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Report- Demitra Will Play For Vancouver
by Paul on 07/08/08 at 02:59 PM ET
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from TV JOJ and translated by KK friend Roman,
Pavol Demitra will play for Vancouver next 3 yrs. His contract is 4mil per season.
Vancouver contacted Demitra shortly after he said he would not play in Minnesota next season. There is speculation in overseas media that the Canucks contacted him before July 1 which is prohibited. Now it is up to NHL if there will be some investigation.
added 3:34pm, from TSN,
In an interview with Vancouver radio station CKNW, free agent forward Pavol Demitra confirmed that the Canucks are his preferred destination and expects to sign with the team.
“I think there is a good chance,” Demitra said.
“[Current Canucks GM Mike Gillis] used to be my agent for a long time. We are very good friends. I am very interested in playing for [the Canucks].”
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I thought the delay was probably a tampering issue… like maybe Gillis and demitra had a plan to wait until a few days after the UFA smoke cleared to sign… but if Naslund convinced him to come to Vancouver, why didnt he stay?
Good signing nevertheless.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 07/08/08 at 02:30 PM ET
At this point we (Canuck fans) would be happy for any top six forward signing.
Demitra is still considered a top six forward right? 
...let’s actually get him signed though first.
I wonder how much Naslund did/does know about the whole situation there in Van?
I would say keeping Vigneault was a major reason for Naslund’s departure.
Posted by redbaclon from Kelowna, BC on 07/08/08 at 03:21 PM ET
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Regarding the tampering issue, I thought that had been looked up and cleared up, but I could be wrong.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 07/08/08 at 02:08 PM ET