t going to change.
“We made an offer, we made our pitch,” Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said on Monday. “But this being a cap world, we’ve made lots of commitments. We don’t have a lot of wiggle room.”
Screw it Kenny. Don’t cave and don’t kiss this guy’s ass. We owned him for nearly two decades and it’s best that we remember him for what he is, Detroit’s bitch. Have fun in the sun Mike. Winning’s not the thing. Money is and Detroit’s not the place for that kind of priority.
Is it October yet?
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“To whom much is given, much is expected.”
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/13/10 at 10:49 AM ET
I thought that looked familiar ...
[Sign above Wings’ locker room exit.]
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/13/10 at 04:50 PM ET
I’ve deleted the last ten comments or so. Nobody did anything wrong and you guys understand why I did it. I’ll make contact and keep you guys informed.
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 07/13/10 at 07:08 PM ET
Hey at least Modano isn’t Kovalchuk.
According to the Emperor’s front page, he apparently once again (as in for the third time now) killled off a chance to go to the Kings because he keeps going all J.G. Wentworth and screaming “It’s my money, and I need it NOW!”.
Because I’m sure they were low-balling Ilya with a paltry 8m/yr or something…
This ModanoWatch sucks. It’s sucked from the very start. He should be on his hands and knees, groveling to the Wings to please please PLEASE let him on for even just one season.
Since he isn’t, he can go to hell and he doesn’t deserve to wear the wing or the red and white. Ever..
Posted by Primis on 07/13/10 at 08:20 PM ET
While Modano decides if/where/when/with who/why/what to play, the Wings apparently offered a one-year deal to Kirk Maltby.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/13/10 at 09:02 PM ET
While Modano decides if/where/when/with who/why/what to play, the Wings apparently offered a one-year deal to Kirk Maltby.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/13/10 at 09:02 PM ET
Oh god, please tell me Kenny has a better backup plan than this…. I like Maltby personally and he’s been an awesome Wing, but his legs have given out on him and it’s time to move on to someone younger…
Posted by Primis on 07/13/10 at 09:09 PM ET
IF Ilya gets a 8mil a year contract > how much does he actually recive, 5,5mil?
would be a shame if he went to the KHL,not really,if he doesnt play for the RW I dont care,it’s better not to have him playing in the WC
Posted by edillac from isolation on 07/14/10 at 02:44 AM ET
I really hope NHL loses Ilya, that will put the caphit in a good perspective. I for one thinks Ilya wants to have a shot at the cup. Not likely in LA…..
So good luck in the KHL Ilya.
MO would be great on a third line, if he wants to have a shot at winning at home. But we will not die without him.
Posted by Lucce from Kingdom of Zweden on 07/14/10 at 06:27 AM ET
as for everyone who is bashing on and willing to cut Ritola off this team because of his not so impressive AHL carrer > Maltby was a 50 goal scorer in the juniors,Mule was projected as a carrer 4th liner,screw you,I think this guy will be a solid NHLer
Posted by edillac from isolation on 07/14/10 at 07:54 AM ET
Maltby was a 50 goal scorer in the juniors
Drink!
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 07/14/10 at 08:25 AM ET
Yeah, and Brett Lebda was supposed to be the next Brian Rafalski and Steve Yzerman was drafted three spots behind Brian Lawton.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/14/10 at 08:31 AM ET
Posted by ITDeuce from It’s Franzen time! on 07/14/10 at 08:25 AM ET
Your avatar is winking at us. That’s another drink.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/14/10 at 09:25 AM ET
This ModanoWatch sucks. It’s sucked from the very start. He should be on his hands and knees, groveling to the Wings to please please PLEASE let him on for even just one season.
Since he isn’t, he can go to hell and he doesn’t deserve to wear the wing or the red and white. Ever..
Posted by Primis on 07/13/10 at 08:20 PM ET
I’ve said it from the get. I’ve never been on board with this signing. No, not one bit.
