BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan
10-01-2008, 06:24 PM
3. Marian Gaborik, 26, Minnesota Wild, LW: Risebrough is currently making every effort to get Gaborik under contract before the start of the season. To this point, those efforts have fallen on deaf ears. If the Wild can't get his signature on a new deal, they might consider dealing him. The Slovakian-born sniper posted career bests (42 goals, 83 points) in 2007-08. In two of the past three seasons, however, he has been bothered by the injury bug. Published reports claim he's looking for more than his current $7.5 million salary. We expect he'll get it ... from the Wild or another club.
• Keep 'em or ship 'em?: Keep 'em, only if you can get him signed. If it appears he won't sign, for whatever reason, he can't be allowed to walk for nothing in return ... a lesson I learned the hard way.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview2008/columns/story?columnist=hradek_ej&id=3617372
This all off-season we've heard of him coming to Buffalo in a trade. The Sabres could afford to bring him in next season by freeing up alot of cash, Tim Connolly, Maxim Afinogenov, Jaro Spacek, Ales Kotalik and Andrew Peters are all UFA's after this season.
• Keep 'em or ship 'em?: Keep 'em, only if you can get him signed. If it appears he won't sign, for whatever reason, he can't be allowed to walk for nothing in return ... a lesson I learned the hard way.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview2008/columns/story?columnist=hradek_ej&id=3617372
This all off-season we've heard of him coming to Buffalo in a trade. The Sabres could afford to bring him in next season by freeing up alot of cash, Tim Connolly, Maxim Afinogenov, Jaro Spacek, Ales Kotalik and Andrew Peters are all UFA's after this season.