Housley to Remain a Jet?
wieler
Sorry if this was posted already but I have not seen it anywhere. The Jets have
offered Housley the required 15% raise on his current contract. This means
that the Jets have the right to match any teams offer. It is doubtfull that any
team will go higher than say 1.5M (which the Jets would most likely match) and would
probably have to offer a salary closer to 2M to get Housley from the Jets organization.
That is a ridiculous price for a 30 year old defenceman (with out that much defence
to boot :) This offer comes about after Mike Smith (wpg gm) tried to shop Housley
around with no takers.
That is all
rich
stephen swann
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>offer a salary closer to 2M to get Housley from the Jets organization.
>That is a ridiculous price for a 30 year old defenceman (with out that
>much defence to boot :) This offer comes about after Mike Smith (wpg
>gm) tried to shop Housley around with no takers.
Heh, my information on Housely is a few years out of date now (ever
since he got traded fom Buffalo), but that bit about "without that
much defense to boot" really sounds familiar. Oh boy oh boy does
that sound familiar.
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Gary L Dare
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>The Jets have offered Housley the required 15% raise on his current
>contract. This means that the Jets have the right to match any teams
>This offer comes about after Mike Smith (wpg gm) tried to shop
>Housley around with no takers.
Phil is a victim of bad timing ... the Rangers need a big defensive
defenceman who can skate, besides Jeff Beukeboom (Jay Wells has been
hurt and getting long in the tooth); they could have gotten Housley
after Leetch's injury, but at too high a price ... now with Keenan
on board, Phil won't be moving to the metro NY area any time soon.
Plus, a new generation of young players with offensive skills to
match Housley are coming online at a lower price ... his only hope
from becoming a footnote in hockey history is to lead the Jets to
a division/conference/league title ... being in the Norris might
be the break that the Jets need; worry about the Red Wings and
the Maple Leafs (if they don't collapse), write off the Stars,
Black Hawks and Blues (in 6 months, their fans will be able to
find Winnipeg on their maps! (-;).
gld
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