Matthew Lombardi Signs 3 Year Deal With Nashville - Coyotes Fans Feel Slapped
by Travis Hair on Jul 2, 2010 2:26 PM MST
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Well it seems as though the Matthew Lombardi sweepstakes is over as he signed a 3 year, 10.5 Million dollar deal with the Predators. One of the top centers availiable on the market this year, there were rumors of him looking for 4.5 a year according to some reports. a 3.5 million a year contract actually seems just about right, though it may have been just a little high for the budget oncious Coyotes at this time.
That didn't keep Coyotes fans from being a little bit hurt by the announcement. On twitter the reactions went from just some disappointment to some.... mor angry responses. Here's a sampling:
NO LOMBO NO! QUICK, CHANGE YOUR MIND! @AZChick924
GAH! F U Lombo! #bitter @TheYotesDiva
I am so angry! @BabyKates7
He was a greedy SOB! @StoneyPHX
Un-friggin-believable. Matthew Lombardi demanded $3.8-$4.5 million from Phoenix and signs for $3.5 w/Nashville?! @scoobydoozi
Well I think that sums it up. Rather disappointing for a guy the fans here really liked. It's not like we know for sure what happened in those negotiations, but It certainly seems like he could have stayed but chose not to. Unfortunate.
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Lombardi
I think it all came down to the country music factor.
The Barry Trotz Factor
He even said it himself… Wanting to play for Coach Trotz was a factor.
makes sense
barry trotz in all of his time in nashville has never even came close to getting out of the first round, while dave tippet won coach of the year, had the dogs working hard and together and went to the confernece finals with dallas.
DESERT DOGS RULE!!!!!!
by DesertDogs602 on Jul 4, 2010 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
Your damn right
thats a slap in the face. This year seems a lil more difficult than the last couple, cuz we are losing guys who helped put us where we are now and built up the fandom. This sux but guess it couldn’t have been avoided. Has anyone heard anything on Ice Edge? Last I heard they proved they had the means and financing to purchase the team. Time is dwindling down and they need to get this ball rolling so we might be able to spend a lil more on our guys.
There are two coyotes inside every fan, a good one and a bad one, so which coyote do you feed?
TOSS THE SNAKE, TOSS THE SNAKE!
these deals are loco
Every team in the NHL will hard pressed to fill a roster in a few years if all you have to do is have a twenty goal season once in your life to command $3-4M/yr. What planet is this?
Here in Tennessee
We’re equally stunned! Our GM Poile signed a forward?!? For more than 600k a year?!?
To be fair, you got Fiddler from us and we loved that guy! grin
Hope you guys have another spectacular season, I root for Phoenix 78/82 games a year.
NHL 10 for XBox 360 is like paying $60 for bipolar disorder...
Go Predators!!!
Hey Guys
am looking forward to seeing Lombardi play here in Nashville. i know he is a loss for you guys, but no hard feeling here. i personally hated to see Fiddler go. but the Yotes are my Second favorite team. believe me you get some strange looks walking around with a predators shirt and a Yotes ball cap, but thats part of being a fan. i pray you guys stay in Glendale and wish you nothing but the best this year!!
Another one leaves town
This why I’ll probably never put a name on the back of my Yotes jersey unless its Doan and in duct tape.
the exodus
First Lomardi, then Winnick? Not to mention Michalik? What up? We finally get some guys who can win and the management can’t retain them? Be interesting to know where we are in our cap. Does GM have more than a dollah eighty to spend. It takes money to run a hockey club which is why we pay so much for a seat. Perhaps they ought to spend a little to get a quality product. Yeah I know. we’re gonna be saved by the the Childrens Crusade again. Didn’t work in 08/9, won’t work this year.
check for yourself
if you didn’t know about this site it is the best for all salary cap info 100pecent accurate
http://www.capgeek.com/charts.php?Team=25&salary_cap_mil=59&salary_cap_thou=4
almost 15 mil in space
15 million
in cap space but not 15 million we can spend. we’re on a air tight budget from the nhl that puts us near the bottom of the league in what we can spend.
DESERT DOGS RULE!!!!!!
by DesertDogs602 on Jul 4, 2010 10:45 AM MST up reply actions
yea have there been any reports on what the nhl will allow you guys to spend???
i think you have a good core here and the only reason miller won the veznia is cause of the olympics, which should of had no bearing on the voting imo, Bryzgalov was nasty all year and he got robbed of the trophy…………
Since the face been revealed the game got real
no
they won’t make it public. really it’s anyone guess, but we do know it’s a low number.
DESERT DOGS RULE!!!!!!
by DesertDogs602 on Jul 7, 2010 2:44 PM MST up reply actions
I'm not too surprised.
With all the pressers and quotes in the preceding weeks, GMDM didn’t sound confident at all about resigning Lombo.
Wolski basically took Upshall’s spot, and Upshall’s back. Added Whitney, So that’s wonderous. Once you guys get off the Lombo train of tears, can we please start talking about Stempniak, finally? xD
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Jul 2, 2010 5:12 PM MST reply actions
the big question
so let me ask you ‘yotes fan a question, since i’m a Predators fan and the 2 of us are kinda like nhl stepchildren.do you guys think the teams uncertain future plays a role in this? i only ask b/c we had to go thru much of the same thing, then it got worse.Paul Kariya bolted when things got rough, citing he “wanted to play for a contender” (then why sign w/ St. Louis?) i pray it works out for you guys, and everything gets settled before Mr. Balsille sends his vultures back to your city.
Actually, I think the concensus is the NHL-imposed salary cap.
Since the NHL is basically the owner, and keeping the team on an even keel as a playoff contender, dropping players and bringing in kids for cheap is suicide. The ‘youth movement’ is what Gretzky used to bury us in the first place.
Not superstar names, but guys that can play, seem to be status quo. Underdogs with balls. That should be our new logo.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Jul 2, 2010 7:28 PM MST up reply actions
I like the whitney signing but if you could
of had lombardi for .5 mil more ….
is it accurate that he wanted 4.5 mil from you guys???
Lombo
was always going to leave. If he doesn’t wanna be a Yote, so be it. Ray Whitney is better than him
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