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Flyers and Lindros agrees on a one year extension
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Eric Lindros and the Philadelphia Flyers reached a handshake agreement on a unique, one-year contract extension arrangement Tuesday that could keep the star center with the team through the 1999-2000 season.
Carl Lindros, the player's father and agent, called a late afternoon news conference to announce the deal. He said he had reached terms with Flyers team chairman Ed Snider.
The extension was left up to the Flyers' option at the end of the 1998-99 season and will pay Lindros about the same salary -- $8.5 million plus bonuses -- he was to receive under the Flyers' five-year contract proposal.
Nothing was put into writing, according to Gordon Kirke, the Lindros' legal advisor, because the NHL doesn't permit teams to do so.
Eric Lindros said he was satisfied with the arrangement because it ends negotiations for the time being and will allow him to concentrate on hockey for the season.
"As you know, I've been very open about my desire to stay in Philadelphia and play for the Flyers," Lindros said. "We've given the Flyers this option so that we can all work together this season."
Snider did not attend the news conference but appeared encouraged by the developments in comments he made later in the day.
"Quite frankly, we're thrilled with Eric's pledge and attitude," Snider said. "We think it shows tremendous leadership on Eric's part.
"We don't have a written contract but we have a unilateral promise on the part of Eric. ... We'll have to sit down and hope we can get it signed next year. And we have a five-year contract on the table. Maybe things will go well enough that [at the end of the year] everybody's happy and we can get it signed."
Flyers president and general manager Bob Clarke said he was glad to get the matter over for the time being. "I think it was generous of Eric and helps the stability of our hockey club over the next couple years," he said.
One of the prime reasons for reaching the agreement was to eliminate the possibility of Lindros playing out the final year of his current contract and becoming a Group II restricted free agent next July 1.
If the Flyers pick up the option, Lindros would sign the extension to play the 1999-2000 season in Philadelphia.
"Eric has given up four years of financial security for this," Carl Lindros said. "He's accepted that conditional risk for the likelihood of not being traded."
Eric Lindros stressed that he "wants to stay [in Philadelphia], to play here and to win here."
Added Carl Lindros, "Now he won't have to talk about it [a contract] for the rest of the season. He can just focus on getting the team functioning on the top end of its game."
Kirke, who handles contract work for the Toronto Blue Jays, says this is the first such arrangement he has seen in 20-plus years in the business.
It feel great to have Lindros tied up for one more year. Daniel Lacroix was signed to a one year deal worth about $475 000 earlier this week...
Richard Park is a Flyer
The Philadelphia Flyers signed free-agent center Richard Park to a one-year contract, team officials said Monday. Park, 22, recorded two assists and eight penalty minutes in 15 games for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks last season. The Seoul, South Korea, native has played in 84 NHL games with Anaheim and the Pittsburgh Penguins over the past four seasons. The Mighty Ducks obtained Park in a trade with the Penguins for Roman Oksiuta. Pittsburgh selected him in the second round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Park is a small speedy center. I hope he will get a fair chance to play for a place in the Flyers.
Flyers-Capitals 6-3
Flyers win the first pre-season game
Eric Lindros scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Capitals Saturday night in the first pre-season game for both teams. Lindros' first goal broke a 2-2 tie midway through the second period and put the Flyers ahead to stay. He won a faceoff in the Washington zone and then floated a shot between the legs of Washington goaltender Olaf Kolzig. Kolzig gave up four goals on 24 shots. "It's better to get these things out of the way in September than in October or June," he said. The game, played at Washington's MCI Center, featured the debut of a two-referee system that will be used in selected NHL games this season. The two officials Don Van Massenhoven and Brad Watson combined to whistle a dozen minor penalties. Four power-play goals two by each team resulted Stats:
First Period
Second Period
Third Period
Scoring: 1, Washington, Volchkov 1 (power play) (Herr,
Baumgartner), 6:58. 2, Philadelphia, Mcgillis 1 (power play) (Joseph,
Lindros), 7:34. 3, Philadelphia, Hull 1 (unassisted), 18:44. Penalties:
Lindros, Phi ( double high sticking minor), 3:43; Klee, Was (tripping),
6:33; Bureau, Phi (Obstr hooking), 8:18; Halverson, Was (holding stick),
15:09.
Scoring: 4, Washington, Bellows 1 (power play) (Oates,
Juneau), 5:56. 5, Philadelphia, Lindros 1 (unassisted), 12:42. 6,
Philadelphia, Maneluk 1 (Mcgillis), 15:16. Penalties: Gratton, Phi (Obstr
hooking), 0:30; Daigle, Phi (cross checking), 5:26; Svejkovsky, Was
(holding stick), 6:19; Bureau, Phi (high sticking), 12:54; Mcgillis, Phi
(tripping), 15:41.
Scoring: 7, Washington, Svejkovsky 1 (Bulis), 5:58. 8,
Philadelphia, Daigle 1 (power play) (Gratton, Zubrus), 9:24. 9,
Philadelphia, Lindros 2 (Desjardins, Daigle), 19:18. Penalties: Reekie,
Was (cross checking), 7:46; Zubrus, Phi (closing hand on puck), 12:24.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Power-play Conversions: Phi - 2 of 4, Was - 2 of 8. Goalies:
Philadelphia, Vanbiesbrouck (19 shots, 17 saves; record: 1-0-0), Little
(9:33 of 2nd period, 11, 10). Washington, Kolzig (24, 20; record: 0-1-0),
Rosati (start of 3rd, 10, 8). A:10,897. Referee: Van Massenhoven.
Linesmen: Dapuzzo, Murphy.
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