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Nikolai Zherdev Lands in Philadelphia

Nikolai Zherdev Lands in PhiladelphiaThe Philadelphia Flyers recently signed Russian forward Nikolai Zherdev from Atlant of the KHL, less than one year after the New York Rangers walked out of his arbitration award. Z signed for a fair 2 million dollar salary which was roughly half of what he...

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San Jose Extends Offer Sheet to Niklas Hjalmarsson

San Jose Extends Offer Sheet to Niklas HjalmarssonPer TSN’s Gord Miller, the San Jose Sharks have signed Niklas Hjalmarsson to a 4yr/14M offer sheet. The Chicago Blackhawks will have seven days to sign him. Considering Dan Girardi just received a healthy 3.35 annual salary over his next four seasons, Hjalmarsson deserves at...

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An Open Letter to Ilya Kovalchuk…from his Fantasy owners. Dear Ilya, We never met but I’ve now owned you on my team for some time now. Although I was wary of drafting you a few years ago due to your poor supporting cast, you have proved to be one of...

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Evgeni Nabokov Returns to the Motherland

Evgeni Nabokov Returns to the MotherlandUnable to return to his former team, long-time San Jose Shark and playoff dud Evgeni Nabokov will travel back to Russia and play for SKA St. Petersburg. As fantasy owners, let us all pray that holdout Ilya Kovalchuk will not choose the same route. There...

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Arbitration List: Niemi Leads 30 Others to Battle

Arbitration List: Niemi Leads 30 Others to BattleExactly 31 players filed for salary arbitration today, excluding the playoff hero Jaroslav Halak. Antti Niemi should get his due raise and the Hawks certainly prepared for it by shipping most of their bottom six to the Eastern Conference. With Halak settling for under four...

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Blues and Halak Agree to Terms, Avoid ArbitrationThe St. Louis Blues agreed to a deal with their new star netminder Jaroslav Halak avoiding salary arbitration. The 25-year-old Slovakian will make 15 million over the next four seasons, good for a 3.75 cap hit. We could have called this, as our very own...

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Is Simon Gagne the Next Cap Casualty?

Is Simon Gagne the Next Cap Casualty?At thirty-years-old, Simon Gagne may find himself on a new team. Gagne never laced them up for a team without orange and black colors but could be on his way out since he makes the third highest total on the team and could want a...

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Edmonton Locks in Future StarTaylor Hall recently signed with the Edmonton Oilers, ensuring he will play in NHL training camp this season. He should be the number one pick or close to it in any Keeper league at this point. Although scouts claim he will not be a generational...

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The Predators Find Jason Arnott’s Replacement

The Predators Find Jason Arnott’s ReplacementThe Nashville Predators finally won one of the free agent frenzies by locking up one of the top centers on the market. Matthew Lombardi will make 3.5 million annually over the next three seasons and help transition top rookie Colin Wilson into the first line...

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