Canucks offseason

THE CANUCKS FUTURE IS NOW…
THE DIRECTION OF THIS FRANCHISE FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS WILL BE DECIDED IN THE NEXT MONTH…
DANIEL AND HENRIK SEDIN ARE ON THE TOP OF THE LIST…
THEIR AGENT J.P. BARRY NOW SAYS THERE ARE AS MANY AS 5 TEAMS THAT INTERESTED…
IT’S NO SECRET BRIAN BURKE AND THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS ARE ON THE TOP ON THAT LIST…
IF THE CANUCKS ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO SIGN THE TWINS…THEN ALL BETS ARE OFF…
THE SALARY CAP DOES NOT ALLOW TEAMS TO REBUILD THROUGH FREE AGENCY…
YES…THERE ARE A HALF A DOZEN UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS THAT WOULD HELP ANY TEAM…
SUCH AS:
JAY BOUWMEESTER…
SCOTT NIEDERMAYER…
MIKE CAMMALLERI…
MARIAN HOSSA…
MARIAN GABORIK…AND MARIN HAVLAT…
BUT NONE OFFER ANY REAL LONG TERM SOLUTIONS…
THE LOSS OF THE SEDINS WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY PAVE THE WAY FOR THE DEPARTURE OF ROBERTO LUONGO…
HOWEVER…SHOULD GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS GET THE SEDINS SIGNED…LUONGO WOULD BE NEXT IN LINE…
ALL OF THIS COULD BE DONE BY AS SOON AS JULY 1ST…
AS IT STANDS NOW…THE CANUCKS HAVE COMMITTED $33 MILLION DOLLARS TO 12 PLAYERS FOR NEXT SEASON…
THEY ARE ONE OF ONLY A FEW TEAMS IN THE NHL WITH ENOUGH CAP SPACE TO MAKE SOME BOLD MOVES THIS SUMMER…
WHICH GETS US TO SCOTT NIEDERMAYER…
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS NIEDERMAYER IS EXPECTED TO SIT DOWN WITH ANAHEIM GENERAL MANAGER BOB MURRAY AND MAKE A DECISION ON HIS FUTURE…
HIS AGENT KEVIN EPP IS NOW ON RECORD AS SAYING…SIGNING WITH THE CANUCKS IS NOW…QUOTE…”A DEFINITE POSSIBLITY”…
OVER THE WEEKEND AL STRACHAN OF HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA ATTEMPTED TO DISMISS THIS STORY BY SAYING…
GILLIS HAS NOT RAISED A FINGER TO GET THIS DEAL DONE…
“AL SHOULD KNOW BETTER”…
GILLIS CAN NOT TALK TO EITHER NIEDERMAYER OR HIS AGENT UNTIL JULY 1ST…
IT’S CALLED “TAMPERING”…
THE TRUTH IS…THIS TIME OF YEAR EVERY TEAM IN THE NHL…INCLUDING THE CANUCKS…ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE…
AND THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE… WILL GO A LONG WAY IN DETERMINING…
WHO’S STILL PLAYING HOCKEY…THIS TIME…NEXT YEAR…