I don't know if Mark Gandler is a few bricks short of a load or if he truly believes that Ottawa Senators fans will overlook the holdouts and the contempt that both he and his client showed for the city that gave Alexei Yashin his start in the National Hockey League.
Years ago I gave Alexei the benefit of the doubt when he had his first contract dispute. He was relatively young and certainly was impressionable, considering he was in North America in a thriving capitalist society for the first time in his life. It wasn't impossible that he was getting bad advice from a bad advocate. When it happened a second time, this time it was on him. He truly was in it for himself, putting himself before the team at any given opportunity.
Eventually he was traded to the Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckult and a draft pick that turned out to be Jason Spezza. That day was a turning point in the Ottawa Senators franchise.
Fast forward to the present day and Alexei has worn out his welcome yet again. Once again, he was the team captain... only this time, it was the team that was "breaking the contract", so to speak. Good on Alexei - how do you like being on that end of the stick?
Then yesterday his "super agent" Mark Gandler has the gall to say that Ottawa is one of the teams that Alexei Yashin would like to play for and that fans who have booed him over the years will get over it, because that is what they do nowadays. Suuure. Do they both think that Ottawa fans are that stupid?
The Senators don't need Alexei Yashin right now - he's a centre and who would he displace? Spezza? Fisher? Vermette? McAmmond? Comrie? In case they haven't noticed, Ottawa has an excess of centres. I'd rather re-sign Comrie than to get Yashin back.
Get real, boys... and good luck finding a team. What goes around comes around - you both thought you had it good 5-6 years ago. Well guess what - it's not so good anymore, is it?!
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