Because you’re my beloved readers, and because I was part of this forthcoming documentary, you get a sneak peak, ahead of the rest of the world, of “Saving Sakic.”
It’s the documentary about the three-year, $21 million offer sheet the New York Rangers gave Joe Sakic in the summer of 1997, including an unprecedented $15 million signing bonus. The Avs had one week to match the offer, and ownership didn’t have a lot of cash sitting around at that time.
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