Let him go then...  His head obviously wasn't in the
game based upon these quotes.  Before reading the
article, I was concerned that he was going to leave. 
I'd rather not have him here next year, thinking about
the boundless opportunities out there for him riding a
bus in minor league hockey.  He is not going to be an
immediate impact player at the pro level.  If he was,
he wouldn't be a 21 year old freshman at Maine.  He
would have been drafted three years ago.  

Coaches tell players not to look beyond an opponent.
Teddy was looking beyond this season and this team. 
Good riddance.

  


    
--- William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thinking is one thing, saying is something
> completely different. If he
> wasn't media-trained, I'd like to know why he
> wasn't. He isn't a freshman
> in october; he's a freshman in April. Big
> difference. It was a poor choice
> on his part. Who talks about retiring from the
> college game prior to the
> Frozen Four? 
> 
> He says, "I'm happy with the decision to come here,
> but I feel now that
> there's more opportunities out there for me, and
> it's kind of hard to say
> no to playing hockey at the next level."
> 
> Hello? He said this with games still to be played? I
> read this and I
> wonder just how important it was for him to win a
> national title at
> UMaine.  
> 
>  
> --- james acheson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > 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:   
> 
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