What a riot...  I agree, I don't think the reporter
had to push too hard to get those comments.  I think
Jim gets a penalty for the Newfie jokes...  That is
more along the lines of the IMUS comments!  :)

On a serious note.  I am really looking forward to
retiring from the Maine hockey message board for the
summer.  I have some other opportunities that may be a
better use of my time.  You see, I am currently being
wooed by some of the NHL teams to post on their
message boards.  If there is a team whose board is a
good fit for my style of posting, and the contract is
right, I will evaluate my opportunities and pick the
one with that is the best.  I hadn't posted much to
this board, as I have been talking with the moderators
for the NHL level message boards throughout the last
half of the season.  I had maybe 20 of them trying to
get my posting skills to bolster their message boards
for the NHL post season.  I will let you know what I
decide.

--- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Does "good riddance" rise to the level of say,
> nappy-haired "you know
> whats" ??  Should we suspend Matt from the list for
> two weeks while we
> evaluate the reaction to his comments further?
> 
>  
> 
> I won't pick on you further for wanting to believe
> that Teddy was taking
> THAT out of context.  I tend to believe different he
> was not taken out
> of context at all and was grousing for his hometown
> people.
> 
>  
> 
> -Deron
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: The Maine Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> james acheson
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:07 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Teddy a goner?
> 
>  
> 
> I think that wishing a guy "good riddance" would
> count as hateful.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> and Deron, you did not account for the possibility
> that Teddy did not
> speak his mind, but might have been taken out of
> context.
> 
>  
> 
> imagine if you will
> 
> reporter: " how was this season"
> 
> Teddy "exciting"
> 
> R: "we hear that there are tons of pro scouts at
> every game"
> 
> T "I would not know anything about that"
> 
> R:" well they tell us that they are there to look at
> you"
> 
> T :  " that could be, but Leveille, Soares and
> JOhnson are undrafted and
> they could be there to look at them"
> 
> R: "so if they are there to look at you, would you
> go?"
> 
> T: "right now I am all aboooot playin for maine"
> 
> R: "OK, so say they offer the rookie Max, of
> $800,000 for a 3 year deal
> and a 10% signing bonus"
> 
> T:"Geez, then I guess you would have me thinking
> about retirement [from
> the NCAA], but right now I am thinking about my team
> and those things
> would be in the back of my mind because they affect
> the rest of my
> entire life"
> 
> R: " so where are you going to go?  We up here in
> Newfoundland do not
> have a lot to read about"
> 
> T:" I do not know, I am not thinking about that
> right now"
> 
> R: "surely you have given it some thought"
> 
> T" How can I give it thought, I have to shut down my
> old linemate
> Abdelkader next week when we play against Michigan
> state, and I know he
> is a great player"
> 
> R:" teddy, help me out here, I am a small town
> reporter trying to beat
> the Toronto Sun to a huge story about the next
> Gretzky, I mean heck even
> he was from Ontario and Sidney is from Nova Scotia,
> there are not too
> many Newfies in the NHL"
> 
> T: "Jeez not you too with the Newfie jokes"
> 
> R:" c'mon teddy gimme a bone"
> 
> T: ""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."
> 
> R:" Thanks Teddy, I hope they don't hate you back in
> Maine when I mix up
> your words."
> 
> Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> 	I love this!!!! Love. It.
> 	
> 	I love how on this list if you EVER are anything
> but a rah-rah
> fan boy
> 	(or girl) then you are a "hater" ... (in this case
> a Teddy
> hater) and
> 	rah-rah, everything a player does is correct and
> everything Tim
> does is
> 	great coaching and everything the administration
> does is great
> and boy,
> 	didn't the Zamboni guy do a great job last night?
> 	
> 	Teddy spoke his mind. Great. Refreshing, true I
> agree, but also
> a sign
> 	that he was much more concerned about himself than
> playing in
> the Frozen
> 	Four, which of course would have been no problem,
> except for the
> fact
> 	Maine choked away a 2-0 lead and was eliminated.
> Play for the
> name on
> 	the front of the jersey, not the name on the back.
> 	
> 	It doesn't matter if he gave 400 quotes or not, the
> fact is he
> said too
> 	much. I hope that his new contract is certainly
> worth it. I
> agree with
> 	Bob that we can't hold it against players who want
> pro
> contracts, but I
> 	could also make the case that had Teddy stayed
> another year or
> two and
> 	actually got more recognition (perhaps even as a
> captain/leader), he
> 	might have done even better with his contract. Of
> course, you
> also run
> 	the risk that you might not too and that is a
> decision up to the
> player.
> 	Most usually announce it after the season.
> 	
> 	I am a fan of THE University of Maine hockey
> program. I want THE
> 	University of Maine to win all the games it can,
> including
> hopefully the
> 	opportunity to compete for the national
> championship. Teddy was
> an
> 	important member of the team and I think as fans we
> have every
> right to
> 	feel he let us down here. Let's be real, he isn't
> the first one
> to
> 	think it or the first one to let it affect him.
> He's just the
> one who
> 	said it to the press, which was not only a dumb
> thing to do, but
> also
> 	disrespectful to all the fans who have supported
> him.
> 
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