I haven't even talked to Stephen, my agent. My focus and my responsibility was for the team. But when Weight says that he wants and expects to be back in Edmonton for his 10th season, you take him at his word. We'll have that dialogue this summer and see what happens. I envision the Oilers with Doug Weight next season, but we'll see what happens.
Weight is a restricted free agent through next season.
There has to be give and take in negotiations. He's been a good captain and a good leader. Edmonton Oilers hockey will live for a lot of years, long after all the players have gone. Weight, Bartlett would say, has done the same thing as Salo did already. I think there's a lot of things that come with decisions.