Kadenge Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Maxime moves to a US based MLS team (for more money) and a young Canadian replaces him at VW. That's the way to do it! dyslexic nam, Ruffian, Sal333 and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic94 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Sounds like Hasal is only temporarily the #1 unless he steals the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floortom Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 this makes me think there is a health situation in his family that is better dealt with in LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 56 minutes ago, Floortom said: this makes me think there is a health situation in his family that is better dealt with in LA. It sounds like it is more than money but a personal situation could still be money. Maybe Crepeau and Whitecaps have had a conversation for a while and he was offered a salary plus the chance to start on a Canadian team but he wanted to pursue the bigger paycheck. That is personal too. Maybe he just didn't want any backlash for Vancouver fans who he still wanted respect from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Dominic94 said: Surely there has to be more to it than a big contract offer Why? When someone is making a salary in the low hundreds of thousands (Google tells me Crepeau made $277k USD last year) an extra $100k (or a lot more than that) represents a very real bump in quality of life. Not saying the other things being discussed didn’t play a factor, but I wouldn’t discount the significant attraction of padding the bank account a bit. For a pro at this level, maximizing income during the prime earning years is pretty important. Edited January 21, 2022 by dyslexic nam johnyb and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyslexic nam Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Double post so here is a pic of a Maxine Crepeau card… Edited January 21, 2022 by dyslexic nam king1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvroArrow Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I think it is a good thing any time a Canadian player moves from a Canadian team to a US team. This means that other teams beyond our border are seeing value in Canadian players and it opens a spot/opportunity on the Canadian team for another Canadian to take that spot. As long as the player is moving from starter on Canadian team to starter on American team, this is great. Francois79, Free kick, El Hombre and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 LA scouts probably saw Shway vid of Crepeau stoning Mexico only to find him ranked like 15 in the Vs player of the year. Hmm, this guy seems undervalued. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Going to a team with big aspirations but undermined by suspect goalkeeping, with a significant pay packet to boot, his performances will be under more close scrutiny there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadenge Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, BearcatSA said: Going to a team with big aspirations but undermined by suspect goalkeeping, with a significant pay packet to boot, his performances will be under more close scrutiny there. That's how you achieve elite status. Take on the challenge and push to the next level. Pressure is not always a bad thing. It can be a motivator if handled the right way and methinks Maxime is up to the task based on his performances for Canada. masster, GasPed and Ivan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Kadenge said: That's how you achieve elite status. Take on the challenge and push to the next level. Pressure is not always a bad thing. It can be a motivator if handled the right way and methinks Maxime is up to the task based on his performances for Canada. Totally agree. This is the next level of his development. This is an excellent challenge for him. GasPed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 16 hours ago, dyslexic nam said: Why? When someone is making a salary in the low hundreds of thousands (Google tells me Crepeau made $277k USD last year) an extra $100k (or a lot more than that) represents a very real bump in quality of life. Not saying the other things being discussed didn’t play a factor, but I wouldn’t discount the significant attraction of padding the bank account a bit. For a pro at this level, maximizing income during the prime earning years is pretty important. I have a very special personal situation as well. Its called "I need more money!!" My wife wants new furniture, she wants to redo the bathroom, my kid wants to go to collage and I would like to retire someday. MtlMario, masster and dyslexic nam 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Bison44 said: I have a very special personal situation as well. Its called "I need more money!!" My wife wants new furniture, she wants to redo the bathroom, my kid wants to go to collage and I would like to retire someday. What a coincidence, my kid loves Dexter and he'd like to go to collage too. It's possible he just can't stand Sartini and does not want to play for him, while this signing coincides with MDS going to LA. Bison44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Max's making his reason for departing murkier. Not health related: johnyb and canuckgbp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckgbp Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Strange indeed. Lean more towards organizational and/or money? Doesn't want to throw the organization under the bus but just wanted out? Message like that just ramps up the endless speculation. johnyb and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I've heard that the reasons are "gossipy" and likely to never come out. That description, plus the citing of "family reasons" leads me to believe it's a WAG issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, CanadaFan123 said: I've heard that the reasons are "gossipy" and likely to never come out. That description, plus the citing of "family reasons" leads me to believe it's a WAG issue. I sort of wondered if there was an affair involved (by either of them). Fits the bill for "personal issue" as well as "anywhere but back to Vancouver". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 8 hours ago, CanadaFan123 said: I've heard that the reasons are "gossipy" and likely to never come out. That description, plus the citing of "family reasons" leads me to believe it's a WAG issue. WAG? Sorry, guess I'm not that hip. Please define. Sal333 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorty Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Wives and Girlfriends johnyb and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Well, sure, if you have wives and girlfriends, that’s probably going to be an issue. Olympique_de_Marseille, Onelessstar, sebdeserio and 10 others 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Watchmen said: I sort of wondered if there was an affair involved (by either of them). Fits the bill for "personal issue" as well as "anywhere but back to Vancouver". I hope they are not continuing the Canucks (and certainly, other pro teams) tradition of teammates banging their goalies wives: Jeff Brown-Kirk McLean, Ryan Kesler-Corey Schneider. Back to the transaction: Crepeau will be a big X factor for LAFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frattinator Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, sstackho said: Well, sure, if you have wives and girlfriends, that’s probably going to be an issue. That's only an issue if they ever meet! 😂 Edited January 26, 2022 by frattinator Olympique_de_Marseille 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I've speculated here too but sometimes it's better to move on and you get nothing from explaining why. Onelessstar and Ruffian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 22 hours ago, sstackho said: Well, sure, if you have wives and girlfriends, that’s probably going to be an issue. ... especially if you thank them both on international TV. Ruffian, Olympique_de_Marseille, sebdeserio and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 hours ago, A_Gagne said: ... especially if you thank them both on international TV. That is a classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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