via Chip Alexander tweets,

Staal: "In the next little while we're going to have to make some decisions on what they want to do. And we'll go from there ..."

Staal: "I've told them I like the direction Ron (Francis) has taken this team, and we'll try and hammer something out. ... "

Staal: "Hopefully they want me to stay here. If they want to go in a different direction, hey, that's life. I'll move on, go from there ..."

Staal: "I said that from Day One I've been in this organization my whole (career) and I like the steps we're taking."