Here is an interesting story I found on the continuing Blake Wheeler drama over on the the Hockey news blog. The blog post even mentions what I thought might be a possibility for Blake Wheeler. It could be quite possible that Blake Wheeler might want to play for the home town team the Minnesota Wild. It will be interesting to see how this story plays out in the next month or two. When you read into this story more it would appear that making money isn't the most important part of Blakes decision.
(Read the whole story here)
Over the course of a three-year entry-level deal, that means Wheeler is potentially leaving $225,000 on the table.
"He isn't chasing the money," said Wheeler's agent Matt Keator. "It's about choosing where you want to play and where you want to live. It's not about the money and I think that's refreshing."
Maloney did not return phone calls Thursday night, but perhaps he can take solace in the fact that the Coyotes will receive the 35th overall pick as compensation in what is regarded as a very deep draft.
Other executives around the league were baffled by Wheeler's decision, given that the Coyotes seem to have some promising young players and seem headed in the right direction under head coach Wayne Gretzky. All things being equal
-
TopicRepliesLast Activity
-
RED ALERT: Caps and ‘Canes tonight
dcprosports started this NHL thread02 hours ago -
The "Home" Portion of a Home and Home with the Rangers
AnthonyBlake started this Pittsburgh Penguins thread15 hours ago -
Caps down Habs in shoot out
dcprosports started this Washington Capitals thread01 day ago -
Coyotes Chase Turco
pbcoyotes started this Phoenix Coyotes thread02 days ago -
Thanksgiving on the Island
AnthonyBlake started this Pittsburgh Penguins thread02 days ago
Featured Yardbarker Articles
- Ward Spins Comments He Made About Big Ben
- Shaq And Gilbert Arenas Ordered To Stay Away From Each Other?
- Suzy Kolber Will Hunt You Down Tom Brady
- And Tiger Continues to Befuddle Everyone
- NBA embarrasses itself with in-game tweet fines
- My game is catching up!!!
- When Not To Hyphenate Your Name
- Deja Vu For Young And Leinart, Video
- Agent: Tiger Plans To Blow Off Police Permanently
- Tim Tebow Makes it Cool to Love Jesus
Today's Best Stuff
For Bloggers
Company Info
Help
What is Yardbarker?
Join the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money.


















FanboomHockey said May 31, 2008
Goon48 said June 26, 2008