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Sunday, October 17, 1999
Sens-less standoff gets sillier
Fact is, both sides have dug in deep for a long fight. Not even Judge Judy could resolve this one.
Yashin says he is willing to finish the season at $3.6 million, but only if the Senators negotiate a new, richer deal for next season. And the Senators are willing to have him back, but only if he loses the idea about negotiating a new, richer deal for next season. Hence, the standoff.
The other overriding factor in all this is that while it would make good sense for the Senators to bring Yashin back and either keep him and hope he is accepted in the dressing room, or deal him for a handful of good, young talented players, sources say owner Rod Bryden is intent on making him sit until he is willing to honour his contract.
Of course, a couple of things could happen to make either side's knees buckle. The Senators could go on a prolonged losing streak or suffer a rash of injuries. Or the NHL could speak up, possibly this week, and announce that if Yashin doesn't return by a certain date (likely Dec. 4), then this season will not count as the final year of his current contract.
Either way, the standoff could get interesting.
BRIEFLY: The answer to a trivia question somewhere, sometime: Milan Hejduk. The question: Who scored the last goal at McNichols Arena and the first at the Pepsi Center in Denver?
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