Wayne Gretzky

THE RULES ARE SIMPLE…
DO NOT TUG ON SUPERMAN’S CAPE…
AND IF YOU LIVE IN CANADA…NEVER…EVER…CRITICIZE WAYNE GRETZKY…
BUT JUST ONCE IN MY LIFE…I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT GRETZKY “REALLY” THINKS…
YESTERDAY GRETZKY WAS IN VANCOUVER TO HELP PROMOTE THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS…
BUT HE IS ALSO LIVING IN THE EYE OF THE STORM THAT IS THE PHOENIX COYOTES…
BY THE END OF THE WEEK JERRY REINSDORF IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN OFFER TO BUY THE TEAM…
KEEP IN MIND…THIS IS THE SAME JERRY REINSDORF WHO LAST MONTH MADE IT CLEAR…
IF HE BUYS THE TEAM…GRETZKY IS OUT…
REINSDORF HAS NO INTEREST IS PAYING GRETZKY $14 MILLION DOLLARS TO COACH HIS TEAM FOR THE NEXT 2 SEASONS…
BUT YESTERDAY…GRETZKY WOULD ONLY SAY HE IS WILLING TO SIT DOWN WITH THE NEW OWNER…AND…
IN HIS WORDS…”MAKE IT WHERE EVERYBODY’S COMFORTABLE AND HAPPY”…
PLEASE!!!
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A MAN WHO WANTS TO TAKE $14 MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF YOUR POCKET…
SO HOW DOES THAT MAKE WAYNE GRETZKY….”COMFORTABLE AND HAPPY”???
BUT THAT’S JUST THE START…
THE CITY OF GLENDALE HAS OFFERED A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD CUT GRETZKY’S SALARY DOWN TO $1.6 MILLION A SEASON AND ELIMINATE HIS 1 PERCENT OF PIECE OF TEAM REVENUE…
GRETZKY’S RESPONSE…”WHATEVER IS GOING TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THE CITY OF PHOENIX…I’M 100 PERCENT BEHIND IT”…
NOW ASK YOURSELF…HOW WOULD YOU RE-ACT IF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER WANTED YOU TAKE AN 80 PERCENT “CUT IN PAY”???
IN ALL THE COYOTES OWE GRETZKY OVER $22 MILLION DOLLARS…
WHICH JIM BALSILLIE HAS AGREED TO PAY…IF HE GETS THE TEAM…AND MOVES IT TO HAMILTON…
THAT’S 22 MILLION REASONS TO SUPPORT RE-LOCATION…
NEVERTHELESS…CHECK OUT THIS QUOTE…
“THE BEST CASE SENARIO WOULD BE…EVENTUALLY…THAT BOTH CITIES HAVE AN NHL TEAM”…
WHAT!!!
NO…THE BEST CASE SENARIO WOULD BE FOR WAYNE GRETZKY TO BE PAID THE MONEY THAT HE IS OWED…
NOW CLEARLY GRETZKY HAS TOO MUCH CLASS TO SAY IT PUBLICLY…
BUT JUST ONCE…JUST ONCE…I’D LOVE TO HEAR IT…