[Mike Stephans] Treliving on Ilya Samsonov’s deal: “The reason it got to arbitration was because we couldn’t get a deal done”
Treliving on Ilya Samsonov's deal: "The reason it got to arbitration was because we couldn't get a deal done"@TheHockeyNews
— Mike Stephens (@mikeystephens81) August 25, 2023
by BloodBatman
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Oh wow, I never would have thought that.
Really? I thought they were just mad at the league for being so crappy, so they decided it would be fun to mess with em by wasting their time!
Stupid questions get stupid answers
I don’t know the context here but this sounds like he’s trying to dispel any belief that they dragged the negotiations into arbitration in order to open up a second buyout window for Murray.
The reason I have this glass of water and began drinking it was because I was thirsty
Truly riveting
Give the man a Nobel Peace prize
Riveting insight from a seasoned GM, this must be why he gets paid the big bucks!
Cheers Geoff
Hahaha very nice. He handles the media much better than I thought he would.
Lol that’s a great deadpan answer
[“you can tell it’s an aspen tree because of the way it is”](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_d8mjam7KG8)
Stunning insight.
Today is Friday because yesterday was Thursday.
Tree clearly was behind the Boring Sean Monahan Twitter account all these years