Yes, the title of this post is blatant sarcasm. Disclaimer: If you can’t handle sarcasm, please stop reading this post.

Ok, now this article by Larry Brooks sure did spark some debate in the Twitter world. In it, there is a little blurb about the Brandon Dubinsky contract negotiations, and what the Dubinsky camp was initially asking for:

Impending Group II free agent Brandon Dubinsky is seeking a multi-year deal at $4.5 million a year, we’re told. But not only isn’t he going to get it from Sather, his case became much, much weaker when Buffalo winger Drew Stafford — whose numbers form a direct comparable — re-upped a couple of days ago for four years at $4 million per.

For those familiar with any form of negotiating, you always ask for more than what you want initially, and then work your way down to a fair price. Considering we already looked into what Dubinsky was going to get, this initial asking price is pretty much on par with what is expected in any negotiation. I’d guess that Dubinsky will get a little more than the $3.5 million The Suit predicting (especially with the Drew Stafford contract now resetting market value), so I’ll put it at a little under $4 million, as Dubinsky doesn’t have a 30 goal season yet.

But yet, despite all this, my Twitter feed and @ mentions were bombarded with ridiculous Dubinsky complaints. Let’s get one thing straight, when I’m in Vegas, I don’t want to read irrational tweets….or anything on Twitter. But, since my phone vibrates when I get Twitter mentions, I naturally check it. Let’s go through what some of these tweets were after the jump.

Dubi would be lucky to get $3 million. Uh….sure, and what planet are you living on? Go do some research before tweeting this nonsense.

See ya Dubi! $4.5 is ridiculous! Right, $4.5 million is too much, I agree. But just wondering, did you actually think he was going to get that?

Dubi doesn’t even score! A.) Have you checked the stats at all this year? B.) Have you seen his girlfriend?

The Rangers would be better off without him! Mersh, you gotta lay off the pipe man. Clinton is playing right here! (Bonus point to anyone who correctly identifies this movie without using Google.)

And my absolute favorite:
Dubi is worthless, they should just trade him. Winner.

Back away from the cliff folks. It’s just negotiations. It’s not like he is going to wait until Septem….oh wait….

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