Basically Vesey saying "It isn't you it's me"...He told Detroit that he wouldn't be signing with them because he wants to play closer to home, but you think Chicago is an option?
If that were the case, he could have just cited something else. It's pretty specific to say he wants to be closer to home, and then if he does sign in Chicago - how does that look on him?Basically Vesey saying "It isn't you it's me"...
Don't think he takes a meeting with Chicago if they aren't a serious contender.
Pittsburgh is roughly the same distance as Detroit.If that were the case, he could have just cited something else. It's pretty specific to say he wants to be closer to home, and then if he does sign in Chicago - how does that look on him?
Taking the meeting is just good business.Basically Vesey saying "It isn't you it's me"...
Don't think he takes a meeting with Chicago if they aren't a serious contender.
Did he walk in asking for a retainah?Taking the meeting is just good business.
If Vesey truely is a Bruins fan and Harvard man, then he would have seen how much Jimmy Hayes sucked last year and discount the Hayes' advice accordingly. I don't feel the treatment from fans and media that Jimmy Hayes got was unwarranted or excessive. I question the validity of the story.If Vesey signs elsewhere, right or wrong Jimmy Hayes will take a lot of shit for it. I'm not sure if he's actually telling Vesey not to come or if his camp is but it doesn't really matter.
Pittsburgh is about 4-5 hours from Detroit and has an entire state between. That's not roughly the same distance.Pittsburgh is roughly the same distance as Detroit.
Don't see how you can read anything more into that then he doesn't want to spend 1/2 the year in Detroit.
Maybe he's using the same map as Roger Clemens.If that were the case, he could have just cited something else. It's pretty specific to say he wants to be closer to home, and then if he does sign in Chicago - how does that look on him?
No you are wrong. DET to Boston is 707 miles about a 10-11hr drive, much better direct flight access.Pittsburgh is about 4-5 hours from Detroit and has an entire state between. That's not roughly the same distance.
That's 50% further the distance from Boston to Pittsburgh.
That was pretty funny.Yeah if you take the short cut.
Someone needs to tell him what a bus accident the Newark Devils are. Literally: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-transit-buses-collide-newark-article-1.2757710That was pretty funny.
Buccigross on TSN listed NYR/NJD/TOR front runners with CHI just behind but did hedge his bet by saying he has also heard sources say BOS and BUF are still in it. Seems like perhaps PIT is out at this point.
Guess Vesey didn't want to live in Amish Country.
http://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/buccigross-rangers-devils-leafs-favorites-to-land-vesey-1.547638
These guys are getting paid to talk and have an opinion, but three 'front-runners," one team "just behind" and two "still in it?" What does that even mean? Is Vesey sitting with flash cards moving them around?That was pretty funny.
Buccigross on TSN listed NYR/NJD/TOR front runners with CHI just behind but did hedge his bet by saying he has also heard sources say BOS and BUF are still in it. Seems like perhaps PIT is out at this point.
Guess Vesey didn't want to live in Amish Country.
http://www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/buccigross-rangers-devils-leafs-favorites-to-land-vesey-1.547638
This year I don't think he should be one of the best 6 forwards on a team that's expecting to contend. But he's still a valuable player who wouldn't be out of place on a 1st or 2nd line. Some of the expectations are unrealistic, 20/20/40 and solid two way play is probably what he'd be over a full season playing on the BruinsI get that we're in the dog days of summer. The bullpen is frustrating us, and the Patriots are in preseason. But, is this kid worth the oxygen his story is getting? I'm part of the feeding frenzy when I click on this thread, but is he any good? I've heard top - 6 forward, is he even that good?
The fever is more because he's the Hobey Baker Award winner and this is a situation that doesn't happen often. If you are able to get a player the caliber of Vesey on an ELC it's great value.This year I don't think he should be one of the best 6 forwards on a team that's expecting to contend. But he's still a valuable player who wouldn't be out of place on a 1st or 2nd line. Some of the expectations are unrealistic, 20/20/40 and solid two way play is probably what he'd be over a full season playing on the Bruins
I've heard top - 6 forward, is he even that good?
Agreed. He was a third round pick four years ago. He's better now, so he's got the value of a first round pick. But he doesn't cost a pick. He only costs a (bonus-laden) ELC. If he earns the bonuses, he's worth the bonuses.If you are able to get a player the caliber of Vesey on an ELC it's great value.
Well, the heck with you......As an NYC resident, I'll be pissed if he becomes the eleventh-billionth Mass kid to play for the NY Rangers.
He is. But not seeing how that ties into the discussion, unless you buy what Haggs and Murph have sold you from HF....Jimmy Hayes is a stiff.
You don't have to buy that stuff at all to acknowledge that his suckitude argues, all by itself, that his father's wariness about Boston is, if only in his son's eyes, well-founded. Hayes and his agents needn't have said a damn thing - and perhaps they didn't - the example of his play speaks eloquently enough on its own.He is. But not seeing how that ties into the discussion, unless you buy what Haggs and Murph have sold you from HF....
I'm sorry. I am not fluent in run on sentences. Can you type it slower so I can understand?You don't have to buy that stuff at all to acknowledge that his suckitude argues, all by itself, that his father's wariness about Boston is, if only in his son's eyes, well-founded. Hayes and his agents needn't have said a damn thing - and perhaps they didn't - the example of his play speaks eloquently enough on its own.
I hate Cam Neely as the Bruins head of hockey operations maybe as much as anybody, but I'd give them near zero blame on this one.(Assuming nothing comes out about Vesey was turned off by them)So how much blame should go to Bruins management? This was a big miss.
What is odd is that what depth the Rags have is at W. He certainly isn't playing ahead of Nash or Kreider.I guess he will have an opportunity to play quickly, as the Rangers forward depth is pretty slim. Wish him the best of luck, but I don't like it from a hockey perspective for him. The Rangers look like the Bruins of 2014, and I don't see them trending upwards any time soon. If Lundquivst goes down, that's a bottom 6 team in the east.
One solace I take is that in the NCAA tournament, Donato was the one that stood out. I barely noticed Vesey. SSS and all that, but he's not very fast, and while talented, I could see him stagnating at a 20/20 player given his skill set. At least he should be better than Jimmy Hayes, but then again, Jimmy Hayes is a dumpster fire of suck.
It's like he wanted to stay close to home, but got talked out of playing for the Bruins, only to pick a milquetoast team in the Rangers. It's like the in between of the things he wanted, but not the best of both worlds way, kind of like the average of both worlds.What is odd is that what depth the Rags have is at W. He certainly isn't playing ahead of Nash or Kreider.
Sure thing, chief. But I'll take an abuse of Em dashes over snark any day.I'm sorry. I am not fluent in run on sentences. Can you type it slower so I can understand?
Edit- What I got from that was: Hayes sucked. So don't play in Boston. Close?