Another Big Offseason Day Tomorrow
June 23rd, 2008, 4:24 pm
Why? Because tomorrow is our Select-A-Seat day. The day where we get to run (or in grier’s case, limp) around the Tank and choose where our season tickets will be next year. Unlike previous years, it appears we aren’t required to give up our current seats in section 124, so it’s a zero-risk situation. We really like the people that we are around, but it appears that some or all of them won’t be back, so we, like Brian Campbell and Marian Hossa, will be asking ourselves, “can we do better?”
Speaking of Campbell, rumors still abound that he’ll be testing the market, but we’ve seen DW pull off some stuff in the past. Even given the power of our GM, if I were a bookie I’d put the odds at 25-75 that we are keeping Campbell, maybe even worse. I don’t begrudge Campbell- this will likely be the most lucrative contract of his career, and probably the only one where he can really pick and choose. More to come on these issues and prospects in the coming days.
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How about a different angle regarding Campbell…
Is there any way to know is level of involvement in the NHLPA? The union pushes players to get fair market value, or better, in their contracts as that’s just good business for the rest of the players. Kariya was villified by the union the year he took $1mil to play with CO; whereas Cammillari was applauded for going to arbitration last summer.
Could his testing the waters be because he wants to be a good boy in the eyes of the union? Maybe he feels signing with SJ after July 1 will make everyone happy.
Interesting idea. Too bad there’s no real way to verify it. But let’s say it was true- wouldn’t the union be mad if Campbell signed for less than he could get, regardless of when and with whom?