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Wednesday, October 6, 1999
Paths that don't cross
Gandler, Johnston two ships that, again, pass in the night
But there were no plans for the two to get together. No talk, no action.
"There's nothing new," said Gandler.
Gandler, meanwhile, did run into NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at the league's Manhattan offices as Gandler was accompanying Anaheim defenceman Ruslan Salei to a disciplinary hearing. Salei, a Gandler client, was called on the carpet for his hit on Dallas Star Mike Modano.
Bettman and Gandler had a brief discussion in which Gandler outlined their reasons for having Yashin sit out the last year of his contract.
The league's position remains Yashin will owe the Senators another year if he doesn't play this season. It's believed the league is also contemplating a "drop-dead" date in which Yashin will not be allowed to return and have the year count towards fulfilling his contractual obligation to the Senators.
The question is what constitutes enough games to justify a season?
Still working out
Yashin, meanwhile, continues to workout with Kloten of the Swiss elite league and is following a program "like he's getting ready for a world heavyweight fight," said Gandler.
Since Yashin has a valid NHL contract, he is not allowed to play in any games. But he has been practising every day with the club under the guidance of coach Vladimir Yurzinov, Yashin's mentor and coach of the Russian Olympic team.
Yashin participates in all the club's practices then remains on the ice afterwards for 45 minutes with two defencemen and goes at it in 1-on-1 drills.
The defencemen switch off as they get tired.
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