weblogs.newsday.com - 7/3/2008
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Some excerpts from the recent Glen Sather conference call:
On Jagr, with whom he didn't speak today: "Nothing new... He was waiting to see what happened with Hossa (who signed with Detroit this afternoon) and I guess we'll see later today or tomorrow."
On Zherdev:
"He's a very talented player, picked fourth overall (in 2003), he's a very shifty, talented ...
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Glen Sather on the Jagr situation
IllegalCurve.com —
From Steve Zipay of Newsday: "It may be a reality. I still think it's necessary to have experienced, talented people in your lineup to help these guys develop and Jaromir certainly has been a great player for this organization and I'm not ready to say goodbye to him. He may be ready to say goodbye to us. I can't say that for sure." Read more from Blue Notes here. It appears Jagr may be heading to another NHL team, as the sides don't look like they are ...
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... Tyutin's and Backman's salaries. We feel Tyutin may have reached his ceiling with the Rangers. He's a serviceable defenseman that won't make too many mistakes, but won't make too many great plays, either. He's solid, but he isn't going to be a star. We always love to watch homegrown talent, but in this case, the Rangers aren't losing someone they can't replace. The problem now is that the team needs defense. In a bad way. King Sather held a conference call to discuss the deal, and Steve Zipay quotes the GM : "As we're progressing through this, we're trying to get younger, and ...
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