well, either that or he is just like everyone else in
what he is actually thinking and he was just  not
trained in what to tell the media
--- Bob Fitta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Wow!  I respect any kids choice to sign and take
> that next step in  
> fulfilling their dream.  It means security and
> opportunity that would  
> be at risk were they to get injured.
> 
> Having said that, this is the most disappointing
> interview I can  
> remember reading.  Clearly Teddy had other things on
> his mind, and it  
> showed the second half of the season.  What Teddy
> should have been  
> saying is, right now I'm concentrating on helping
> Maine win a  
> national championship and everything else is
> secondary.  Clearly one  
> thing Teddy did not do this year is mature!
> 
> Thanks for sharing this William.
> 
> Bob Fitta '83
> On Apr 10, 2007, at 8:13 PM, William wrote:
> 
> > Hmmmm. Maybe I read his quote wrong, but it sounds
> to me like Teddy  
> > is as
> > good as gone ....
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=20848&sc=83
> >
> > Excerpt from story, which ran prior to Frozen Four
> ....
> >
> > "Right now, I'm looking at retiring (from the
> NCAA) after the next few
> > games, but that's kind of hard to think about,"
> Purcell said in a
> > telephone interview from Orono, Me., this week
> before leaving for St.
> > Louis.
> >
> > "You want to concentrate on your own team, but
> those things are on the
> > back of your mind because they affect the rest of
> your life.
> >
> > "It's a big decision to make, but it'll come down
> to which team is the
> > best fit. I'll decide pretty quickly after this
> weekend. I'm trying  
> > to see
> > where the most interest and opportunity is for me
> and I think I have a
> > pretty good grasp on it now, but there are still
> three or four  
> > teams in
> > the mix."
> >
> > Purcell is expecting to hear from more teams once
> the season ends  
> > because
> > some franchises choose not to contact college
> players while their  
> > season
> > is ongoing.
> >
> > And in any case, he's got other fish to fry this
> week.
> >
> > "It's real tough to concentrate, but luckily I've
> been going  
> > through it
> > since January when the option of a pro contract
> was there, and my  
> > parents
> > are doing a real good job of helping me out and
> talking with me,"  
> > Purcell
> > said.
> >
> > "But that stuff can wait for another little while.
> It's a once in a
> > lifetime opportunity to get to the Frozen Four and
> it's a really  
> > exciting
> > week and I have to be mature about it and keep
> things in  
> > perspective and
> > concentrate on the task at hand."
> >
> >
> >
> > --- james acheson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry, i did not mean to mislead, or lead.
> >>   Levs is going to sign, i am sure... he is just
> too good not to.   
> >> derek
> >> played last season in Lowell just as soon as
> maine lost in the Frozen
> >> Four and I think that Michel has all of the
> talents that Derek had  
> >> and
> >> then a little more, Michel should get some sort
> of offer.
> >>
> >>    In St. Louis, the rumor was that he would be
> going to Europe,  
> >> but who
> >> knows.   As a francophone Canadien, I bet he
> would love to play in
> >> Montreal, but he does not really get to choose.
> >>
> >>   As Bob said, guys like Levs have to be snapped
> up quickly, Hammy  
> >> and
> >> Lundin can wait and negotiate, or wait even
> longer, till after Aug  
> >> 1 of
> >> this year and go wherever they want.
> >>
> >>   as for Teddy, I keep hearing that every scout
> in the world was  
> >> looking
> >> at him, but people who spoke to the scouts all
> said that the  
> >> scouts were
> >> not happy with his unwillingness to hit anybody,
> ever.... I have  
> >> been in
> >> Nashville for the past month watching Paul Kariya
> play, and I  
> >> swear he
> >> has not hit anybody YET, so maybe Teddy will be
> fine.  (and in all  
> >> the
> >> games I saw Adam Oates play, he only hit one
> other player, once:   
> >> Chris
> >> Osgood, MAN he creamed Osgood, but that does not
> count).  I hope  
> >> to see
> >> Teddy back.
> >>
> >> Bob Fitta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>   James you mentioned Michel's next game, so I am
> curious if he has
> >> signed?  Have not read that anywhere.  Not a
> surprise that Josh  
> >> signed
> >> so quickly as St. Louis may have wanted to get
> him in for a look  
> >> ahead
> >> of other teams.  Hamilton and Lundin's right are
> already owned by  
> >> other
> >> teams, so they will need to negotiate with those
> clubs, which takes
> >> longer.
> >>
> >>   As far as Michel it will be interesting to see
> where he goes.   
> >> Keith
> >> and Brent I am sure will be signed, but it may
> not be until this  
> >> Summer
> >> and it will likely be by a minor league club for
> a tryout.
> >>
> >>
> >>   Now for those of you who know me, you know that
> I am not one to  
> >> spread
> >> rumors and that I am a big supporter of this
> coach and the Maine
> >> program.  Having said that I had the opportunity
> to have a  
> >> conversation
> >> with a coach of another NCAA team while in St.
> Louis who indicated  
> >> that
> >> Teddy is "gone".  He indicated that their were as
> many as 20 teams
> >> interested (probably an exaggeration) but was
> emphatic in saying  
> >> that he
> >> is leaving.  This is a coach that has lost
> players in the past,  
> >> and was
> >> talking about the process when I asked about
> Teddy.  It is because  
> >> he is
> >> respected and is not a Hockey East coach that
> could have an  
> >> agenda, that
> >> I take him at his word.  I hope he is wrong, but
> I think we as fans
> >> should be prepared, and I am sure the coaches, if
> this is the
> 
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