NHL free agency in 2009 nearly turned the Battle of Ontario on its head.
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“I said, ‘Did it occur to you that Brian Burke wants to sign Chris Neil?’ That was tough because I had so much respect for Bryan Murray. And, of course, Brian Burke was one of the first teams to call to make an offer on Chris Neil, and it was was way what Ottawa had been offering all along.” The Leafs weren’t alone in the pursuit, either. New York Rangers general manager Glen Sather had also talked with Reynolds and was willing to match the four-year, $9-million deal that Burke had put on the table for Neil to join the Leafs.
“ was literally in tears because he didn’t want to leave Ottawa,” Reynolds said. “He either called or called because loved him, and that’s sort of what it took to keep him in Ottawa. I thought he was gone because the Senators weren’t going to do anything better.Article content
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