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Top Five Reasons Why Dan Hamhuis Increased In Value

Top Five Reasons Why Dan Hamhuis Increased In ValueOver the past few weeks, Dan Hamhuis went from Nashville to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and finally Vancouver. Was he worth a 7th round pick? Was he worth a third round pick? Was he worth Ryan Parent? The Canucks believe him to be worth a massive 4.5...

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Brind’Amour Retires a ‘Cane

Brind’Amour Retires a ‘CaneAfter having a notable NHL career that began with the St. Louis Blues in 1989 and saw Brind’Amour become a fan favorite in Philadelphia with the Flyers, Rod retired at the scene of his greatest accomplishment: taking home the Stanley Cup. As was expected by the Hurricanes organization,...

Kubina Returns to Where It All Started

Kubina Returns to Where It All StartedTampa GM Steve Yzerman was busy at work, Friday, bringing in one of the better offensive defensemen available in Pavel Kubina at $3.85-million a year for two years. Kubina returns to the team where he spent 8 seasons after they drafted him in the 7th...

Kurtis Foster Proving His Price is Right

Kurtis Foster Proving His Price is RightDespite Pierre McGuire believing Kurtis Foster made too much, the 28-year-old will don the Copper and Blue for a 1.8 million annual fee. One thing is entirely certain: Kurtis Foster can score goals. He scored on Minnesota and playing with an incredibly talented powerplay unit...

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Mason Expected to Take Reduced Role with Atlanta

Mason Expected to Take Reduced Role with AtlantaIn what likely means the end of Johan Hedberg’s chances of resigning with the Thrashers, Atlanta GM Rick Dudley locked up Chris Mason for two years at $1.85-million per. Mason capped off his second straight winning season with a 30-22-8 record and 2.53 GAA and...

Ray Whitney Lands in Phoenix not CarolinaRay Whitney won a cup in Carolina and wanted to stay at the trade deadline but unfortunately could not earn another contract with his team. I hear good things about Phoenix, he should enjoy the weather… As one of the best free agent wingers, Whitney...

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Dan Ellis Lands Gig in Tampa BayTwo years after losing his starting job to Pekka Rinne, goaltender Dan Ellis signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning. At this point we will not know whether he landed a starting role or will tandem with incumbent Mike Smith but he should see some added...

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Pens Land Much-Coveted Michalek, Martin

Pens Land Much-Coveted Michalek, MartinAll of a sudden, losing Sergei Gonchar doesn’t seem so bad. The Penguins, after parting ways with Sergei Gonchar and possibly Jordan Leopold and Jay McKee, the Pens made a splash landing one of the biggest free agent defensemen in Zbynek Michalek at $4-million a...

Niittymaki Signs With San Jose, Leaves us WonderingLeaving better goaltending potential on the open market, San Jose locked up goaltender Antero Niittymaki for two years at $2-million a piece. Last season with Tampa Bay, Niittymaki posted a 21-18-5 record and 2.87 GAA while mostly splitting time with Mike Smith. Digging a little...

Sergei Gonchar Ends Ties with Pittsburgh

Sergei Gonchar Ends Ties with PittsburghToday, the Ottawa Senators signed free agent defenseman to a three-year deal with a 5.5 million annual cap hit. At 36-years-old the contract definitively counts under the 35+ rule, meaning even if Gonchar retires or is demoted he will count against the cap. This past...

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Flyers Improve an Already Solid Defense with Meszaros

Flyers Improve an Already Solid Defense with MeszarosDeal away Ryan Parent for essentially nothing? No problem for Flyers GM Paul Holmgren who swapped a second round pick in next year’s draft for Andrej Meszaros. Meszaros, 24, comes in at a very reasonable $4-million per year until 2014 and will easily find himself...

Minnesota Wild Lock-up Their Star

Minnesota Wild Lock-up Their StarAt a point last season, Guillaume Latendresse toiled on the third and fourth lines in Montreal. Overwhelmed by the media and the inability to improve his season totals, the young Quebecois struggled with the Canadiens only posting three points in his first 23 games. Then...

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David Clarkson Avoids Contract Snags with Devils

David Clarkson Avoids Contract Snags with DevilsThe New Jersey Devils avoided a contract holdout by signing one of their young, core players. At 26-years-old, David Clarkson will find security with the team through the 2012-2013 season for $8-million – a steep price but potential for a great reward. Clarkson played with...

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Michael Leighton Finds Himself a JobWhat was the market for a journeyman goalie who only found his stride ten years after being drafted? Well, we may never know as GM Paul Holmgren re-signed the 29-year-old to a two-year contract. According to Cap Geek, the Flyers will pay an annual 1.55...

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Versteeg Joins Leafs… Instant Fantasy Value?Just before the kickoff to the NHL Free Agency period, the Chicago Blackhawks completed another salary dump by trading Kris Versteeg and Bill Sweatt to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Viktor Stalberg, Chris DiDomenico, and Philippe Paradis. If Leaf fans can remember correctly, Stalberg was...

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