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Money Talks:
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"Bob Goodenow will kill me, but if we're going to be realistic about things probably 75 per cent of the league is overpaid. But we're not paying ourselves. There are people giving it to us and no one is putting a gun to their heads. Something has to be done if we're going to fix this. I don't think there can be a stoppage. I don't think the game can afford it, especially in Canada where it's vital we at least have this many teams up here.""
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- Detroit Red Wings forward and free spirit Brett Hull stirs the pot with another made-to-order soundbite.
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"Contracts are broken every day by everybody around, including those people who open the biggest mouths in Canada, including the ownership of the Ottawa Senators. Where is the sanctity of the guaranteed contract when you can hide behind bankruptcy?"
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- Mark Gandler, agent for Islanders' star Alexei Yashin, on news that Yashin might never see the money owed to him by the bankrupt Ottawa Senators. In 1999, Yashin was suspended by the Senators for refusing to honor his contract. He was forced to spend an extra season in Ottawa to play out the final year of that deal.
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"Hey, NY Islanders, where were you the night we played the Rangers? We, your loyal fans showed up! We braved freezing weather and came out looking for a great game. We came out to support you. Where was the energy, the excitement, the electricity, the intensity? Come on now . . . we deserve a better effort. It's a tough road ahead. Your fans are behind you . . . play with passion!!! Let's Go Islanders! Signed,A Loyal Fan of the Team."
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- Text from a full-page ad in the January 24th edition of New York Newsday. Larry Weinberger, an Islanders' season ticket holder, paid $28,000 for the ad after watching his team lose 5-0 to the Rangers.
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