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arry’ jer an nny
McDonald, who usually
leave leave contract
negotlations to agent
Alan. . ON, HAVE
IGNORED HIS ADVICE

AND SIGNED WITH

Toronto Maple Leafs
through the 1983-84
season.

The Eagle's suggestion
last summer when they
signed the contracts was
that their bargaining
strength could only im-
prove regardless of the
years both players had
with the National Hockey
League club after their
current contracts ex-

pired.
Although the salaries

reached were . con-
fidential,. both are be-
lieved to be in the seven-
figure bracket. Eagleson
figures the decision will
cost his clients— and
himself-—considerable
money, but he’ admires
the sentiments which will
bind them to the Leafs’
organizazul .
"This was going to be
the Isst year in each
y's contract and my
jdea was to ride it out
rather than negotiate
ahead of time,” says
Eagleson, who also is
executive director of the
NHL Players’ |
Association and head of
Hockey Canada's. inter-
national committee.
IMVROVE POSITION
“I pointed out they
would be in a tremendous
bargaining position next
ear. Nothing that might
pen this season, even
injuries, could affect
their value to the Leafs.
We could really ae the
d have
heid out the possibility of
shopping around for
better deal and I'm

' convinced we could have

forced the price away up.

“They didn’t want any
of that approach. Their
instructions to me were
that they were entirely
committed to the Leafs

and wante ir jut
settled Ore ails Wong q
period. They wanted

sles out of the way for
a number of years so they
could concentrate on
playing in Toronto.”

So, with the players’

a

arranged the new deals
whereby the old contracts
stand covering this final
season, five years on a
new contract plus their
option year.

Toronto owner Harold
Ballard has vowed that
money won't stand in the
way of his attempts to
sign two Swedish stars of
the World Hockey
Association's Winnipeg

Jets—Ulf Nilsson and.

Anders Hedberg, whose
contracts expire at the
end of the 1977-78 season.

JOIN SALMING

Ballard said uniting the
two Winnipeg players
with Leafs’ Swedish all-
star defenceman Borj
Salming would make the
club a serious Stanley

* Stépliénson

- Canadiens,

“T think it's safe to say
that if those two guys do
end up in. Toronto, they
won't be getting any

more money than Sittler 3

and McDonald,’

Eagleson says. ‘“‘It’s not

in writing, mind you, but
when our deal was made I
emphasized the loyalty
Tplaying toward Leats.
splaying towa 8.
“TAtconsiderable
sacrifice, they were
making a long-range
commitment to «the
Toronto hockey club, I
said that it would have to

_ be a two-way street. We

would expect the club to
treat them with con-
sideration and loyalty.
too. If something sho d
happen to alter the cir-
cumstances, I would
expect the situation to be
reviewed.”

Toronto has in fact, “}

says Eagleson, already
thought of that. They
expect if they lay out
huge sums. to bring in
‘Nilsson and. Hedberg,
they'll face added ex-

nses in trying to satisfy

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.

ittler and McDonald and . : Fi "

others on the club of that
calibre.

be.in the form of bonus
payments or rewritten
contracts to maintain
team morale.

Flyers
best

MONTREAL (CP) —
Strong goaltending b
Wayne Stephenson an
Bernie Parent gave
Philadelphia Flyers the
best team reco
tional Hockey League
after last week’s play.

Statistics relea by
the league today showed
the Flyers had won 16

mes, tied three and lost
‘our—least in the
league—and much of the
credit for the .761 winning
percentage was given to
the’ #éaltending duo.

al goals: hat ame
person -per-game
average of 1.62, the best
in the circuit, and he
shared the lead in in-
dividual shutouts with
Parent at three.
Philadelphia had six
shutouts compared with
for Montreal
Bostom
Bruins, New York
Rangers and New York
Islanders.

The Philadelphia
goalies had allowed 46
goals in 23 games for an
average of 2.00, just
behind the 1.96 average of
Ken Dryden and Bunny
Larocque, the Montreal
tandem.

Philadelphia defen-

ceman Boh Dailey,

acquired from Vancouver’

Canucks late last season

for defencemen Larry. ,

Goodenough and Jac

Mclhargey, was another
reason. fer the team's
improved play. He had
scored 12 goals, the most

Cup contender. by any defenceman, and
; was continuing the strong
Defenseman flavors wien he picked
critical oD sta for Sea river nie
pREGINA (CP) = Mor the third.week in a

LaBelle’s chances of

survival are not very
good, says the doctor
treating the injured
Weyburrn Red Wings’
player in Regina General
Hospital.

LaBelle, 19, has been
listed in critical condition
since Sunday night when
he suffered a head injury
in a Saskatchewan Junior
Hotkey League game in
Weyburn against
Saskatoon Olympics.

Dr. AR. Watts said
Tuesday LaBelle is
cuffering from a blood
clot deep inside the brain.

“He bears the marks of

a cerebral contusion,”’
the doctor said. ‘What we
call a contrecoup judging
from the x-rays, It’s a
type of injury incurred
when a person is struck
while head speed ie in-
creasing."
_ The only evidence of
impact is an ubrasion on
the left side of the bridge
of is nose, the doctor
suid,

Surgery has not been .

rrformed and Dr. Watts
said un operation is
unlikely.

row, Bryan Trottier of
New York Islanders
top the scoring pa-
rade and his 44 points
gave him a lead of six
points over Montreal’s
Guy Lafleur, the league
scoring champion the last
two years.

Trottier’s total con-
sisted of 18 goals and a
league-leading 26 assists,
while Lafleur had 38
points on 21 goals afd 17
assists.

SCORING LEADERS

GAPPim Trottier, NYI
18264415 Lafleur,
21173810 Bossy, NYI

2013330. Perreault, Buf *

1714316 Esposito, NYR
11203112 Gardner, Colo
19113010 Gillies, NYI
10203024 Walton, Ver
16132916 Sittler, T
11182936 R. Martin, Buf
1315284 Paiement, Colo
12162820 Clarke, Pha
8192721 Leach, Pha
11152610 Robert, Buf
9172615 Lemaire, _M

Fen

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620264 Malone,
12132540 Hickey,
1311248 Shutt, M 1212246

Gare, Buf 19102341
Ratelle, Bos 914234
Salming, T 6172322

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