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tim1_2 wrote:Fingers crossed for an imminent Brady-signing although Garrioch said Melnyk being in town has nothing to do with a Brady signing, and replied to some twitter guy who asked if Brady would sign today with a "probably not".  

This weird media battle between Bruce and Simmer is just really dumb, and apparently there are zero other media members that know anything about what's going on.  And if you assume Simmer is a little nuts, and that Bruce is just a mouth-piece, there are actually zero "insiders" giving us any legit info.  And then we're back to good old fashioned "Brady is getting on an airplane", "Eugene is in town", etc....  Just wake me up when a contract is signed.

tim1_2 wrote:Fingers crossed for an imminent Brady-signing although Garrioch said Melnyk being in town has nothing to do with a Brady signing, and replied to some twitter guy who asked if Brady would sign today with a "probably not".  

This weird media battle between Bruce and Simmer is just really dumb, and apparently there are zero other media members that know anything about what's going on.  And if you assume Simmer is a little nuts, and that Bruce is just a mouth-piece, there are actually zero "insiders" giving us any legit info.  And then we're back to good old fashioned "Brady is getting on an airplane", "Eugene is in town", etc....  Just wake me up when a contract is signed.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Fingers crossed for an imminent Brady-signing although Garrioch said Melnyk being in town has nothing to do with a Brady signing, and replied to some twitter guy who asked if Brady would sign today with a "probably not".  

This weird media battle between Bruce and Simmer is just really dumb, and apparently there are zero other media members that know anything about what's going on.  And if you assume Simmer is a little nuts, and that Bruce is just a mouth-piece, there are actually zero "insiders" giving us any legit info.  And then we're back to good old fashioned "Brady is getting on an airplane", "Eugene is in town", etc....  Just wake me up when a contract is signed.

What about Elliotte Friedman? While he didn't come out and say it it sounded like his "sources" were someone other than Garrioch. According to his report if things didn't get done hammering out an 8 year extension that they would switch to working on a shorter term deal.  Based on what he said (3 days ago, I believe) this is where things are now.  Melnyk being in town likely doesn't have much to do with Brady, at least not directly (otherwise he would have gone to St. Louis -- I doubt Melnyk would have much interest in talking to Brady's car).  On the other hand he may very well want to talk to Dorion, directly.  There's little hope, at this point, of a long-term deal being done but, possibly, he may want to hear from the horse's mouth what the sticking points are (likely bonus clauses, salary escalation, etc.)

wprager wrote:Based on what Friedman said. Late last week he heard from sources that they were trying for an 8 year extension but, if that was not done they would shift to a shorter deal this week.  We are now at the end of "this week" and there has been no hint of an imminent signing. Getting him signed in time for camp is the priority.

Highly respected TSN play-by-play broadcaster Gord Miller, who calls a large portion of the Ottawa games, was on (Mitch) Melnick in the Afternoon Tuesday on TSN 690 in Montreal and indicated the two sides are inching closer to a resolution.

Asked by co-host Mitch Gallo where talks were at with several restricted free agents, Miller indicated Tkachuk and the Senators are ahead of the others around the league who are trying to get young players signed in the same situation.

“Quinn Hughes in Vancouver is going to be a really interesting case and (Elias) Pettersson,” Miller told the station. “I think Tkachuk will get done in Ottawa pretty quickly. From what I understand, they’re getting close to getting something done there.”

Miller indicated he thought it would be a long-term deal, but didn’t get into length or term. His point in the discussion was that the Senators and Tkachuk’s camp are working hard to get a contract in place that both sides are satisfied with.

It’s believed the Senators have tabled an offer of an eight-year deal worth $8 million per season and there have been several talks between the two sides that are continuing. Dorion has often stated that a deal can be done with one phone call and there’s still time for both sides to find common ground.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Fingers crossed for an imminent Brady-signing although Garrioch said Melnyk being in town has nothing to do with a Brady signing, and replied to some twitter guy who asked if Brady would sign today with a "probably not".  

This weird media battle between Bruce and Simmer is just really dumb, and apparently there are zero other media members that know anything about what's going on.  And if you assume Simmer is a little nuts, and that Bruce is just a mouth-piece, there are actually zero "insiders" giving us any legit info.  And then we're back to good old fashioned "Brady is getting on an airplane", "Eugene is in town", etc....  Just wake me up when a contract is signed.

What about Elliotte Friedman? While he didn't come out and say it it sounded like his "sources" were someone other than Garrioch. According to his report if things didn't get done hammering out an 8 year extension that they would switch to working on a shorter term deal.  Based on what he said (3 days ago, I believe) this is where things are now.  Melnyk being in town likely doesn't have much to do with Brady, at least not directly (otherwise he would have gone to St. Louis -- I doubt Melnyk would have much interest in talking to Brady's car).  On the other hand he may very well want to talk to Dorion, directly.  There's little hope, at this point, of a long-term deal being done but, possibly, he may want to hear from the horse's mouth what the sticking points are (likely bonus clauses, salary escalation, etc.)

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Apparently he's moving from St. Louis to Michigan and is skating with the US National Development Team. So he's super close to the border and can join the Sens within hours.

I wonder if Brown stayed in St. Louis?

tim1_2 wrote:Matthew Tkachuk said yesterday that Brady's not close on a contract. Take that for what you will.

Flo The Action wrote:This is just another example of how ownership finance hurts this team.
The whole league is doing bonuses and we won’t