Behind The Scenes: Bryan McCabe Trade
by Brandon C. on Feb 26, 2011 3:59 PM EST
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PrintGlen Sather and Dave Tallon's phone call that resulted in the Bryan McCabe trade. Enjoy.
Glen Sather: Hey Dave! How's the playoff hunt going?
Dave Tallon: Not funny.
GS: C'mon, just a little humor to start the negotiations! Now, down to business. I want Bryan McCabe.
DT: And I want Alex Ovechkin. What can you give me for McCabe?
GS: I don't know, what do you want?
DT: I hear that Mike Del Zotto kid is pretty good.
GS: Nah, you don't want him, he doesn't shoot well.
DT: How about Matt Gilroy?
GS: No can do, Torts says he has too much jam to trade...whatever that means.
DT: Well, we want a defenseman in return.
GS: You know we do have this one guy in the AHL, his name is Wade Redden, ever heard of him?
DT: Yes. No chance Glen. We want actual talent.
GS: But this guy is a great clubhouse presence! The Whale youngsters have even taken to call him "mother whale."
DT: I don't want Redden. Not even for my ECHL squad. How about Brandon Prust?
GS: Blasphemy! You're starting to sound like Joe Nieuwendyk!
JN: Hey Glen, do you want Richards for a first round pick, the rights to Mark Messier's retired number, the rights to the New York Knicks, Mike Del Zotto, Derek Stepan, and John Tortorella's hair gel?
GS: Sigh.
DT: I want a draft pick, let's start there, then.
GS: I'll give you a 5th rounder.
DT: I want a first rounder, you are getting our captain!
GS: This guy was once captain of the Islanders. What a joke.
DT: Fine, 2nd rounder.
GS: I'll give you a 3rd rounder.
JN: HEY GLEN DID YOU KNOW BRAD RICHARDS WAS DRAFTED IN THE 3RD ROUND?!?!?!?!?
GS: Prust, take care of this for me?
*Sounds of screaming are heard as Prust and Sather laugh*
DT: Fine, 3rd rounder it is. I want an AHL guy too. The Whale sound like a real tough team.
GS: That's what we were aiming for with the name. Who do you want?
DT: Pavel Valentenko?
GS: Pavel ValentenkNO
DT: Good one. Who can you give me?
GS: You know there's this great defenseman Wade Redden...
DT: I'm hanging up in a minute.
GS: Fine, we have this star by the name of Stu Bickel that we haven't promoted yet because Torts says he doesn't have enough jam again.
DT: What is it with Torts and jam?
GS: Long story, he's allergic to jelly so he uses jam as a motivational skill to make up for it.
DT: That's upsetting. We'll take Kennedy.
GS: Woah woah woah there speed racer, we want Stephen Weiss if we trade Bickel.
SW: I'M GETTING TRADED?!?!?!?
DT: Quiet down Stephen, no Weiss in any deal Glenjamin.
SW: AW CMON!
GS: Fine we will give you a 3rd round draft pick and Tim Kennedy for McCabe. We'll even throw in Michiletti's analysis.
DT: Keep the analysis and you have yourself a deal.
Sam Rosen, JM: These negotiations have a great pace to it!
GS: Let's just make the trade call so we can shut these guys up.
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Sam Rosen
ITS A POWERPLAY GOAL
Sam Rosen getting jumped
ITS A BROKEN NOSE ROBBERY
Sam at the store
ITS A BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL
Sam at the beach
ITS A SUNNY DAY
he is soooo annoying
by Archie Barberio on Feb 26, 2011 4:05 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Brandon. What happened to switching the duties on these things? haha
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
"Let me ask you, would you want to play for the Edmonton Oilers...? (laughter)"
-Evgeni Nabokov
"We're not going to win a 1-0 hockey game tonight"
-John Tortorella, before the Rangers 1-0 win over the Canucks.
Oh man, my fault. Someone asked for one and I jumped to it. You can get the next one, I promise! Maybe we should swap emails so it’s easier to contact each other before we decide which writes which. If you want email me at bco004 at yahoo dot com and that way whenever there is a trade we can decide who writes it up.
Writer for Pinstripe Alley, MLB Daily Dish
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New York Rangers- It's just pain.
And the fact that this has become necessary for each trade makes Glen Sather’s trades that much more impressive. We’re practically assuming that he will win each trade! I like it, haha!
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New York Rangers- It's just pain.
And if it’s not a win, we can always make a bad situation hilarious.
That’s our duty.
"Jaromir Jagr.... it's a POWER PLAY GOAL!"
