Nabokov hangs up on Snow

[A.E]

Nabokov hangs up on Islanders GM Snow

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP)—New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow says goalie Evgeni Nabokov(notes) hung up on him shortly after the veteran goalie was claimed off waivers on Saturday.

Snow reached out to the 35-year-old Nabokov shortly after the Islanders claimed him from the Detroit Red Wings—the team with which Nabokov signed a one-year contract on Thursday. Snow said when he identified himself on the phone, Nabokov immediately hung up.

Snow finally talked to Nabokov on Sunday and was told that Nabokov didn’t realize who he was speaking to when abruptly ending the call.

Nabokov failed to report to the Islanders, clearly disappointed that he won’t be joining the Stanley Cup-contending Red Wings. Instead he is now under contract with the Islanders, who are far out of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

-Yahoo! Sports

Too fucking funny of a headline. Would have been even funnier, had it not been revealed that Nabby hung up b/c he didn't know who he was talking to at first.

Nabby still not planning on reporting to Long Island.

 

[RipCity32]

Good. Fuck the Islanders lol.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

lmfao

 

[sheed]

Lmao. I read another article that said this, and it also said he only wants to play for us and he will do whatever is necessary to come here.

 

[Gtown81]

Garth Snow is a joke, good for Nabby

 

[SaintFan25]

Lmao, Nabby ftw.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Yeah, who wants to talk to him? I would hang up, too.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Islanders suspend Evgeni Nabokov for not reporting to team

SMH

 

[Phil The Thrill]

This whole situation is really retarded.

 

[RipCity32]

"I haven't put much thought into it, but the Islanders are terrible so I'm not sure why they did that." - Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood

LMAO.

 

[Pugz]

LMFAO! that was priceless.

 

[playmaker7]

They're just gonna trade him to the Wings

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Chris Osgood telling it like it is.

 

[Phil The Thrill]

They're just gonna trade him to the Wings

He'll have to pass through waivers.

And that is priceless what he said.

 

[sheed]

Sal would copy that from my Facebook lol.

 

[A.E]

Well Nabby is even more at Garth Snow's mercy b/c the Isles GM has suspended Nabokov, for not reporting to the team. Nabokov is now on the hook for that 1-year deal he agreed to with the Red Wings, except, unless they release him...Nabokov belongs to New York.

It gets worse...because if Nabokov refuses to play for the Isles this season, the team can "toll" his contract...meaning his rights would belong to the Isles for the 2011-12 season.

At this point, its best for Nabby to just unhappily play-out the rest of the season in Long Island, which would guarantee him a UFA for the 2011-12 off-season.

 

[RipCity32]

Sal would copy that from my Facebook lol.

It was priceless lmao.

 

[sheed]

It was priceless lmao.

It really was, lmao. Chris Osgood FTW!

 

[ryanmg]

Osgood has since said that he was misquoted, but I think we were all thinking that anyway.

 

[LeafsFan4Life]

Osgood has since said that he was misquoted, but I think we were all thinking that anyway.

I'm pretty sure most people knew why Snow picked up Nabokov. They needed a goalie pretty badly.