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| 29th June, 2007 - 12:14 pm |  The Buffalo News - Daniel Briere landed in Southern California on Thursday afternoon. That?s bad news for Buffalo Sabres fans. The club?s scoring king was to meet co-captain Chris Drury, who lives in Manhattan Beach, Calif., and discuss their intentions.
The NHL free agency period begins at noon Sunday, and contracts for both centers are up. As two of the more coveted unrestricted free agents, they?re bound to field several lucrative offers.
But the main reason Briere jetted to the coast wasn?t to talk shop with Drury. Briere journeyed there to be with his agent, Pat Brisson, so they can evaluate each offer together.
One offer they apparently didn?t need to talk over was the one Buffalo just made. Brisson rejected the five-year offer believed to be worth about $25 million. Briere wanted a similar long-term deal last summer, but the Sabres weren?t interested. Instead, he went to arbitration and was awarded a one-year contract for $5 million. [READ] |
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