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September 03, 2005
Talk about locking a guy up: The New York Islanders have offered goalie Rick DiPietro a 15-year contract, which was apparently a tad unrealistic given the insurance premiums down the road. Read the story and ask -- was GM Mike Milbury serious, or was this just brilliant PR?
I hope they keep Milbury around for a long time. Heck, they should offer him a 15-year contract! (I'm a Rangers fan if you can't tell.)
posted by blarp at 08:41 PM on September 03, 2005
Dude must have some fantastically strong knees and back.
posted by jasonspaceman at 10:31 PM on September 03, 2005
Great PR, I think....we need more weird personalities like Mad Mike!
posted by supersly26 at 12:14 AM on September 04, 2005
Yeah, great stuff - lemme just check the Islanders record under Milbury.... Whoa. That's not good. In fact, that's excruciatingly bad.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:05 PM on September 04, 2005
Sure, but as a Bruins fan, I want to see Mike in the game. Working as the GM for the Islanders keeps things safe for us.
posted by yerfatma at 11:22 AM on September 05, 2005
And yet, in the end, he signes a 1 year deal. Lame.
posted by skwm at 05:22 PM on September 07, 2005
It's just Mad Mike being himself. After the Yashin thing (10 years at 12 billion dollars or something), you'd think he'd learn. Not Milbury. You gotta love the guy for trying, but at the same time, you have to wonder why he still has a job.