The Sedins

IT IS NOW EXACTLY…4 WEEKS TO THE DAY…UNTIL THE SEDINS TWINS BECOME UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…
WITH THE ACCENT ON…”UNRESTRICTED”…
UNLIKE DOING YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ON CHRISTMAS EVE:
GETTING THE SEDINS GIFT WRAPPED…WILL REQUIRE A LITTLE MORE THAN JUST…REACHING FOR A CREDIT CARD…
TO START WITH….TODAY THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE REPORTED…THE TWINS ARE LOOKING FOR LONG TERM DEALS THAT WILL PAY EACH OF THEM…AROUND…$7 MILLION DOLLARS A SEASON…
WHERE’S SANTA CLAUS WHEN YOU NEED HIM???
FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GILLIS HAS BEEN BACK EAST…ATTENDING NHL MEETINGS…
SO IT’S NO SURPRISE THAT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS…NEITHER SIDE HAS TALKED…
BUT WHAT SHOULD CONCERN YOU…IS THIS…
THE AGENT OF THE SEDINS J.P. BARRY NOW SAYS…“NO TALKS ARE SCHEDULED”…
IN THE WORDS OF BARRY…”RIGHT NOW WE’RE IN…”WAIT AND SEE”…MODE”…
THE SEDINS CAN AFFORD TO SIT BACK AND RELAX…
NO MATTER HOW THIS PLAYS OUT…SOME GENERAL MANAGER WILL…”SHOW THEM THE MONEY”…
BARRY HAS PUBLICLY STATED THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST 5 TEAMS “INTERESTED”…
THAT MAY BE TRUE…
BUT THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN…“INTERESTED”…
AND HAVING BOTH THE “MONEY” AND “CAP SPACE” TO MAKE IT WORK…
CERTAINLY BRIAN BURKE AND THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS ARE ON THE LIST…
BUT KEEP IN MIND…
BURKE ALREADY HAS $42 MILLION COMMITTED TO 17 PLAYERS FOR NEXT SEASON…
SO UNLESS BURKE CAN FIND A TAKER FOR TOMAS KABERLE…THE LEAFS WILL NOT BE A FACTOR…
MONTREAL MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE…
BOB GAINEY HAS JUST $23 MILLION COMMITTED TO 11 PLAYERS…
ATLANTA GENERAL MANAGER DON WADDELL IS DESPERATE TO RE-SIGN ILYA KOVALCHUK…
LANDING THE SEDINS WOULD PROVE THE THRASHERS ARE SERIOUS…
AND THEN THERE’S THE L.A. KINGS…
IF THEY CAN NOT TRADE FOR VINCENT LECAVALIER…THE KINGS WILL BE A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE FREE AGENT MARKET…
DESPITE THE FACT THAT SUMMER HAS JUST ARRIVED IN VANCOUVER…
FOR THE SEDINS:
“IT’S BEGINNING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS