A note to Vishnevski’s arbiter(s)
by Earl Sleek on Jul 25, 2006 6:29 PM PDT
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Dear Sir(s) and/or Madam(s)
I realize the public eye has been heavy on your decisions lately. Many have vocalized complaints about high-dollar rulings on Mike York, Daniel Briere, and Scott Gomez.
Well, just when you needed some relief, you got it in tomorrow's itinerary.
May I present Vitaly Vishnevski.
(It’s all right, we can talk about him, as his English remains somewhat broken.)
Vish-dog, as some like to call him, scored a measly eight points this year over 82 games, this in the offense-friendly NHL. His one and only goal came when a distracted St. Louis Blue flung the puck all the way back into his own vacant net.
Now Vish’s lawyers may argue that his value isn’t scoring, and that he finished 8th in the league in recorded hits. But really, should that count as much as, say, scoring a goal past an actual netminder?
I think you could find it in your money-crazy hearts to give this guy the kind of small dollar contract that keeps him in Anaheim for a long time.
You know, and take the heat off a bit from all the talk of big-buck awards. Ya with me?
Signed,
A concerned fan
(who happens to own a Vishnevski jersey)
(Burke: you trade Pahlsson or Vishnevski, and part of me will kill part of you. Just sayin'.)
I realize the public eye has been heavy on your decisions lately. Many have vocalized complaints about high-dollar rulings on Mike York, Daniel Briere, and Scott Gomez.
Well, just when you needed some relief, you got it in tomorrow's itinerary.
May I present Vitaly Vishnevski.(It’s all right, we can talk about him, as his English remains somewhat broken.)
Vish-dog, as some like to call him, scored a measly eight points this year over 82 games, this in the offense-friendly NHL. His one and only goal came when a distracted St. Louis Blue flung the puck all the way back into his own vacant net.
Now Vish’s lawyers may argue that his value isn’t scoring, and that he finished 8th in the league in recorded hits. But really, should that count as much as, say, scoring a goal past an actual netminder?
I think you could find it in your money-crazy hearts to give this guy the kind of small dollar contract that keeps him in Anaheim for a long time.
You know, and take the heat off a bit from all the talk of big-buck awards. Ya with me?
Signed,
A concerned fan
(who happens to own a Vishnevski jersey)
(Burke: you trade Pahlsson or Vishnevski, and part of me will kill part of you. Just sayin'.)
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