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Thursday, January 11, 2001
Flyers exec says Leafs aren't offering enough
Associated Press
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PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Flyers chairman Ed Snider has
told general manager Bob Clarke to stop negotiating with the
Toronto Maple Leafs regarding a trade for Eric Lindros.
Snider, speaking on a Toronto radio station, said Thursday the
Maple Leafs are not offering enough for Lindros, a restricted free
agent.
"We've been talking to them for a month-and-a-half and they've
offered us absolutely nothing for Eric," Snider told The Fan,
590-AM. "They feel we should make a totally contingent deal and we
don't feel that way and a number of other teams don't feel that way
either.
"Toronto thinks they have us over the barrel since they're the
only team we're negotiating with, but they really don't. Who they
have over the barrel is actually Eric. I'd love to see Eric playing
in the National Hockey League. He's one of the great players in the
game and he deserves to play, but we're not going to give him
away."
Snider's comments surprised Maple Leafs general manager Pat
Quinn.
"I haven't heard that," Quinn told The Canadian Press. "They
haven't called us."
Lindros, 27, rejected an $8.5 million qualifying offer from the
Flyers last summer and made it clear he will not return to the team
because of a contentious relationship with Clarke.
On Monday, Clarke denied reports that talks between the two
teams had broken off. But, he said the Flyers and Maple Leafs "are
a long way apart" from a deal.
Since the day Lindros declared he only wants to play in Toronto,
Clarke has maintained the Maple Leafs weren't willing to pay equal
value for the former franchise player.
"We gave up a lot for Eric and we're not asking for anything
close to that," Snider said.
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