Hongbit

You are probably right that I’m foolishly expecting Chris to hold his GM responsible for results like what happens in 95% of pro sports organizations.

An absolutely awful GM is the one deciding.

Yzerman won’t even have one more full season here if the only return for Larkin is a $8.7M cap hit.

I don’t think they need a 3rd team. You may not like it but Wallstedt along with 2 recent 1st rounders in Stramel and Yurov would probably entice Stevie.

It doesn’t matter who’s paying it out, it’s still 5M of wasted NIL money that could’ve been spent on other players. TT (and their benefactor) need to cut bait on this guy as soon as possible.

This is so F1. What a complete mess (same goes for Red Bull).

They would still have to pay him the $5M

Cossa to Edmonton rumors are starting to get very strong.

There are still a few very important things that we don’t know. This request seemed to come out of nowhere. Did Stevie tell Dylan they were removing his C? If so, that changes things. He signed the contract to be the Captain. Removing it only makes him look like the scapegoat to their losing seasons as if his leadership was the problem. It changes a big part of the cause of the story. The other part is the 3 team list. Does that represent a preferred list where a trade can be made without having to ask him. Is he open to other locations but would need to run it by him first and he could refuse. Or is this an FU, I hold all the cards move. It’s not uncommon for an athlete to have this set up in a no movement clause. This seems like an important nuance that could be easily missed or ignored in the reporting of the story. I have no idea if either of these things happened or not. It’s possible they didn’t and Larkin is being a soft diva bitch. I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt until more information surfaces.

Sucks they can’t just trade him to Edmonton. That would be the ultimate fu.

I agree but that won’t stop him from trying.

I don’t see Dylan being able to keep his mouth shut while public opinion goes scorched earth on him. I give him less than 2 weeks before he’s on Brad Galli’s new YouTube show sharing his thoughts about Stevie and the Yzerplan.

The time is now to win group and then win twice and make it to the final 8. They have the best player they’ve ever had, they are on home soil, and Walker Zimmerman doesn’t play anymore.

Crazy that Texas Tech still plans on paying this guy $5M for next year. The injunction says he has to be made eligible but it doesn’t force the school to play him in games. That’s a coaching decision. The NCAA needs to pass a bylaw that any team that knowingly played with an ineligible player is out of the playoff for 3 years and loses substantial NIL money. Nobody would take that risk.