secret from Orange County...

[21pro]

I don't know if this is conspiracy theory, but my friend a personal trainer in Venice Beach, California has been just begin working with both Scott Neidermayer and Teemu Selanne. He also works with other players throughout the summer and has quite a successful practice... anyways, both Teemu and Scott have been hitting the ice and involved in various activities associated with dryland hockey conditioning. Not with the Anaheim Ducks team, of course. Teemu is going to be dividing his training time in between California and Finland, as he is to fly back in mid October. Scott resides in Riverside, an upscale suburb of Orange County currently.

However, both said they might want to retire and haven't shown up for Anaheim's training camp, preseason, or regular season opening games in England.

Officially they haven't retired.

Now you know, going all the way in the playoffs definitely takes its toll and no doubt these guys feel a little burned out. My suggestion here is, that they are probably not burned out enough to hang 'em up for good.

It's looking more and more like this could be what's happening:

By about January 1 of 2008, Niedermayer and Selanne will be well rested and probably itching to get out of the house and back to work. So they start training in earnest for six weeks or so and before the deadline they rejoin the Ducks, and at a prorated discount.

At the end of the day Brian Burke doesn't have to spend up to the salary cap to keep his team together and his two studs have had six months off to get over their Stanley Cup hangover and make another run.

Are you buying it? I don't know for sure, but it seems damn convenient that both guys are beginning to train so hard right now.

BTW- this is my buddy's website:
http://www.procampsports.com/

 

[Ref]

Thanks to TERB the sports forum is where most of the gay guys hang out.

 

[blueline]

I don't know if this is conspiracy theory, but my friend a personal trainer in Venice Beach, California has been just begin working with both Scott Neidermayer and Teemu Selanne. He also works with other players throughout the summer and has quite a successful practice... anyways, both Teemu and Scott have been hitting the ice and involved in various activities associated with dryland hockey conditioning. Not with the Anaheim Ducks team, of course. Teemu is going to be dividing his training time in between California and Finland, as he is to fly back in mid October. Scott resides in Riverside, an upscale suburb of Orange County currently.

However, both said they might want to retire and haven't shown up for Anaheim's training camp, preseason, or regular season opening games in England.

Officially they haven't retired.

Now you know, going all the way in the playoffs definitely takes its toll and no doubt these guys feel a little burned out. My suggestion here is, that they are probably not burned out enough to hang 'em up for good.

It's looking more and more like this could be what's happening:


Are you buying it? I don't know for sure, but it seems damn convenient that both guys are beginning to train so hard right now.

Doesn't suprise me.

I think we will see more star athletes who are near the end of their careers doing this. Roger Clemens does this successfully every year now - hold out for a few months, work out on his own and come back when he is ready. What team wouldn't take a Selanne and/or Neidermayer or Forsberg type player at mid season to put them over the top? I believe they will both be back.

 

[new2game]

The holding out..

...helps the team on a salary cap level as well....Aneheim is more than deep enough to secure an upper level spot in the conference through December,and then have them come back to lead the Ducks to another Cup run...


BTW...GM Brian Burke is trying to dispel the theory by saying he's used some of the cap savings supposedly being saved on Niedermayer when he aquired Matthieu Schneider...I still think it is a combination of cap savings..and saving the bodies of these 2 older players..


N2G

 

[21pro]

Thanks to TERB the sports forum is where most of the gay guys hang out.

Thanks for pointing out what you came here looking for. I see you are grateful. I doubt you'll find it here, though. Rusty's on sabbatical.

BTW- I see you got your new website up:
Ref's Massage Review Board.

 

[Lapper]

i agree that they're holding out to help the salary cap.

 

[Ref]

Thanks for pointing out what you came here looking for. I see you are grateful. I doubt you'll find it here, though. Rusty's on sabbatical.

BTW- I see you got your new website up:
Ref's Massage Review Board.

Nice site, though I have seen better if you are into gay porn.

If you are serious, this forum is excellent for hooking up for gay sexual encounters. Frustrated ex-jocks and wanna-be inept losers are the perfect feeding ground for male sexual predators.

Some of my most memorable BJ's (received) have been from jocks who have failed at the semi-pro/pro level in life. They have a lot of anger issues and the locker room is the only place they are able to connect with.

Eliminate the closet mentality and I'm sure you would find that at least half of all pro athletes are gay or have experienced some sort of a gay relationship in their personal lives.