PALFFY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR KINGS?Byline: Roger Phillips Kings general manager Dave Taylor acknowledged Monday he spoke to the New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, a hamlet located on Long Island in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. about acquiring restricted free-agent forward Ziggy Palffy, but not recently. ``I haven't had any talks with them at all lately,'' Taylor said following the Kings' practice at Nassau Coliseum Coliseum: see Colosseum. , where they play the Islanders Islanders may refer to:
Palffy, 26, has averaged 45 goals the past three seasons. He reportedly is seeking an annual salary of $6 million, close to $1 million more than is earned by the highest-paid King, defenseman Rob Blake For other persons of the same name, see Robert Blake. Robert Bowlby "Rob" Blake (born December 10 1969, in Simcoe, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey defenceman in the NHL, playing for the Los Angeles Kings where he is the captain. . The Islanders reportedly have pulled their three-year, $12.75-million offer off the table. Palffy has been skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. in his native Slovakia during the stalemate stale·mate n. 1. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock. 2. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move. tr.v. . Taylor also said he is not interested in trying to sign Palffy to an offer sheet. If the Kings did that, the Islanders could match the offer, or they could choose not to match, in which case the Kings would get Palffy in exchange for five first-round draft choices. ``I don't think we'd want to go that route,'' said Taylor, whose team has struggled offensively early this season. KINGS vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS Time: 4:30 p.m. at the Nassau Coliseum TV/Radio: Fox Sports West; KRLA (1110/AM). Matchups: In the fourth game of their five-game trip, the Kings (3-2-2) will try to continue their strong penalty killing, which has been the one constant in an erratic er·rat·ic adj. 1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering. 2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity: an erratic heartbeat. 3. start to the season. In the past five games, the Kings have killed 27 consecutive short-handed situations over a span of 48 minutes, 58 seconds. They have allowed just one power-play goal in 39 short-handed chances this season. The Islanders (3-4) are 5 for 33 with the man advantage (15.2 percent). - Roger Phillips CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO PALFFY BOX: KINGS vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS (see text) |
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