[Leafs3113]

I agree with all of you on this one. All players are really the same at least the ones that leave like Smyth. Smyth wanted money and thats all there is to it. Edmonton didnt want to give him wat he wanted and that was the end of it. I also think that he didnt know about Lowe having the trade in his back pocket the whole time and tried to wait out after the deadline to get more money cuz oil fans would have really been upset about not trading Smyth and losing him for nothing. Funny how it would be the other way around then the situation now. I also think there blind if they feel Smyth will come back.

What i keep hering was one on TSN that said he wanted 5.7 or 5.8 mill and the oil were offering 5.4. The one i heard last night on satelite hotstove was the oilers were at 5.4 million per season while smyth wanted 5.5. He then said he would buy and apartment or w/e it was that the oilers owned that costed 100,000 that the oilers would be getting back from Smyth. So they would pay him 5.5 million and be getting 100,000 back from him for the apartment or condo he would be living in each year.

Kinda wierd nether budged or compirmised in the middle. There must have been bigger problems than just the numbers. They must have gotten frustrated with each other to let 100,000 stop them from signing a contract.



By the way good luck with your picks today Angelus