[killer_carlson]

I'd loved to have kept him. Mark me down as that and still do.

I wouldn't have wanted to sign him to the amount that Boston did, rather a 3-4 year deal that would pay him at an average salary and cap hit for a second line player, say $4 mill per season. Similar to Alfredsson.

I have no problem saying that I want my young prospects learning how to compete, learning how to prepare off ice, and learning how to be a professional from the most consistent goal scorer since the year 2000.