Dreaming of Mike Green? The Caps just sent a wake-up call
Puck Daddy —
... At a press conference today about the NHL Draft, Washington General Manager George McPhee decided to put an end to the speculation that Green could leave. From Tarik El-Bashir of The Washington Post's Capitals Insider: ...
Afternoon Line
KK Hockey —
via Capitals Insider, “If someone puts an offer sheet in front of one of our players,” McPhee said during a news conference in Arlington to preview this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft, “we’ll match it - probably in less than 10 minutes.”
McPhee’a comments come a few days after a source told me that (Mike) Green’s camp - which is unhappy with the offers it has received to this point - plans to take negotiations to July 1 in the hopes of attracting an offer sheet.
Capitals: 'Can Someone Sign Green for Us? We're Swamped'
PuckUpdate :: The Hockey Blog —
... . Today, Tarik El-Bashir reports the Caps will match any offer sheets Green gets. In other words, the Caps are going to let another team negotiate an inflated contract with one of the key components of their future, rather than just sitting down with Green and giving him a fair offer. I don't get it. Unless Green doesn't want to be in Washington for some reason and is asking for outrageous money. Or the Capitals are very lazy and are pulling some sort of Tom Sawyer fence-paint move. ...
Caps’ GM Would Like You To Know He Is Hung Like a Horse
Melt Your Face Off —
... 1 to all bidders. With the past couple summers containing craziness like the Dustin Penner and Tomas Vanek contracts, the “restricted” in restricted free agency is at best a mild deterrent. Which is why, while attempting to work out a long-term deal with RFA defenseman Mike Green, Washington Capitals GM George McPhee brought out the big stick this week–his own. Just in case some other team was thinking about signing the offensively gifted Green to a ridonkulous offer sheet, McPhee offered this warning :“If someone puts an offer sheet in front of one of our players,” McPhee ...
A Little Bit Mo' On Mo
Japers' Rink —
[image] As you know by now, Brooks Laich and Shaone Morrisonn filed for salary arbitration ahead of the Saturday deadline for doing so, removing the possibility of either Restricted Free Agent signing an offer sheet with another team (I guess GMGM 's threat worked ). Should either case actually go before an arbitrator, here's what you need to know about the process , here's a more detailed look (including a truly interesting read - the Dmitri Khristich /Boston Bruins arbitration decision), and, as another interesting point of ...
