stlrtruck
Posts : 11707
Join date : 2011-04-04
Location : Dunedin, FL
 | | Subject: Owner would've given up $15M to keep Fleury Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:11 am | |
| https://www.sbnation.com/2017/7/13/15964776/penguins-owner-marc-andre-fleury-vegas-golden-knights-expansion-draft?yptr=yahoo&ref=yfp - Quote :
- On Wednesday, Penguins owner Ron Burkle said in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he would have given up the $15 million expansion fee the team received if it meant being able to keep Fleury.
“I wish we could have given the $15 million [expansion fee] back and kept him forever,” Burkle said.
Unfortunately that was never an option. Each team was required to allow the Golden Knights to select one player who was not protected. Fleury was the choice for Vegas, which will presumably roll him out as the first No. 1 goalie in franchise history. _________________  60 MIN 53 MEN 1 NATION STEELERS NATION  I am the MAN that created the MYTH that started the LEGEND
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IowaSteeler927
Posts : 5055
Join date : 2015-04-11
Location : Des Moines, Iowa
| | Subject: Re: Owner would've given up $15M to keep Fleury Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:33 am | |
| Sad to see him go. Fleury is and always will be a Penguin in my eyes. _________________ "Success isn't owned, it's leased and the rent is due every day." - TJ Watt | |
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