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Lightning center Lecavalier has knee surgery
CBSSports. Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier had minor arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to recover in time for the start of training camp.
The club said the surgery was Tuesday in Tampa, and recovery is expected to take three to four weeks.
Lecavalier played 82 games last season [...]
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Lightning star Lecavalier to have knee surgery
CBSSport The Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.
The team announced Saturday that he will have surgery on Tuesday in Tampa.
Lecavalier is expected to participate in the Lightnings training camp, which begins Sept. 17.
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Penguins sign forward Asham to one-year deal
CBSSports The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed former Philadelphia Flyers forward Arron Asham to a $700,000, one-year contract.
Asham, a physical player who is considered an underrated shooter, had 10 goals, 14 assists and 126 penalty minutes for Philadelphia last season, playing mostly on the fourth line.
Asham had four goals and three points [...]
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Thrashers sign defenseman Meyer from Islanders
CBSSpo Defenseman Freddy Meyer, who appeared in 64 games with the New York Islanders last season, has signed with the Atlanta Thrashers.
The 29-year-old Meyer was an unrestricted free agent.
He had four goals and 11 assists with the Islanders last season. He began his NHL career with Philadelphia in 2003 and set [...]
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Former Blackhawk Burish takes Cup to Wisconsin
CBSSports.co Right winger Adam Burish says hes had such a short offseason hes hardly had time to enjoy the summer.
He thinks hell have time for warm weather this winter after signing with the Dallas Stars following his successful stint in Chicago that ended in a championship.
“Ive been making fun of my [...]
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Philly star Pronger won’t rush return from surgery
CBSSports.com Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger says there is no timetable to start skating following minor surgery on his right knee earlier this month.
Pronger did not say on Tuesday if he would be ready during training camp or by the start of the season in October. Pronger says hes in “no hurry” to [...]
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Canadiens send Desjardins to Lightning in goalie swap
CBSSpor The Montreal Canadiens traded minor league goaltender Cedrick Desjardins to the Tampa Bay Lightning for goalie Karri Ramo on Monday.
In 90 games with Montreals AHL affiliate in Hamilton, Ontario, Desjardins was 49-27-5 with 2.34 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.
He was an AHL All-Star last season while going 29-9-2. [...]
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Family to publish memoir late Probert was working on
The family of Bob Probert has decided to proceed with a memoir the longtime NHL enforcer was working on before his death.
is to published Oct. 26 by HarperCollinsCanada. It will recount Proberts career with the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks when he was one of the games most feared players.
The [...]
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Conroy chooses to stay with Flames, signs short deal
Veteran forward Craig Conroy has re-signed with the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Conroy received a one-yea over 14 seasons. He has 180 goals and 360 assists for 540 points.
Last season, the 38-year-old had three goals and 15 points in 63 games.
Originally drafted 123rd overall by Montreal in 1990, Conroy has [...]
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Kovalchuk decision helps league curtail salary-cap circumvention
Maybe Ilya Kovalchuk will get a chance to do his own live television announcement after all.
Ilya Kovalchuks deal with the Devils would have lasted until he turned 44. (Getty Images) Theres not much to watch anyway in August and hey, its only fair right?
Kovalchuk was the NHLs marquee free agent [...]
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