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| | Sporting News, The: Blues get their man but could lose anyway - St. Louis Blues; Petr Nedved - NHL Report - Column (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Interestingly, at the other end of the St. Louis Arena the Blues had just completed negotiations with Nedved's agent, Tony Kondel, on a three-year contract that includes a $650,000 signing bonus, $900,000 for the last 20 games this season and $1.1-million and $1.4-million salaries for the next two seasons. |
 | | In other words, Quinn's argument that he is the injured party and is losing a core player could go a long way toward persuading an arbitrator to accept his proposal, even if he asks for Shanahan, who is on a pace to score 50 goals for the second consecutive season, or veteran center Craig Janney. |
 | | That division rivals were in the picture was enough impetus for the Blues to sign Nedved and take their chances with an arbitrator, even if Toronto and Chicago had no intention of meeting Nedved's obscene contract demands. |
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