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Oilers Resign Top Goaltender on Depth Chart

Oilers Resign Top Goaltender on Depth ChartThe Edmonton Oilers and impromptu starter Jeff Deslauriers agreed to a one-year contract worth 1.05 million. Since the status of Nikolai Khabibulin remains questionable, Deslauriers will enter the season as the more experienced netminder. Unless the Oilers have a major boost in their overall play,...

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Leblanc, Leddy Sign Entry-Level Contracts

Leblanc, Leddy Sign Entry-Level ContractsTwo collegiate players signed contracts with their NHL teams: Nick Leddy and Louie Leblanc. Both of these players were drafted during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in the first round and opted to end their college careers after one year — partly due to the...

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Sharks Hold on to Devin Setoguchi

Sharks Hold on to Devin SetoguchiOnce again, the San Jose Sharks made another strong offseason move by locking up young forward Devin Setoguchi for another year and a modest 1.8 million cap hit. This re-signing comes after keeping both Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau and choosing to let Evgeni Nabokov...

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Busy Day(s) for RFA Re-Signings

Busy Day(s) for RFA Re-SigningsAs we continue to await the Antti Niemi decision, numerous players re-signed with their teams either through arbitration or avoiding the process altogether. Although many of the names do not hold the same luster as Niemi, a few of these players should make an impact...

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Draft Review: Ducks Sign Cam Fowler

Draft Review: Ducks Sign Cam FowlerEleven teams may have passed on him during the draft but the Anaheim Ducks will not pass on signing their talented young defenseman. With Scott Niedermayer now a memory, Fowler will get every opportunity to prove himself during training camp. Here is a quote from...

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Ponikarovsky: Great Fit in LA, Poor Fit on Your Fantasy Team

Ponikarovsky: Great Fit in LA, Poor Fit on Your Fantasy TeamAlexei Ponikarovsky certainly isn’t Ilya Kovalchuk. The Kings know this but had to settle for the second (at maximum) best option available to them to shore up their left side. However, what Ponikarovsky can bring to the table is more than what the scoresheet can...

Teams Lining up to Settle Before Arbitration

Teams Lining up to Settle Before ArbitrationA few weeks ago we released an arbitration list which named the players ready to do battle with their employers. From that list a vast majority settled with the exception of Stanley Cup winner Antti Niemi. Let’s take a short look at who settled and...

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Fantasy Spin: Rangers Ink Winger Alexander Frolov

Fantasy Spin: Rangers Ink Winger Alexander FrolovOfficially or unofficially, the New York Rangers signing Alexander Frolov seems imminent — or at least Dmitri Chesnokov of Puck Daddy believes it will be. Like many talented Russians, Frolov received the enigma tag after failing to light the lamp similarly to an Ovechkin, Malkin...

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RFA Mason Raymond Re-Signs with Canucks

RFA Mason Raymond Re-Signs with CanucksThe Canucks managed to avoid arbitration with their top restricted free agent Mason Raymond for $2.55-million for two years – a deal far lower than the $3.6-million Raymond was seeking through arbitration. Raymond posted career highs across the board last season with 25 goals and...

Ilya Kovalchuk: NHLPA Finally Files GrievanceAt this point we know the summer of Ilya will still not come to a conclusion — meaning every other scoring winger on the market still waits for a team’s beckon call. There seems to be some progress on the matter, however. According to Puck...

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