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.