The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), March 28th, 2008
Byline: Lindsay Kramer Staff writer
Syracuse Crunch center Zenon Konopka is in the midst of writing his own ticket, and a plump, fat one at that.
Given the captain's surly mood these days, he'd probably like to punch it right now. But both his hands hurt too much, and he needs to save them for scoring goals and throwing haymakers at opponents. So he'll wait until the offseason, when he'll be an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career and face a fascinating decision.
Should he go for the bloated paychecks from Europe, where several teams have already contacted him? Should ...
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