NO to Mikey Mo. Period. Bitches.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 07/14/10 at 09:30 AM ET
Steve Yzerman was drafted three spots behind Brian Lawton.
Who is now the player agent for none other than…Mike Modano.
“You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound…”
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/14/10 at 09:45 AM ET
Maltby was a 50 goal scorer in the juniors
Drink!
Here we go!!...Don’t get me started on composite sticks!!!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 07/14/10 at 12:12 PM ET
Fantastic look / listen of Jiri Fischer “in action”.
Really, really good stuff. Super job in ‘player development’.
(This is the Red Wing way of treating players as people.
Hockey can be more than just a business.
Jiri still in the Red Wing organ-I-zation in an important role is proof.)
L.G.R.W.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/14/10 at 12:37 PM ET
Here we go!!...Don’t get me started on composite sticks!!!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 07/14/10 at 12:12 PM ET
Broken with a BC two hander?
oops, I meant to say…
Therapist once told me, the pen is mightier than the sword! Damn typos!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 07/13/10 at 04:37 PM ET
Positioning is everything. Take these two sentences for instance:
I helped my uncle Jack, off a horse.
I helped my uncle jack off a horse.
Little bit different meaning. Man, punctuation is important.
As far as Modano is concerned I really doubt the money has much to do with it. Over the course of his career he has made lots and lots of cash. Since the 89/90 season he has made $74,587,650. What difference could a few hundred thousand be. I think he’s just taking his time deciding. He doesn’t seem to be making a big deal about it. Not like Lebron or Ilya. Although I have to admit, the fact that he is having meetings with these other teams after he basically said Detroit or nothing, it unsettling. But maybe he didn’t know about the other teams interest in him? I guess when it comes down to it I really don’t care if he’s signed or not at this point. I’d just like to know before too long what the hell is going on.
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 07/14/10 at 01:06 PM ET
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/14/10 at 12:37 PM ET
Thanks for sharing. Man-oh-man wouldn’t that hulking #2 be looking good on our blue line…..
Kinda cool seeing the little Cheli’s and little Ferarro too.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 07/14/10 at 01:26 PM ET
Hey, Chief. Nice to see you back. Got a lotta reading to catch up to.
As I’ve said, “I once loved the idea of Modano in a Wings sweater. Once…” I much prefer the kids in the lineup. They’re f*cking hungry to make their bones with the big club. Give it to them.
Posted by SYF from the bottom of my, what, 11teenth pint of Guinness? on 07/14/10 at 03:02 PM ET
“I once loved the idea of Modano in a Wings sweater. Once…”
Holy Hell Syf. I think you’re channeling one of my favorite movies of all time, “Johnny Dangerously.”
“Don’t ever hang me on a hook. My mother hung me on a hook once. Once.”
Posted by IwoCPO from Sunny San Diego, bitches on 07/14/10 at 03:11 PM ET
Holy Hell Syf. I think you’re channeling one of my favorite movies of all time, “Johnny Dangerously.”
You farging some of um bench bastage.
Posted by CaptNorris5 from The Winged Wheel, stuck in Chicago on 07/14/10 at 04:56 PM ET
holy crap. you see that quote then you look down and it’s Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Yzerman, and Vernon? wow. that shit is heavy, man.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 07/14/10 at 05:30 PM ET
Zetterbergs smirk is so goofy when you look at Lidstroms stare and then Yzerman’s… oh man Yzerman’s stare is the best… that thing is a 1000 yards…
Posted by pgoody on 07/14/10 at 05:53 PM ET
Here’s a little better look.
(I took these during H2H at the HockeyTown Cafe.)
Is it October yet?
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/14/10 at 06:15 PM ET
Who else read Jamie Samuelsen’s take on hockey fights? Good writing, and good Bettman bashing.
