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

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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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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

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620264 Malone, 12132540 Hickey, 1311248 Shutt, M 1212246

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