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Hasek refuses salary!

Just when you are prepared to not like a guy, something like this happens ;).

(From ESPN.com)

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DETROIT -- Red Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek has refused to accept about $3 million of his salary because he is out with a groin injury.

Hasek, who announced Feb. 10 that he would miss the remainder of the season with the injury, has not accepted pay since Jan. 9, general manager Ken Holland said Friday.

That was the day Hasek and the team agreed the goaltender should rest the injured groin for two to four weeks.

Hasek tested out the groin in early February, but later said he could no longer play this season. The nagging groin injury has limited him to 14 games since he came out of a one-year retirement.

"He just felt that he wasn't doing what he really had set out to do, which is to play hockey and play at a high level," Holland said. "At that time, he told me that he did not want to receive any further salary until he was ready to play."

By Jan. 9, Hasek had received a little more than $3 million of his $6 million salary for the season.

"I think it's an unbelievable gesture," Holland said.

One of the NHL's greatest goalies, Hasek won two MVP awards and six Vezina Trophies, given to the league's top goalie, during a nine-year stint in Buffalo. He also led the Czech Republic to a gold medal in the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

Hasek joined the Red Wings before the 2001-02 season, winning his first Stanley Cup that season. He retired in 2002, but came back to Detroit before this season.

Damn!

I don't follow hockey, but recognize the name and his position. I'm sure hockey has a players union.

I'm sure they're pissed.

Wow. What an honorable gesture. Nice to see some kind of good news with hockey players these days, no?

Agreed, great gesture.

Paging Terrell Owens.

Wow. Even tho he's a filthy Red Wing, I have to give him credit for that. Then again, he's really a Sabre in disguise and even a former Hawk.

SI

Legally, they can't not pay him. (Can they?) I imagine he's just having them donate it to charity and he's not reporting it so folks don't think its some cheap PR gesture. But that's really cool..no doubt.

Nice to see in this time greedy atheletes.

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Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

I don't follow hockey, but recognize the name and his position. I'm sure hockey has a players union.

I'm sure they're pissed.

that's the first thing i thought of when i saw this...

pretty awesome gesture though

wow...... thumbs up to Mr. Hasek.....

It could be because everybody on the team hates him now and he is trying to save face.

Dammit, I'm supposed to hate ALL of the Redwings... :mad:

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Originally Posted by sterlingice

Wow. Even tho he's a filthy Red Wing, I have to give him credit for that. Then again, he's really a Sabre in disguise and even a former Hawk.

SI

Piss off. ;)

It's the Winged Wheel that both brought this man a Stanley Cup and honor. Everyone knows that.

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Dammit, I'm supposed to hate ALL of the Redwings... :mad:

You can piss off too, hater of all things good in this world!

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

He probably gets a pretty nice tax write-off from that too.:)

But yea', it's pretty heartening to see something from someone like this who I've disliked for so many years.

He's definitely a true competitor.

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

You can piss off too, hater of all things good in this world!

What are you talking about? I love the Cowboys, Rockets, Astros, and Oilers... :confused: ;)