- Sam Rosen
"Let me ask you, would you want to play for the Edmonton Oilers...? (laughter)"
-Evgeni Nabokov
"We're not going to win a 1-0 hockey game tonight"
-John Tortorella, before the Rangers 1-0 win over the Canucks.
Hahaha
“When there is a trade, we come”
“When Sather has lost his mind, we come”
“When Sather has won a deal, we come”
“We are, the behind the scenes team”
Writer for Pinstripe Alley, MLB Daily Dish
Follow me on twitter @nyybrandonc
New York Rangers- It's just pain.
sorry bud. I asked for it :)
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Feb 26, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
f’ing hilarious once again.
beautiful man
"Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Love the Sam Rosen line! rec
Excellent job compatriot, although you should’a used Boogaard instead of Prust. His only job at this point would be as a bodyguard of some sort.
"Mes que un club"
-Ahmad Bradshaw is undoubtedly a psychic genius.
by Scratch and Snif on Feb 26, 2011 7:15 PM EST reply actions
Cant wait to hear Brad Richards talks
Watch Sather trade Frolov’s crontract. michael del zotto, and 2013 7th round pick for richards..
GS: But this guy is a great clubhouse presence! The Whale youngsters have even taken to call him “mother whale.”
Best line of the bunch, but there are plenty of great ones.
Nicely done sir.
@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
I LOL'd about 6 Times
Priceless Stuff!
Highlight Reel: “Mother Whale”, “Whatever Jam Means”
And if i might paraphrase a little- “Leave the Gun, Take Joe Michiletti’s Analysis”
One of the best yet
Like most said, Mother whale was great, the whole jam and jelly thing was great, and the intimidating name of the whale was awesome haha
Proudly suffering as a Ranger fan.
"C'mon, vagina is my 3rd favorite hole." -Drama
These are honestly my favorite part of trades
More great stuff man
by blueshirts1623 on Feb 27, 2011 10:55 PM EST reply actions
The Prust line was my favorite
Blueshirt Banter: Covering the New York Rangers the only NHL team with three home arenas.
"We can trade Lisin for a gun, then hold it to Drury’s head and make him waive the no-movement clause" - XLII
"Tortorelli sounds like a kind of pasta… an unforgiving, stubborn, chewy, flavorless pasta that demands ‘jam’ from other pastas." - Dig Deep
Good Stuff...
…but I still like the Todd White one best. That one kills me.
Pierre McGuire needs to go away.
by MartyEqualsPansy on Feb 28, 2011 10:08 AM EST reply actions
reasoning?
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
Exclamation points aren’t reasons anymore?!?
@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
not since they invented logic a few years back
"Don't look now, but there's one too many people in this room and I think it's you." Groucho Marx
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot" Evgeny Nabakov on Garth Snow
In Prust We Trust
"Kovalev would work with Tortorella like a kitty would work in a microwave.
A lot of smoke and desperate clawing at the door. It wouldn’t work. It would just be a big, hot mess." -Dig Deep
If we tried to use Kennedy and called him up he would have been claimed. Especially because he’d be on re-entry (I believe). He was a victim of the wacky call-up/waiver wire rules. He is going to stay in the AHL for the rest of his time in FLA, but is an RFA there so they have the first crack at re-signing him.
@DigDeepNYR
"I like a man who grins when he fights." -Sir Winston Churchill
"It's just pain." -Brandon Prust | "In Prust we Trust."
yeah lets trade a pick for a rental that creating future...
oh what has he done since returing to our team ?/ pretty much the same!!!! that one was for you..
im tired o rangers fans trying to fill the gaps or this team with one big contract players// didnt we learn our lessson from drury redden.. gomez>???
no letssign richards for 7 to 10 mill per…. no he could get worse.. look at gabby now injury prone,,, if we spend tjat kind of money we should gett a all aroun primetime players to grow with this team.. like parise… are worth the risk… richards seems fragile to me.. we needbattleers on the first line.. like ovechkin,, stall,, eric,,, crosby spezzza heatley hey selanne if he was 10 years younger…zetterberg datsuyk bobby ryan.. these kind of players are worth 7 10 million and would gladly play.. i dont think richards is worth more ths=an 7- 7.5 max per year .. ut i think hes good for 7 long term but def not 8 plus hes not like the other players mentioed above.. at least in my opinion
…. nah, not going to argue this.
Rangers FTW!
by BleedsRangerBlue on Mar 6, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
I'm a big fan of DGB
so its really cool to have some good comedy on here,keep it up!,,We rangers fans could always use a laugh especially around this time of year.
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