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Bob Gainey Sounds Depressed
by Alanah McGinley on 08/26/08 at 06:16 PM ET
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My French is not perfect… errr… somewhat poor… well, really freakin horrible, but I can pick up the broadstrokes of these two stories today (Corus Sports and RDS) and the news is essentially this: Gainey hasn’t completely given up, but he’s not optimistic that Sundin will play for the Habs this season.
Forgive my parched translation (actually, it’s less of a “translation” and more of a “paraphrase") but here are his comments:
“It is difficult to be optimistic because we haven’t had much contact with him. We haven’t gotten the message he’s very interested in becoming a Canadian. We have a place for him on paper and we’ve made him a good offer.”
Gainey also remarks that he expects a decision from Sundin by the end of the month, but I’m not clear on whether that’s because the Habs need to move on to plan ‘B’ at that point, or because Gainey has been told that Sundin actually intends to decide by Monday.
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Brilliant job, Bob.
The vacillations of prima donnas like Sundin should make any of his suitors wary. But, then, all of his suitors are desperate for someone they think can “save” them. Personally, I’m not sure who is more pathetic in this scenario.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 08/26/08 at 10:17 PM ET
Memo to Montreal:
If he doesn’t return your calls, it’s over. Time to move on. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 08/27/08 at 05:21 AM ET
Hell, he saw how it worked out for Neidermayer and Selanne last year, so in his eyes, why rush a decision?
Heard on the radio this morning that Luongo placed a call to Sweden to rally for the Canucks. No one answered the phone, and he left a message. He’s still waiting for a callback, apparently. D’oh.
Posted by Rod Templeton from The Canuck Nation on 08/27/08 at 10:01 AM ET
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