Never one to back down from a war of words, Jeremy Roenick is engaging in a Twitter battle over current players' salaries. It all started when Roenick, the third American to ever score 500 goals in the NHL, posted a tweet saying he couldn't believe some of the current contracts being handed out and he remembered when you had to earn a big contract in the NHL.
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It snowballed from there, with Roenick receiving several remarks about having a hand in the lockout that took place in 2004-2005 with his push for more money, and telling people who thought NHL players were getting spoiled to "kiss my ass." One particular response came from player agent Allan Walsh, who told Roenick he was partly responsible for the current salary cap and escrow, where players get money held back from their contract for a certain period in order to ensure equitable revenue splitting with NHL owners. Roenick called Walsh a "superbumb agent" (we assume he meant superdumb. Oh, the irony).
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Another response came from a fan who said "the league was better when the Kings paid you 5 Million in 06 for *checks notes* this can't be right... 9 goals & 22 points?" Roenick called him a donkey.
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Roenick also expanded on his original comments, saying he was happy for Thomas Chabot, who just signed an eight-year, $8 million per season contract with the Ottawa Senators. Of course, it had a tinge of sarcasm.
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