Negotiations continue with the agent of goaltender Brian Boucher continue, the sticking point Boucher's insistence on being paid an NHL-level salary. The Hawks want to pay him a minor league salary if he's shipped to Norfolk.
"I don't want to pay three one-way contracts in goal," general manager Dale Tallon said, referring to Khabibulin and the injured Patrick Lalime, the latter of whom faces three months of rehab following successful back surgery.
Negotiations Continue Between Chicago And Boucher