[Spaulding] Fitzgerald : « Si chaque joueur prend toutes les miettes qu’il peut obtenir, il n’y a pas assez d’argent là-bas. » Il a dit qu’il avait eu de bonnes discussions avec Bratt sur la constitution d’équipes et que Bratt et les autres meilleurs joueurs comprenaient qu’ils avaient besoin d’argent sur la table pour les pièces de profondeur.
Fitzgerald: “if every player takes every crumb they can get, there’s not enough money there.” Said he had good discussions with Bratt about team building and Bratt and the other top players understand they need money on the table for depth pieces.
— Bill Spaulding (@BillSpaulding) June 16, 2023
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Love it. The players are buying in
Awesome. Seems tougher to do with a player like Timo who just arrived via trade, but here’s hoping!
Edit – Just seeing now what Fitzgerald said about Timo wanting to be here for 8 years. « It’s go time »!
Someone CC the Leafs on this quote. Actually let’s not.
When you have Hughes and Hischier setting the example with their contracts it makes it easier to sell the rest of the team on this idea. Absolutely love that this core understands what they can accomplish if they spread the wealth around to build a complete roster.
This has been how the devils became great in the past. Marty took discounts all the time to keep the team strong. This is why i love the devils!
This is how Crosby and malkin got their cups. If you want to build a legit team you need to leave money on the table.
You can’t have it both ways when you’re a star unfortunately. You take every last penny and so do a few others and suddenly you’re in cap hell and your best years are wasted on a team that can’t compete
Makes me appreciate Nico so very very much right now. He set the standard and never complains as we add pieces who will get more than him. He’s exactly the kind of leader you dream about working with.
Inject this shit straight into my veins
Words cannot describe how much I adore this team
Meanwhile the Rangers have to overpay for underwhelming returns.
My team sucks.
LOL