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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Save your condescending drivel. Your position is, "Oh my god, what do you do when someone has you by the balls??? You let them squeeze even harder and just enjoy it!" No, you punch them in the nose so they let go and have something else to think about. The proper response is you assume some control and show you're willing to move the player and get whatever you can, because you're getting played to the point where you're going to have nothing to show for this unless you capitulate on every demand, and even then there is no guarantee. So you force the issue and be prepared to move the hell on.
Again, Treliving LOST when he couldn't get the contract across the goal line before the NTC kicked in. As soon as that happened the hockey team was screwed. At that point you're hoping the player has a crap year so you can get him under contract on a good deal, because the alternative is paying through the nose and giving other teams the potential to poach your player. Treliving ####ed up. Full stop. Again, a hard deadline that was ignored by Treliving got the team into this mess. This should have been dealt with a year earlier and not allowed to get to the 11th hour. When you're in negotiations you maintain control so you get a beneficial deal. If you lose control you have to manufacture a control point so you have some leverage. Treliving gave up the leverage and Gross never let up.
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You called me "dense" yesterday so no you don't get the condescending card today at all. Has to be earned.
I'll put my history of dealing with people in a classy way against yours any day of the week.
Your bravado above is useless. The league has deadlines, everyone knows it and internet tough speak doesn't play in a world where the player has all the options.
How many assets walk that might have signed because GM Lanny puffed out his chest and talked in platitudes about ball squeezing and face punching?
The organization (owners) chose to not deal the player last summer to take a run with Sutter. Largely worked.