In our situation, we're not worried about the playoffs, so we can take more of a hard-line attitude if he isn't the type of guy we want with us. Dudley isn't saying, but using the current roster as a base, the group is believed to include forwards Vinny Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Fredrik Modin, Martin St. Louis and Matthew Barnaby, and defensemen Jassen Cullimore, Pavel Kubina, Cory Sarich, Adrian Aucoin and Kristian Kudroc. That is not set in stone. Everyone, including minor-leaguers, is being evaluated.
Players can fight their way on or be knocked out, but they have been put on notice.
We have beat that to death. We've talked about it enough, and we just don't play. Patience is one thing, but when you keep waiting and waiting and waiting, somebody has to answer the bell. If they don't, they could be gone, either over the summer or by the March 13 trade deadline. Not yet, but we're working on it.