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Source: Senators defenseman Andrej Meszaros agrees to deal with another team

Andrej Meszaros has been unable to come to terms with the Senators. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Andrej Meszaros has been unable to come to terms with the Senators. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

Adam Proteau

Adam Proteau
2008-08-28 17:05:08

Hours after Ottawa GM Bryan Murray held a news conference to announce the team was at a contractual impasse with restricted free agent defenseman Andrej Meszaros, The Hockey News has learned from an NHL source that Meszaros has agreed to the terms of a multi-year offer sheet with an average salary in excess of $5 million per season.
 
The team that has agreed to terms with the 22-year-old has yet to be confirmed.

When contacted by The Hockey News, Murray denied the report.

"I’ve heard rumors that that’s happening, but there’s no confirmation of that at this point," said Murray.

Earlier in the day at the press conference, Murray explained his negotiating position:

"I think Mez is a potentially good young defenseman who had a bit of an off-year this past year, and we've asked their camp to entertain that in what we're trying to do with him," Murray said.  "I think we've made more than a fair offer and put ourselves in a position where he could come here and, with some help, we think he can be a top player.

"We need their camp to help us in that area as well. I've tried to get that message across, but to this point, we haven't gotten there."

The Ottawa Sun is reporting Meszaros was looking for a deal in the $4.5 million per year range while Ottawa had countered with an offer of $3.5 million per.

Meszaros has played three NHL seasons, suiting up in all 82 games in each campaign. He has a career 26 goals and 110 points and is a plus-24. In addition, he has played 34 NHL games, collecting two goals and seven points and a plus-1 rating.

He was drafted 23rd overall by the Senators in 2003.

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Mike Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:41)



YA i think its the Nashville Preds who offered the offer sheet if any team did. They would then trade him to the Bolts for Joikinen and Sj 1st rounder is my guess
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Mike Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:41)



I think mez will end up with tampa just said the preds cuz they need the forward the Bolts would offer for him. But i do agree the bolts end up with Mez at the end of the day
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hype Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:40)



I agree with Adam of all the people commenting. Nothing any of us can do but disagree and I don't think the Big Guns are listening to any of us.
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J'BRAV Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:39)



Personally I think it's a terrible move, they have the potential for a freat offense but they're defense will get younger with this move and add carle and it will also be turnover prone all at the price of a probable top 10 pick next year if not higher.
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Adam Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:36)



here's the update http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/17692-Multiple-sources-confirm-Meszaros-to-Lightning-deal-in-the-works.html
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bruce richards Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:36)



take the picks with our top line and some luck we will be fine,still better than the overrated habs who we will demolish again this year
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Kjetil Aasland Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:34)



The ONLY reason? :) Yeah, right. Obviously I would have had a +35 rating too if I played alongside Chara. So would my Grandpa. And gee, a defenseman struggling a bit in his sophomore season at the advanced age of 21, clearly he sucks and has no potenital. You on the other hand are of course prescient.
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J'BRAV Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:34)



Well it's confirmed the lightning is the team that signed meszaros to the offer sheet. There looking into some type of trade.
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Todd Foley Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:31)



Hey Assland, Chara was THE only reason Meszaros looked good in his rookie year. Yes, he was a + 35 with Chara and then in his second year he was a -5 with Redden. So what happened to his amazing so called plus minus..Buddy you have no idea what your talking about, stop commenting if you have no clue. Meszaros is worth about 2 Mill at best. If Philipps is making 3.5 mil, why the heck is Meszaros asking for 4.5. He would be lucky to develop into a Chris Philips. Jason Smith will only be making 2.5 mil. Meszaros will never ever be a Jason Smith either. Murray is a smart man and will play this out to the tee. At the end of the day he still has about 8 mill to spend to get to the cap...the Sens will be fine.
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maxime Posted
(2009-04-30 06:53:30)



Hockeybuzz.com just reported it, but they got it from here...although they had another one, dating from wednesday morning... : Sources this morning have informed me that Schneider may be a Canadien as early as "this evening or tomorrow morning." There is much speculation surrounding this move as it may be a trigger move that comes from the Canadiens being officially "out of the Sundin Sweepstakes."
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