Another Gaborik Reaction

by Jon Marthaler on Mar 2, 2009 11:52 PM CST Comment 2 comments

Once again, for reference, here's his quote:

Quite frankly I haven’t really been watching games. I’ve been following the scores but I haven’t been watching games. From my perspective, I just really need to focus on how am I feeling, how everything goes with me and then if everything goes good I’m going to jump into play.

Allow me to sum up: "ME ME ME ME ME me, me me, me ME me me! Me!"

Never mind that the Wild are battling for a playoff spot. Never mind that Owen Nolan flew to Vancouver and demanded to be inserted into the lineup tomorrow night, despite having a broken toe. Never mind that Andrew Brunette is playing with a completely screwed-up knee.

I guess I'd like to say that I can't quite believe this quote, but both papers reported it, and frankly it fits with everything else we know about "Gaby." He's a great hockey player, but he's for himself first and second and the hell with everybody else, and that includes all of us suckers who buy tickets and jerseys and help pay Gaborik $7.5 million this year to not watch games.

There's no question that the Wild need Gaborik. They need his offensive spark, and this season would look a lot different if he had been in the lineup the entire year. (Which of course never happens because he refuses to play unless he feels 100%, and that playing will also help his future contract status.)

Said Eric Belanger: "He didn't mean it the way it sounds -- I hope. I'm hoping because it's too hard for him to watch. I'm hoping."

Read between the lines of that quote. Here's the real question: they might need him, sure, but do they even want him?

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Between the lines

Bela was saying “What a piece of sh*t. I hope he crawls back under the rock he has been hiding under.”

I hope Gaborik goes somewhere and gets his payday. I hope that team gets to play the Wild very soon after, and I hope Gaby gets put through the glass. Can you imagine the animosity there must be with Burns, Schultz, Koivu, PMB? This guys was supposed to be their teammate…

Wow. See ya buddy… you will not be missed.

The only way to avoid failure, is to learn from it.

by BReynolds on Mar 3, 2009 11:20 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I’ve been wondering why they have been holding onto the guy this long. The jerk me attitude and alot of time on the injured list, tho I am wondering now like I have in the past how much of it has been for real injuries. Maybe just my thought on that. But I think it’s time to cut ties with this guy. Will we get a trade for him? probably not for alot picks or players as temas will be leary of his “injuries”, but even if nothign for him, I don’t think it will hurt us immensly either. Seem to be doing fairly well without him. So long sucker

"If you're gonna shoot, shoot, don't talk"

by VikesFaninNM on Mar 14, 2009 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs