The will-he-or-wont-he saga is going to last a bit longer. Adrian Dater is reporting that Joe Sakic will not have a decision by next Tuesday’s start of free agency. And that’s going to make it a hell of a lot tougher for the team to work in free agency.
While I 100% agree with Avalanche Vice President Jean Martineau when he says “Joe has earned the right to take his time on this”, I’m a bit surprised that Super Joe would risk damaging the team to make this decision. Come on, Joe, just tell us you’re coming back and leave the soap opera stuff to Forsberg (whose gimpy feet give him a legitimate reason to keep the world hanging). Please.
My unethical blog rumor-mongering instincts tell me Sakic is waiting on something. IE “Sign Brunette and Foote FG and I’ll be make up my mind a lot sooner.”