Still no contact with Bruno, and the messy Sakic situation

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Avs Have Had No Contact With Brunette
Published 6/24/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
from Adrian Dater at All Things Avs, NHL free agency is a week away, and there still has been no contact between the Avs and Andrew Brunette. Translation: He ain’t comin’ back. Just got off the phone with Brunette’s agent, Don Reynolds, and he said the Avs have yet to even call him about anything regarding the potential unrestricted Brunette. continued and little more detail on the Sakic situation…

Brunette looks to be done in Denver
Published 6/24/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
From Adrian Dater of the Denver Post: NHL free agency is a week away, and there still has been no contact between the Avs and Andrew Brunette. Translation: He ain’t comin’ back. Just got off the phone with Brunette’s agent, Don Reynolds, and he said the Avs have yet to even call him about anything regarding the potential unrestricted Brunette. Read more notes about the Avs from Dater here. Players like Andrew Brunette always seem to slip ...

Puck Headlines: Ducks owner suspended, Sundin in NYC?
Published 6/24/2008 at Puck Daddy
... U.S. when the Leafs have to hire Americans to fix the franchise?" This statement led to a very revealing conversation over on Geek Thoughts about nationalism, racism, Nicklas Lidstrom, country music and about a thousand other related topics. It's one of the best things we've read today. [Geek Thoughts] • Joe Sakic won't decide on his future before July 1, and the Colorado Avalanche are about done with Andrew Brunette. [All Things Avs] • A whole mess of New Jersey Devils news, including an ...

I leave for one day...
Published 6/25/2008 by Shane Giroux (noreply@blogger.com) at Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk)
... Of course, he's not the GM of any other team but the point still stands. I'm tilting my head curiously in FG's direction over this one. I'm sure he cares. And in case anyone is wondering where I am, I'm in San Francisco for a couple days. A conference on cloud computing tomorrow and then a day to explore the city after that. So I'm in a full-on geek mode starting right...now. Related Links Avalanche Sign Parker, Sertich; Acquire Hendricks Still no contact with Bruno and the messy Sakic situation Sakic will delay decision to ...

NHL Keeps on Waiving and Trading
Published 6/25/2008 at PuckUpdate
... What the heck is Joe Sakic doing that he doesn't know if he'll return to the NHL until after July 1? Is he waiting on a package or something? One of the many reasons I hated Mark Messier during his second twirl through New York is that he would pull this same thing every season, not revealing if he was coming back until late in the summer. Of course, when Messier pulled this, there was no salary cap. Now, with the Avs forced to put money aside for a player who might not show up, Sakic could torpedo the Avs before the season even starts. ...

Is The Sakic Situation Really A Mess?
Published 6/25/2008 by Joe @ MHH at Mile High Hockey: Front Page Posts
... So Adrian Dater is now ringing the emergency sirens over the delay in Joe Sakic's decision on whether or not to return.  He calls it "messy" and says it has completely "handcuffed" the Avalanche organization: ...