Niedermayer Decidedly Undecided
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Scott Niedermayer announced during a news conference today that he's still undecided about his future, which begs the question of why the Ducks haven't been holding daily news conferences since June if they find such an announcement newsworthy.
My preference would be to know right now and to start and be ready to go with the rest of the guys. It's not looking like that might happen, so we go to Plan B and the second best option, which is to come to a decision as quickly as possible. I don't want to drag this out any longer than I have to. The team has enough to worry about. [...] I guess it's definitely become harder than I envisioned. The last thing I want is to be a distraction to the team. Brian (Burke) has been very good in allowing me the time. I haven't been asked to make it official. Hopefully, once things get rolling, I'll get a better feeling if I want to be on the ice or not.
Nothing says distraction like holding a news conference to announce that you're not ready to announce anything. Niedermayer is expected to miss the start of training camp and possibly more until he's ready to commit to either playing or retiring. Then again, when you win four Stanley Cups and you're a former Norris and Conn Smythe Trophy winner, you don't need no stinking training camp.
Labels: Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils, Scott Niedermayer
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