Adelpiero wrote:Otis wrote:Adelpiero wrote:rack otis for believing that bullshit he was being spoon fed
memo to otis, big american and canadien sponsors dont pay you to play in switzerland! And thinking they dont have clauses for this is foolsh to say the least!
BOing!
Typical North American myopian attitude.
You've never heard of global marketing have you tard?
yeah, NIKE(etc) is going to give him Tiger money to play in switzerland!
your not this dumb are you? It was a ploy by his agent, he NEVER had any intention to play in Switzerland while NHL was back in buisness.
congrats on being dumb enough to be fooled by propaganda from an Agent. Fuck, if you can be fooled by agent talk, what next? you'll believe what the tabloids are printing? The world is coming to an end tomorrow, the Globe told me so! Jen is leaving her man for Ben, enquirer told me so
PS this isnt soccer dumbass, the marketing is in canada and usa for this kid, not in swissy land.
Dumbfuck, you can't even get his sponsers right. It's not nike, it's reebok and gatorade.
Crosby has said all along that his first choice was to play in the NHL
if there was a season. What his agent (Pat Brisson for you intellectually challenged hockey fans) was negotiating was a deal to ensure that Crosby would be playing this season.
And unlike your middle of fucking nowhere near hockey coverage ass, we up here actually talk hockey on sports radio programs.
They even had the representative from Gatorade on along with his agent and both said speciifically, that his playing in the Swiss League would have no impact or ramifications to the deals they had signed with him.
In a phone conversation with CBC Sports Online on Friday, Brisson said the media jumped to conclusions when they reported Crosby was considering forgoing the NHL for more lucrative offers in Europe.
"Sidney's heart is in playing in the NHL," said Brisson.
Brisson also said he'd been in conversation with several teams since February. He's narrowed it down to "three or four interesting offers" from three countries.
"It's our right to look for offers," Brisson added.
"We'd look really foolish if we did not explore other offers and there was no NHL season."
According to a Canadian Press report, Crosby had been offered a three-year deal with Lugano that could be worth as much as $10 million US including a multimillion-dollar signing bonus.
The NHL's soon-to-be released collective bargaining agreement is expected to impose tough restrictions on entry-level contracts.
It's believed the new CBA will cap entry-level salaries at a maximum of $850,000 a season over three years, which is the same amount it was 10 years ago.
Performance bonuses for players could add up to $3 million, but only if those players reach certain statistical milestones.
Brisson also said Crosby's endorsement deals wouldn't be affected if he played in Europe.
"It shouldn't be an issue," he said.
Crosby has lucrative deals in place with sporting goods manufacturer Reebok and sports drink company Gatorade.
"They signed deals with Sidney Crosby the hockey player, not with the NHL," Brisson explained.
With the new CBA announced, the guarranteed contracts in it and the bonus clauses for rookies potentially allowing him to make just as much, playing overseas is a moot point.
But Props to you for being that narrow minded that you fail to realise that there are marketing and profitable business ventures outside of the U.S.A
Nobody said he was going to be paid "Tiger money"
