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Gaborik A Tough Read
by Paul on 09/14/08 at 06:23 AM ET
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from John Shipley of the Pioneer Press,
Gaborik’s appetite for staying in Minnesota has been hard to read. Never what you would call emotional, he nonetheless appears indifferent, saying repeatedly he is “willing to stay.” Although the sides are negotiating, it’s frankly hard for the layman to understand the holdup.
The bottom line is the Wild have offered the right winger a long-term contract that would make him one of the highest-paid players in the NHL, with an average salary in the $8.5 million range. And the seven-year, $57.75 deal signed Thursday by Carolina’s Eric Staal — whose potential and career trajectory is similar — seems to fortify this as a reasonable offer.
So, if Gaborik were completely sold on the Wild, wouldn’t he have signed by now?
“That’s why this is scary,” Nanne said, “because it’s not a money issue.”
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