henrik40 76 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Not for nothing, but a friend who tends to be right just texted me the Modano is signed. Awaiting a link. *NM* He trusted a dude who trusted a due who got it from… facebook. Carry on. Just drop a wings jersey and skates hanging on the wall into a tank with Paul the Octopus. He'll make the right decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 *crosses fingers* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingfan19 293 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 the longer this drags out, the least likely modoano will sign Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 the longer this drags out, the least likely modoano will sign Well he went home to talk about it with his family. I don't think we should read into the fact that he hasn't signed yet... Should we? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I just heard that he's really thinking about signing. esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingfan19 293 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Well he went home to talk about it with his family. I don't think we should read into the fact that he hasn't signed yet... Should we? if he really wanted to be a wings and play again I think he would have signed by now. Like you said he is probably discussing it with his family and contemplating if he should retire a star or not. Dallas gave him the shaft but there is alot of pressure from the dallas media to not go to another team and just retire which i hope is the case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 if he really wanted to be a wings and play again I think he would have signed by now. Like you said he is probably discussing it with his family and contemplating if he should retire a star or not. Dallas gave him the shaft but there is alot of pressure from the dallas media to not go to another team and just retire which i hope is the case. It isn't the easiest decision to decide whether or not to keep playing. This isn't a Scott Niedermayer type deal where he takes until December to decide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim 5 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I wouldn't blame Modano for delaying any announcement... the organization and fans still have to grieve/deal with Probert's funeral on Friday. Folks, this is certainly no Lebron-esque media saga. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingfan19 293 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 It isn't the easiest decision to decide whether or not to keep playing. This isn't a Scott Niedermayer type deal where he takes until December to decide. think of it this way. If yzerman still wanted to play and the wings gave him the shaft how do you think he/us would feel about going somewhere else? Thats how modoano feels. He is the yzerman of dallas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broken 16 381 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 think of it this way. If yzerman still wanted to play and the wings gave him the shaft how do you think he/us would feel about going somewhere else? Thats how modoano feels. He is the yzerman of dallas. Except Yzerman didn't get shafted. Modano doesn't owe them any loyalty. He fulfilled his contract and the team decided to part ways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashnburnluder 385 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I bet he knows he will play he is just trying to decide what number.... And they need a number for the press conference for when he slips that winged wheel over his head.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cupforwings 138 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 the longer this drags out, the least likely modoano will sign is that a fact? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I bet he knows he will play he is just trying to decide what number.... And they need a number for the press conference for when he slips that winged wheel over his head.... 9 - Absolutely not. 91 - I feel like we all agree that he shouldn't wear 91 either. 90 - Would it look so bad? 92 - Eh, who wears a 92? 93 - Muuuuuuule Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rage 24 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Man I hope Modano comes here!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Something that also might be a concern for Modano is the way Babs has been known to interact with veterans. Shanahan, Lang, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Something that also might be a concern for Modano is the way Babs has been known to interact with veterans. Shanahan, Lang, etc. Oh and, you know, Babcock hates Americans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crashnburnluder 385 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Or instead of him picking a number.... They are waiting to see if Howe will let him wear it for a season lol.... What about 11.... The year he wins the cup... Again.... he could always flip it to a 6... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Oh and, you know, Babcock hates Americans. Well, haha, yeah. The veteran thing is a rather minor but serious concern of mine for Modano. I mean, he got pushed to the 4th line for a reason and he admitted that mentally and emotionally he really struggled to play every night the way he felt like he could. We hope that a new team and a winning environment will give him a spark but he is 40 years old, he's already won a cup and it's a loooooong season. I don't blame him at all for taking his time to make this decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 (edited) Or instead of him picking a number.... They are waiting to see if Howe will let him wear it for a season lol.... What about 11.... The year he wins the cup... Again.... he could always flip it to a 6... You're kidding, right? No one wears Howe's number. Cleary might be pressed to give up 11 since Mo has seniority in the league, but it's not like that is the number that Mo has been known for, so its unlikely that he would come in and push it off the guy that has been wearing it. No one wears Aurie's number. Maybe he could wear 87 and see if the refs give him leeway. Edited July 8, 2010 by 55fan 1 Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 You're kidding, right? No one wears Howe's number. Cleary might be pressed to give up 11 since Mo has seniority in the league, but it's not like that is the number that Mo has been known for, so its unlikely that he would come in and push it off the guy that has been wearing it. No one wears Aurie's number. Maybe he could wear 87 and see if the refs give him leeway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Ya know... allow him to dive and stuff. Maybe listen when he whines. That sort of thing. Let him mash someone...oh, say, Pronger's... testes. No suspensions. No trips to the box. Just a speech about how the refs are right 99% of the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mindfly Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I'm getting ancious here....days are going by and no word from him... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 2 T.Low and 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z and D for the C 712 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 I'm getting ancious here....days are going by and no word from him... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr More like day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen-Man 144 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 Except Yzerman didn't get shafted. Modano doesn't owe them any loyalty. He fulfilled his contract and the team decided to part ways. I agree that he doesn't owe them any loyalty to not sign with another team. It is many player's dream to play their entire career with one team, he may be trying to decide if he wants to retire only being a Star/North Star. Not exactly loyalty but kind of tangent of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted July 8, 2010 9 - Absolutely not. 91 - I feel like we all agree that he shouldn't wear 91 either. 90 - Would it look so bad? 92 - Eh, who wears a 92? 93 - Muuuuuuule I say 79, it can look like 19 at times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
