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We are now several days into free agency and the first free agents have now signed with their new clubs.  One team however that seemed all but certain to be big players in the free agent frenzy has all but back out of the signing game.

Anaheim Ducks GM, Rob Ives, has said that the team has cut off talks with a number of high-profile free agents.  The list is said to include some of this year's top free agents such as Jaromir Jagr, Jozef Stumpel and Philippe Boucher.

[Interview clip plays...]

"We've talked to a number of players and negotiations seemed to be going well, but then these guys would turn around and ask for more money.  I mean, guys are looking for eight or nine million a year and still expect you to challenge for the cup.  It's just ridiculous."

[End of clip...]

Ives wouldn't go as far as saying the team was completely done with free agency, however, it does appear likely that there won't be any big name free agents coming to Anaheim this season.

For TSN, I'm Mick Johnston in Anaheim.



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if your team does NOT have a leading/winning bid to date, then the announcement is unnecessary fun: you're just no longer upping your bids any higher!

if your team has the leading/winning bid to date, then the cutting off of talks is impossible and too bad: no turning back!



-- Edited by Islanders GM at 09:09, 2007-08-22

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haha I liked this little tid bit, it actually was like a TSN report, well done :) I'll write some in this fashion down the road Im sure.

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if your team does NOT have a leading/winning bid to date, then the announcement is unnecessary fun: you're just no longer upping your bids any higher!

if your team has the leading/winning bid to date, then the cutting off of talks is impossible and too bad: no turning back!



-- Edited by Islanders GM at 09:09, 2007-08-22
Man, Jay you're just down right weird sometimes...



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Sabres_Luke wrote:

Man, Jay you're just down right weird sometimes...


don't study philosophy in university... it'll make you even dream in logical statements! brainless.gif




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Anaheim GM wrote:

"We've talked to a number of players and negotiations seemed to be going well, but then these guys would turn around and ask for more money. 

The Anaheim Ducks have made bids on twenty-four (24) players. Outbid on all of them? jawdrop.gif

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You'll have to wait and see...

Islanders GM wrote:

Anaheim GM wrote:

"We've talked to a number of players and negotiations seemed to be going well, but then these guys would turn around and ask for more money. 

The Anaheim Ducks have made bids on twenty-four (24) players. Outbid on all of them? jawdrop.gif




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