Gretzky wanted to get away from the circus before it got even worse.
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Gretzky Steps Down
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Re: Gretzky Steps Down
He paid himself $8 million despite having zero experience at his job and went through 4 losing seasons without even a hint of stepping down before this ownership crisis, so I can't say I feel too sorry for him. I doubt any other GM without his credentials as a player would have lasted that long.
Also he was the one who hired Mike Barnett as GM in the first place, so if he wasn't happy with the roster he had... again, his own fault.
Also he was the one who hired Mike Barnett as GM in the first place, so if he wasn't happy with the roster he had... again, his own fault.
Re: Gretzky Steps Down
Can't say I was surprised, the few people down here that do know anything about hockey weren't either.
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Re: Gretzky Steps Down
Just a shame to see it end like that. Quite honestly, it's a shame to see the way everything is going down in Phoenix. I know it's a shitty hockey market and the Winnipeg Jets should still be in existence, but still. The people that actually do care about hockey down there don't deserve it.
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I know this sounds sadistic, but I have no problem admitting I took massive amounts of pleasure/enjoyment of watching footage covering the "rallies" and hearing fans talk about how they don't want to lose the Coyotes. I'm from Winnipeg though, might be a little biased.....Commissioner (CBJ) wrote:Just a shame to see it end like that. Quite honestly, it's a shame to see the way everything is going down in Phoenix. I know it's a shitty hockey market and the Winnipeg Jets should still be in existence, but still. The people that actually do care about hockey down there don't deserve it.
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