The move was immediately denied by the NHL for obvious reasons; Wolfe had long retired from the NHL and was well into his career as a financial planner in the Washington, D.C. -metropolitan area. Phil Esposito, who had recently become part owner of the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning was quoted as saying about the incident: ``I didn't just pay $50 million for Bernie Wolfe. He wasn't any good when I played against him''.
The move was immediately denied by the NHL for obvious reasons; Wolfe had long retired from the NHL and was well into his career as a financial planner in the Washington, D.C. -metropolitan area.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
move
move
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
immediately
immediately
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
deny
denied
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
NHL
NHL
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
obvious
obvious
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
reason
reasons
NOUN
NNS
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Number=Sing
Wolfe
Wolfe
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADV
RB
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
retire
retired
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
NHL
NHL
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
well
well
ADV
RB
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
financial
financial
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
planner
planner
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Washington
Washington
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
D.C.
D.C.
PROPN
NNP
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
metropolitan
metropolitan
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
area
area
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Phil Esposito, who had recently become part owner of the expansion Tampa Bay Lightning was quoted as saying about the incident: ``I didn't just pay $50 million for Bernie Wolfe.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Phil
Phil
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Esposito
Esposito
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
recently
recently
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
become
become
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
owner
owner
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
expansion
expansion
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Tampa
Tampa
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Bay
Bay
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Lightning
Lightning
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
quote
quoted
VERB
VBN
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
VERB
VBG
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
incident
incident
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
pay
pay
VERB
VB
obj
$
$
SYM
$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
50
50
NUM
CD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
million
million
NUM
CD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Bernie
Bernie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wolfe
Wolfe
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He wasn't any good when I played against him''.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
det
any
any
DET
DT
root
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
play
played
VERB
VBD
case
against
against
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.