Thank heavens for Twitter in situations like this.
Martin Havlat is now a member of the Wild but being spurned by the Blackhawks on July 1 has clearly left him with a bit of a grudge. This afternoon on his Twitter account, he offered some somewhat cryptic comments on the fact the Bowmans have taken over after Dale Tallon was forced out of the GM seat in Chicago.
"I guess everyone saw what happened to Dale.... yes, the story is starting to come out but it's just the tip of the iceberg," he wrote at about 1:30 p.m. today.
Two minutes later, Havlat offered: "Lot's of people are telling me to stay quiet but shouldn't the fans know the truth? It's your loyalty, season ticket money and emotions here."
And, then, finally: "What do you people think? Interested to know your thoughts."
That's all he's said to this point, but maybe that's enough. It's easy to infer that, when Havlat wasn't offered more than a one-year contract, he feels it wasn't Tallon's doing ? despite the fact he was then the GM.
UPDATE Havlat clarified his thoughts a few minutes later: "Just so everyone begins to understand, Dale was like a 2nd father to me."
Not a lot of ambiguity there, is there?
"Want to be clear. I loved my time in Chicago but moved on. Very excited about Minny, going to give everything I have to the Wild. By telling truth, don't want people to think I'm bitter. Everyone in Minn. has been awesome, they believe in me and I won't let them down."
UPDATE Havlat's agent, Allan Walsh, is now following suit with his own comments: "Dale Tallon is a stand up guy and I have unqualified respect for him. He is honorable and loyal to a fault. Huge loss for Chicago.
"What happened between Marty and Chicago had nothing to do with Dale Tallon. Dale is a friend and will always be a friend."
Not a lot of ambiguity there, is there?
Martin Havlat is now a member of the Wild but being spurned by the Blackhawks on July 1 has clearly left him with a bit of a grudge. This afternoon on his Twitter account, he offered some somewhat cryptic comments on the fact the Bowmans have taken over after Dale Tallon was forced out of the GM seat in Chicago.
"I guess everyone saw what happened to Dale.... yes, the story is starting to come out but it's just the tip of the iceberg," he wrote at about 1:30 p.m. today.
Two minutes later, Havlat offered: "Lot's of people are telling me to stay quiet but shouldn't the fans know the truth? It's your loyalty, season ticket money and emotions here."
And, then, finally: "What do you people think? Interested to know your thoughts."
That's all he's said to this point, but maybe that's enough. It's easy to infer that, when Havlat wasn't offered more than a one-year contract, he feels it wasn't Tallon's doing ? despite the fact he was then the GM.
UPDATE Havlat clarified his thoughts a few minutes later: "Just so everyone begins to understand, Dale was like a 2nd father to me."
Not a lot of ambiguity there, is there?
"Want to be clear. I loved my time in Chicago but moved on. Very excited about Minny, going to give everything I have to the Wild. By telling truth, don't want people to think I'm bitter. Everyone in Minn. has been awesome, they believe in me and I won't let them down."
UPDATE Havlat's agent, Allan Walsh, is now following suit with his own comments: "Dale Tallon is a stand up guy and I have unqualified respect for him. He is honorable and loyal to a fault. Huge loss for Chicago.
"What happened between Marty and Chicago had nothing to do with Dale Tallon. Dale is a friend and will always be a friend."
Not a lot of ambiguity there, is there?
