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Jeff O’Neill Back on the Ice
by Alanah McGinley on 01/31/08 at 01:01 PM ET
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From Jim Barber at Simcoe.com,
The 31-year-old native of King City was without an NHL contract to start the season, and has spent much of the past few months trying to stay in shape on his own in anticipation of a potential offer from an NHL club.
But he missed being around a team atmosphere and so got in contact with the Colts.
“I am friends with (assistant coach) Drake (Berehowsky), and a friend of mine’s good friends with (head coach) Marty (Williamson). I just got in touch with them. I was looking to get back on the ice,” O’Neill told Simcoe.com after practice on Wednesday.
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What am I missing here? O’Neill had 20 goals in 74 games with Toronto last year. Yah, he ended the season in a slump, but, in and of itself, that doesn’t seem to be a reason why he should be ignored by every team in the League this year, especially since he’ll only be 33 next month.
On paper, he seems like a perfect fit for the Wings...for nothing more than the cost of a two-month contract. So, again, what am I missing here?
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 01/31/08 at 06:38 PM ET