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Old 06-13-2013, 10:25 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
That's not exactly fair. Lemieux chased paychecks just as much, it's just that Pittsburgh gave into him. When Jagr left, the Pens were pretending to be poor.
More than pretending. They owed Lemieux so much in backpay that they had to give it to him in ownership stake. The Pens were poor.
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