The czar (I think I’m referring to myself in the third person now) would bring Gary Bettman into my office in Washington, D.C. I’d sit him down (oh, he’s already sitting? Whoops.). And I’d say, “Gary, You had your shot. You tried to take your sport mainstream. You put teams in Nashville, Miami, Phoenix and Raleigh. You tried your best. And guess what. The people just didn’t quite buy in. You have fans out there. You have lots of fans. They’re die-hards. They love hockey, and they love the NHL. But they love the way the NHL USED to be. They don’t love it now. Instead of building a new fan base of non-hockey fans, you’ve actually gone a long way to alienate your core fans. Sorry Gary. Good try. But it’s time for the czar to step in.”
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/14/10 at 08:39 PM ET
holy crap. you see that quote then you look down and it’s Zetterberg, Lidstrom, Yzerman, and Vernon? wow. that shit is heavy, man.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 07/14/10 at 05:30 PM ET
Yeah, no kidding. That’s the wall for the Conn Smythe Trophy Winners. That’s a great pic, man.
Jeebus, Chief, NOW I’m feeling the oats. I haven’t seen “Johnny Dangerously” in, like, 15 years.
Posted by SYF from the bottom of my, what, 11teenth pint of Guinness? on 07/14/10 at 10:49 PM ET
heh,Lids really has the best face,Z’s picture is just horrible,Vernon’s is a classic,Stevie just looks a litlle confused for some reason
Posted by edillac from isolation on 07/15/10 at 01:57 AM ET
First things first…
I’ve deleted the last ten comments or so.
WTF?? Now you have to reprint them so the rest of us know WTH yur talking bout, Willis. (Ed Note: I did not call you Shirley.)
Mel Modano…I’ll sign with the Wings….. but they will blow me first!
I heard that on a tape somewhere….
Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, preparing on 07/15/10 at 02:56 AM ET
Methinks San Diego underground punk legends Swindle need to reform to record an updated version of their biggest ‘hit:’
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:f9fexz9kldae
Rummie, Gabe, Chief, Cap’n D, I’m relying on you guys for the legwork.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 07/15/10 at 09:39 AM ET
Twitterverse is reporting Derek Meech has signed to a 1 year, $500K contract.
Make of that what you will, but I don’t think we’re going after another veteran defenseman until much later in the offseason if at all.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/15/10 at 09:48 AM ET
Maltby, the longtime Red Wing, is seeking a one-way contract on the open market. If he doesn’t get it, the Red Wings will offer him a one-year, two-way contract (lower salary in the AHL).
Word is he’ll retire if he can’t earn his spot during training camp.
The Red Wings aren’t going to pay him $1.5 million, but if he remains unsigned later this summer and is willing to accept $1 million or less, Lilja still could return to Detroit.
I have no idea if he’d take a paycut, but if no one else tries anything, might be his only chance to get a last contract.
The Red Wings have offered Modano a one-year deal for $1.25 million and aren’t likely to increase that offer because they’re tight on salary-cap space, still needing to sign restricted free-agent forwards Darren Helm and Justin Abdelkader.
Make your wife happy, Mo (yes, I don’t want you now).
Via capgeek: Derek Meech signed a one-year contract, 500k.
I kinda sorta trust Capgeek, and I have no idea if Meech will actually be on the team, maybe he’ll be traded before the season.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/15/10 at 09:51 AM ET
By the way, the first three mentions were from Mlive.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/15/10 at 09:53 AM ET
Make of that what you will, but I don’t think we’re going after another veteran defenseman until much later in the offseason if at all.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 07/15/10 at 09:48 AM ET
Tick-Tock mentioned that very sentiment in an interview a few days ago. Unless the numbers were right (cap wise), he was confident with the group he has to sort it out in camp. One of the FA defensemen (McKee, Ward, Mara etc.) should be available come training camp time.
Posted by calquake on 07/15/10 at 10:49 AM ET
Interesting that the RFA numbers are coming back cheaper than I thought they would. If Kenny gets Helm and Abby at the number I was originally thinking, he could sit pat and have a cushion for injuries as well as a nice pick up at the trade deadline
Posted by Hap from Grand Rapids, MI on 07/15/10 at 10:50 AM ET
Maltby, the longtime Red Wing, is seeking a one-way contract on the open market. If he doesn’t get it, the Red Wings will offer him a one-year, two-way contract (lower salary in the AHL).
