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Simon Proulx Statement on the St. Louis Trade
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"The last 24 hours have been entertaining, to say the least. Gareth Rush and myself came into the Season 44 SMJHL Draft with certain expectations. Those expectations were fueled by nothing but the hard work and effort of Gareth during the weeks leading up to this draft. That is hard work that includes countless workout, expensive equipment purchases, completing team interviews, and making himself available to the media in a multitude of ways."

"Gareth stormed out of the draft after not being selected in the 1st round. Despite my advice to him, he was overconfident in the ability of many SMJHL GM's to realize actual talent. Many analysts pegged him with a 1st round draft grade, to include a few who felt he'd go as high as 4th. And when Gareth fell out of the 1st round because of the ignorance of those who held the draft cards, he was enraged. It was best to let him walk out of the building and cool off. What didn't make matters any better was the Colorado Raptors Raptors submitting a $3 million deal to the SMHL front office, as if Gareth had accepted by default. Knowing Gareth was still very angry, I advised him to reject the offer and take some time to decide what he wants to do. As you all know, Gareth could've been persuaded to sign with Colorado at a later time or even ask to be traded. It didn't take long for the Raptors front office to throw a 'hissy fit' and outright refuse to cooperate."

"The public attention Gareth is receiving for this incident is amusing. Perhaps the most amusing are those who continue to criticize Gareth and make assumptions about the type of teammate he has been and will be. Every player in that draft class is out to become a star and in doing so, means to put themselves in the right position. I'll admit Gareth Rush is a lot of things, but above all, he's brutally honest. He's honest about his self-worth and he's honest about what he's after."

"The reactions from those within the SMHL and SHL channels has been even more amusing. If anything, all the negative reactions only validate what I said about this draft process from the beginning. This leagues have long been overtaken by the same group of soft-serve brothers, sisters, cousins, and God knows what else. In a league where the goal is to win and the best take home the most money, Gareth is being advised to worry more about being, "a good locker room guy". I mean, really!?"

"Gareth is the wolf now parading around the flock of sheep...and they're all scared."

"A short time ago, my office received word that the St. Louis Scarecrows Scarecrows have acquired the rights to Gareth Rush. I want to personally thank them for making this deal. Given all of the popular opinion being passed along by the sheep, it can't be an easy deal for St. Louis to make. I have scheduled a conference call with @JKortesi81 this afternoon. I am bringing Gareth to the firm to put him on the phone and hopefully workout a deal with the Scarecrows. I honestly don't know what his reaction will be, nor can I make any guarantees he will sign. All I can right now is that he seemed unsure of what to think about being acquired by another team."

"In the meantime, I'd like to point out to the sheep that once again...they were wrong. It's been nearly 12 hours of one piece of scared, little wool after another...each claiming no team would want Gareth Rush in their uniform now. They were wrong."


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St. Louis isn't really a shining achievement

It's kind of like an island of misfit toys

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10-26-2018, 01:37 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote: St. Louis isn't really a shining achievement

It's kind of like an island of misfit toys

allen is there that makes it the top destination imo

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10-26-2018, 01:39 PMNereus Wrote:
10-26-2018, 01:37 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote: St. Louis isn't really a shining achievement

It's kind of like an island of misfit toys

allen is there that makes it the top destination imo
Nereus > Allen

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10-26-2018, 01:37 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote: St. Louis isn't really a shining achievement

It's kind of like an island of misfit toys

First off, fuck you.

Second off, get out of my head.

Jokes aside, i continually describe us as the "island of misfit toys". Some of them are us welcoming misfits, and some are just misfits that present themselves as such later on (Hi Logan!).

Still, don't shit on my team. Just because there's been a moron or two along the way (*sigh*), doesn't mean the Scarecrows should be talked down about.

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10-26-2018, 01:41 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote:
10-26-2018, 01:39 PMNereus Wrote: allen is there that makes it the top destination imo
Nereus > Allen

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10-26-2018, 01:39 PMNereus Wrote:
10-26-2018, 01:37 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote: St. Louis isn't really a shining achievement

It's kind of like an island of misfit toys

allen is there that makes it the top destination imo

But walrus there so thats a minus still



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10-26-2018, 02:07 PMMayuu Wrote:
10-26-2018, 01:39 PMNereus Wrote: allen is there that makes it the top destination imo

But walrus there so thats a minus still

nonono dasnot tru

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10-26-2018, 01:50 PMJKortesi81 Wrote:
10-26-2018, 01:37 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote: St. Louis isn't really a shining achievement

It's kind of like an island of misfit toys

First off, fuck you.

Second off, get out of my head.

Jokes aside, i continually describe us as the "island of misfit toys". Some of them are us welcoming misfits, and some are just misfits that present themselves as such later on (Hi Logan!).

Still, don't shit on my team. Just because there's been a moron or two along the way (*sigh*), doesn't mean the Scarecrows should be talked down about.

St. Louis always been an island of misfit toys fam. All the way back to when I GM'd them in S18-23. I had c and Kit on the team for fucks sake

My jersey is retired there I can say whatever I please Ninja

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10-26-2018, 02:13 PMJumpierPancakes Wrote:
10-26-2018, 01:50 PMJKortesi81 Wrote: First off, fuck you.

Second off, get out of my head.

Jokes aside, i continually describe us as the "island of misfit toys". Some of them are us welcoming misfits, and some are just misfits that present themselves as such later on (Hi Logan!).

Still, don't shit on my team. Just because there's been a moron or two along the way (*sigh*), doesn't mean the Scarecrows should be talked down about.

St. Louis always been an island of misfit toys fam. All the way back to when I GM'd them in S18-23. I had c and Kit on the team for fucks sake

My jersey is retired there I can say whatever I please Ninja


Hehe I had kit too. And wiki. And Logan.

Wow we should get coffee and laugh it up.

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