Lilja Expects to Sign With SJ, Agent Won’t Confirm
It appears that Andreas Lilja believes he has found an NHL home, although confirmation from San Jose and Lilja’s agent is still pending. Expressen (H/T to @georgemalik) is reporting that Lilja has told them he will be signing a contract to play in San Jose this season:
“‘Yes, I had a meeting with club director after the game and he said they want to keep me, so I asked him to talk to my agent during the Thursday morning, ‘ said Lilja to HockeyExpressen.se.”
Today’s news comes on the heels of a two point (1 G, 1 A) evening for Lilja against the Vancouver Canucks.
Lilja’s agent, Todd Diamond, would not confirm that a contract was done, however:
“No news to report at this time. He will make he trip to Europe with the Sharks.”
The Sharks are heading over to Germany for a preseason tilt against Adler Mannheim, before kicking off the regular season against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Stockholm, Sweden on October 8th.
I hate Todd Diamond.
Listen, I know I wished Lilja the best and that blah blah blah his agent carries more fault than he does, but fuck Lilja if he signs with the Sharks. I hope his agent blows this deal too and he ends up in the Eastern Conference where I can be happy for him.
I can just see it now.. Lilja will be a San Jose’s Wing killer and overall headache to play against for the next few years.