General Manager Mathieu Darche confirms ongoing negotiations with captain Anders Lee, prioritizing a fair deal as the veteran forward eyes his 1,000th career game on Long Island.
On Thursday, New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche confirmed Pierre LeBrun's report that he had met with Anders Lee's agent, Neil Sheehy.
"I met with his agent, Neil Sheehy, here this week," Darche told NHL.com's Adam Kimelman. "I said at the end of the year I'd love for Anders to play his 1,000th game with the Islanders, but it has to work for us and for him. He's earned the right to look at options where he is in his career.
"We're planning ahead, so I still hope we can get a deal done. It's not there yet, and we'll keep working at it till July 1."
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Lee, who is on an expiring deal worth $7 million annually, sits 77 games shy of the 1,000-game milestone.
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