I actually got really mad when I read this. Really mad!
Mark Messier still looking for money from Canucks, report says
Mark Messier still looking for money from Canucks, report says
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Fcuk you Messier
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His royalty money from Lays must be drying up quickly.
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The TSN report said Messier, 50, believes a clause in his contract with Vancouver entitles him to additional money from the team. The report said an aribitrator will hear the case in the spring. The Canucks declined comment on the issue, releasing the following statement:
“The contractual situation involving Mark Messier and the hockey club is an on-going process and as a result Canucks Sports & Entertainment will respectfully defer further comment until the issue has been resolved.”
Based on this, it looks that Canucks know that they (may) owe him money. A contract is a contract, whether we like Messier or not. It actually may show how Canucks were really stupid when they signed that contract.
So, why would Messier leave that money on the table, if he is really owed that money!? Who would do that? Because he did not do anything for Canucks those three years when he was a member of the team!? If Canucks were smart enough they would link his contract with the play-off success and they failed to do so.
I never liked Messier but I am not going to cry for Canucks if they have to pay. Their money, their problem, they are anyway out of reach for an ordinary person.
The TSN report said Messier, 50, believes a clause in his contract with Vancouver entitles him to additional money from the team. The report said an aribitrator will hear the case in the spring. The Canucks declined comment on the issue, releasing the following statement:
“The contractual situation involving Mark Messier and the hockey club is an on-going process and as a result Canucks Sports & Entertainment will respectfully defer further comment until the issue has been resolved.”
Based on this, it looks that Canucks know that they (may) owe him money. A contract is a contract, whether we like Messier or not. It actually may show how Canucks were really stupid when they signed that contract.
So, why would Messier leave that money on the table, if he is really owed that money!? Who would do that? Because he did not do anything for Canucks those three years when he was a member of the team!? If Canucks were smart enough they would link his contract with the play-off success and they failed to do so.
I never liked Messier but I am not going to cry for Canucks if they have to pay. Their money, their problem, they are anyway out of reach for an ordinary person.
he is probably running low on cash... and his financial advisor dug this up. likely he knew about it 10 years ago but didnt have the balls to ask for payment considering his time here was a disaster.
i am interested to hear about what he is owed and why, though.
i am interested to hear about what he is owed and why, though.
joely_the_goalie
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Mark Messier to Canucks: I want my money | ProHockeyTalk
according to Iain Macintyre, it appears to be $2m, based on a buyout to not extend his contract from 3 to 5 years
maybe the best $2m ever spent (or not) by the nucks
johnnybluenose
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You'd think (I obviously don't know the specifics of the deal) that the "buy-out" to not exercize a club option for years 4 & 5 would only apply if he was not signed by another team, at least that's how I'd have written the contract up.
his term ended, he then resigned his services elsewhere...
if he's owed the cash, he's owed the cash... but it's a dumb deal and it's not like Aquilini and Co cannot afford it.
his term ended, he then resigned his services elsewhere...
if he's owed the cash, he's owed the cash... but it's a dumb deal and it's not like Aquilini and Co cannot afford it.
johnnybluenose
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tied with Krutov for having the fattest faces in Pro Sports history in this town.
Captain Shamrock
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Reeves was worth every pound and penny. Greatest investment in sports history. How the hell Stu Jackson had a job after that debacle is the biggest mystery.
Messier needing money? What is the going rate on lines of 'coke' nowadays anyway?
Messier needing money? What is the going rate on lines of 'coke' nowadays anyway?
There was a story that Stu Jackson had to be hired by Grizzlies as GM because NBA requested that. That was apparently a part of the deal: Vancouver gets an NBA team but the team has to hire an NBA favourite (Jackson). Considering how he handled Grizzlies' operations, yes, it should be a miracle if he got any other jobs. But, after Grizzlies he got a job and the employer is....NBA, of course!!! Just found on NBA web site the following information:
"Jackson is the NBA executive in charge of all on-court operations of the sport, including scheduling, officiating, game conduct and discipline. He is also the Chair of the Competition Committee, which recommends rules changes to the Board of Governors."
So, for a nightmare called Grizzlies that he and NBA created in Vancouver, Stu Jackson was rewarded with a front office with NBA.
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Yes. Apparently he had a five year contract. The Canucks bought him out after three. He's wanting compensation for the appreciation of the team during the last two years even though he was bought out.
Like someone said, a contract is a contract, and if he's actually owed money, fine. But seriously. ten years later???? It screams of desperate for cash.
cascadesoccer
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Lays potato chips just aren't doing as well as they used to....
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