![]() ![]() ![]() It was sometime around December 1991 - more than 200 points into his lethal three-year pairing with Brett Hull - that Oates first demanded an in-season renegotiation of his contract or else. The saga wouldn't end until Oates was traded to the Boston Bruins in February, but it began well before that. ''We expect them to live up to it, too.'' ''We've made a long-term commitment, a total commitment to him, and we're going to live up to it 100 percent,'' Quinn said. Oates has dropped his demand for guaranteed money and wants to earn his raise through restructured bonuses. Oates' signature is on a contract worth $3.2 million over four years. Oates has threatened to walk out after the All-Star break this weekend if the Blues don't give him a raise or trade him. With 1,420 points in 1,337 NHL regular season games, Adam Oates deserves a thousand accolades as he's inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Monday night.īut history shouldn't give him a pass for his part in dissolving one of the best offensive partnerships the sport has ever seen.įrom the St. ![]()
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