I doubt any other team offers him a contract. The only question is whether he makes the team out of camp. As much as I love Malts, I think its time for him to hang them up and put on a suit.
Posted by D4LRob on 07/15/10 at 11:03 AM ET
Posted by ITDeuce from It’s Franzen time! on 07/14/10 at 01:06 PM ET
Damn Deuce, sorry to hear about the ugly incident with your Uncle Jack and the horse…and yes an old fashioned BC two hander beats a composite stick every time…Holy Jumpin! it’s sort of hockey’s version of paper, rock, scissors…
re: Maltby, if you haven’t done so recently, step into the time machine, go back and watch the ‘02 finals…Kirk Maltby was a muthafazuckin’ stud in that series…then take a few minutes, reflect on how he and Draper were for so great for so damn long on the PK; how they were not only great at killing penalties but were a constant threat to score themselves…then take a few minutes more and think about how awesome he was on the Grind Line…
and so we pay our respects and appreciate what a great legacy this guy has in Detroit…because frankly I don’t see much of a role for him on a team that may have as many as fifteen forwards on the roster.
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 07/15/10 at 11:22 AM ET
So what if your mom doesn’t watch hockey because it’s too violent? She wasn’t watching it anyway.
hahaha good article Herm.
Posted by Behind_Enemy_Lines from the Big House,January1,2013. on 07/15/10 at 12:08 PM ET
and so we pay our respects and appreciate what a great legacy this guy has in Detroit…because frankly I don’t see much of a role for him on a team that may have as many as fifteen forwards on the roster.
Posted by WestWing
Agreed. It’s too bad that he can’t retire on his own terms though like Draper can. Still, he’ll be around and a part of the organization in some respect I’m sure.
Posted by Osrt on 07/15/10 at 12:30 PM ET
It’s too bad that he can’t retire on his own terms though like Draper can.
I just wish that, instead of pretending that there’s somewhere he can fit on the roster, they would offer him some kind of position in the org.
Posted by Garth on 07/15/10 at 04:43 PM ET
I just wish that, instead of pretending that there’s somewhere he can fit on the roster, they would offer him some kind of position in the org.
The same Mlive article mentions that, if he doesn’t accept playing in Grand Rapids, the team will offer him a job as a scout (since Verbeek left for TB).
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/15/10 at 05:51 PM ET
The rapist once told me, the penis mightier than the sword!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 07/13/10 at 04:36 PM ET
I don’t think seeing this will ever get old. Fycking amazing.
Dumb questions, are we stuck with Drapes salary this year or is there a way to dump it, if he retires it still counts against our cap hit being 35+ right? I love the guy but since the face off rule has changed I really don’t see his value, especially for 1.5 mill. Write him a nice eulogy like Malts and lets wash our hands.
Posted by Behind_Enemy_Lines from the Big House,January1,2013. on 07/16/10 at 12:26 PM ET
The same Mlive article mentions that, if he doesn’t accept playing in Grand Rapids, the team will offer him a job as a scout (since Verbeek left for TB).
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 07/15/10 at 05:51 PM ET
Not a bad idea at all. Draper can join him as well.
Posted by SYF from the bottom of my, what, 11teenth pint of Guinness? on 07/16/10 at 02:06 PM ET
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(Is it October yet?)
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/16/10 at 02:31 PM ET
... back to hockey,
per Dan Rosen - NHL.com Staff Writer:
“Babcock: Modano to Hockeytown”
(” ... we report, you decide ... “)
L.G.R.W.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/16/10 at 02:43 PM ET
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 07/16/10 at 02:43 PM ET
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oops, I meant to say…
Therapist once told me, the pen is mightier than the sword! Damn typos!
Posted by WestWing from Portland, Oregon on 07/13/10 at 04:37 PM ET