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Change of address form Bondra likely to have new home by training camp
The most high profile player likely to change teams by the start of NHL training camps after Labor Day is Washington Capitals right wing Peter Bondra , who has clashed with coach Ron Wilson and the front office. The ill feelings might have begun when Wilson urged Bondra to play through pain during the 1998 playoffs. Bondra led the NHL with 52 goals that season. Wilson told me he has no problems with Bondra but suspects Bondra has had problems with him ever since. The Capitals covered themselves at the position a week ago by signing free agent winger Stephane Richer . Bondra, who attracted some mild interest at the trading deadline, should bring the Capitals a second-liner plus a prospect from a team willing to take on his $4 million salary.
CuJo getting evenToronto Maple Leafs goaltender Curtis Joseph has been thin-skinned about being run in the crease, a tactic that was used this past season with alarming frequency after Pittsburgh's Matthew Barnaby drove Joseph crazy during a regular season game. Joseph also lost it against Ottawa in the playoffs, throwing a remarkable tantrum in which he went after Mick McGeough , stumbled and wound up knocking down the ref. Joseph avoided a suspension, one of the grand mysteries of this past spring. The goalie might have lost his cool but not his sense of humor. Joseph, who dabbles in racing, recently bought a new horse. The proposed name? Down Goes McGeough .
Money ain't a thingGarry Galley rejected a Los Angeles Kings offer of $750,000, sold his house and moved back to the Ottawa area. Galley was insulted by the proposed contract offered by his former teammate, GM Dave Taylor , a cut of $1.15 million from his 1999-2000 salary. He would like to sign with Senators, and, curiously, money shouldn't be a stumbling block. The defenseman, who still would look awfully good on the point of some team's power play, will be willing to play for something close to what Los Angeles had offered. Sports Illustrated senior writer Michael Farber covers the NHL beat for the magazine and is a regular contributor to CNNSI.com.
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