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Teemu to play “at least another year”

Teemu to play “at least another year”According to Curtis Zupke of The OC Register, veteran right wing Teemu Selanne will return to the Ducks for at least another year if they do not choose to rebuild. With the acquisitions of Toni Lydman and the re-signing of Saku Koivu, the Finnish Selanne...

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Martin Gerber Returns to the NHL with Edmonton

Martin Gerber Returns to the NHL with EdmontonWith Nikolai Khabibulin, Jeff Deslauriers and Devan Dubnyk already under contract for next season, the Edmonton Oilers signed free agent netminder Martin Gerber. Gerber may serve as a depth signing or thrust his way into a starting role. Outside of Khabibulin, who may not play...

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Fantasy Season in Review: Pittsburgh Penguins

Fantasy Season in Review: Pittsburgh PenguinsOffensive Corps: The 2009-2010 season ended in disappointment after the team won the Stanley Cup the season before. If it wasn’t for captain Sidney Crosby and his sudden goal scoring touch the Penguins very well could have finished lower than their 4th seed and 2nd...

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Alexander Frolov Will Play Top Line

Alexander Frolov Will Play Top LineA recent interview with Andrew Gross of The Record revealed Alexander Frolov will in fact play on the top line alongside star winger Marian Gaborik. If you failed to pickup my subtle hints during my last piece on Frolov, playing with Gaborik should put him...

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Fantasy Season in Review: Buffalo Sabres

Fantasy Season in Review: Buffalo SabresOffensive Corps: A team notorious for underperforming, the Buffalo Sabres again underperformed on the offensive front as Thomas Vanek regressed even further from his 84-point season 3 years ago and no player cracked the 70-point mark. Derek Roy, a lone (relative) bright spot, churned out...

Nikita Filatov Returns to Columbus; Will Play

Nikita Filatov Returns to Columbus; Will PlayAaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch recently reported Russian prospect Nikita Filatov returned to the team six weeks prior to training camp and expects to play this season in the NHL. At 20-years-old Filatov still ranks as the top prospect in the system and sixth...

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Fantasy Season in Review: Los Angeles Kings

Fantasy Season in Review: Los Angeles KingsOffensive Corps: The 2009-10 Los Angeles Kings took a large step in the right direction. A solid nucleus of rising stars in Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson, Jon Quick and Dustin Brown along with some key veteran acquisitions in Ryan Smyth and Justin Williams...

Red Wings Make Modano Signing Official

Red Wings Make Modano Signing OfficialThe Detroit Red Wings officially announced the signing of veteran centerman Mike Modano to a one year contract Thursday morning. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is believed the deal is to be worth $1.25 million. Modano had spent his previous 20...

Fantasy Season in Review: Vancouver CanucksOffensive Corps: The Canucks lineup was full of overachieving fantasy performers, and if you won your league, there is a good chance you had one or more of these guys. Henrik Sedin topped the NHL with 112 points and 83 assists, making him arguably the...

Pronger Undergoes Surgery; Optimistic for Training CampAccording to Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly, Chris Pronger underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery July 27 to remove “loose bodies” from the area. While Pronger and Paul Holmgren claim he will be ready for camp, a 35-year-old defenseman who plays a rugged style and just...

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Fantasy Season in Review: Phoenix Coyotes

Fantasy Season in Review: Phoenix CoyotesOffensive Corps: Shane Doan led the offense for the sixth straight season with a pedestrian 55 points in 82 games. To his credit he still managed to carry the offense despite switching to a strictly defensive system. A decrease from 31 goals to 18 does...

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Draft Review: Tyler Seguin Signs with Bruins

Draft Review: Tyler Seguin Signs with BruinsThe Boston Bruins inked their top pick, Tyler Seguin, to a three-year entry-level contract. Supposedly the 2nd overall pick will make similar money to top pick Taylor Hall who makes a base of 900K and can earn over 3 million in bonuses. One needs to...

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Blues Re-sign RFA Erik Johnson; Draft HimAfter two solid seasons in St. Louis, the Blues and Doug Armstrong finalized a two-year contract extension with young defenseman Erik Johnson. This comes of course as no surprise as Johnson will be controlled by the team for five more seasons, three after this current...

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Blackhawks Walk from Niemi Award; Sign Turco

Blackhawks Walk from Niemi Award; Sign TurcoThe Chicago Blackhawks decided that a 2.75 million award from an arbitrator simply would not fit under their cap and walked away from their Stanley Cup winning goaltender: Antti Niemi. In turn, they signed a soon-to-be 35-year-old to lead them back to the promised land–...

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