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Trying To Make Things Right With Gretzky
by Paul on 10/20/09 at 12:44 PM ET
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from Elliotte Friedman of CBC,
Wayne Gretzky remains in radio silence, but both the NHL and the Canadian Olympic Team are making attempts to reach him.
Commissioner Gary Bettman emailed Gretzky last Thursday, hoping for the opportunity to meet with him face-to-face. According to NHL sources, the Great One said he is “not yet ready”, preferring to lay low, as he has done since stepping down as Coyotes head coach.
The league badly wants to repair the relationship with its greatest player and ambassador, realizing that no matter what happened in Phoenix, it’s not good for the sport to have him feeling alienated and unwanted. As both a player and a coach, he’s dealt with his share of criticism, but this particular situation has hurt him the most.
Considering how he stood up for Phoenix as a market – despite ample evidence to the contrary – and the beating taken from Canadian fans as a result, he was stunned to find out that he may not be paid even if he started the season as coach.
continued plus more NHL notes…
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Doesn’t say much for his character, IMHO… apparently the “Great One” finally learned what adversity is for the first time in his hockey career, and didn’t like it… so he’s hiding.
Posted by Primis on 10/20/09 at 01:16 PM ET