"Brian Robert Lawton" is a former professional ice hockey player, Sports agent/agent and General manager (ice hockey)/general manager, who played 483 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the 1983-84 and 1992-93 season. During his career, Lawton played for the Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks, and was the Tampa Bay Lightning general manager. He currently resides in Edina, Minnesota.

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Free agents are gone, and now it's just the guys who aren't signed. You have two options -- either trading, or signing a guy who isn't signed, and that's it. I think it'll be unprecedented the way it's going to work out.

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We're going to keep talking, I'm sure, and see what happens. I anticipate it will work out one way or another. We're working on it is the best way it can be characterized.

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But (Malone) thought it was best to not be a distraction after all the things the Penguins have done this summer, ... And it's only his second year, and he realizes that. He's thrilled with what's going on with the team and can't imagine himself on any other team. He lives, dies and breathes with the Penguins right now, and those are the best players to have on your team.

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They put pressure on us with their serve and we just made too many mistakes on the passing end.

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It's just far too much of a hometown discount. Mike knew there was going to be a difference between offers, but not as much as $9 million, and that's what it could turn out to be.

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We're not that close. There's just a lot of things changing. We're watching the market move.

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There was certainly a lot of animosity and certainly a lot of jealousy toward me, because of the hype and being the first American (drafted No.1).

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I think Tom Hicks 'hoped' he had a deal with Mike, but I know for sure Mike said he needed to talk to me first. I think any report that there was ever a deal was inaccurate.

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West is one heck of a team. We'll work to get better for the conference meet.

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