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Kovalchuk’s new 15-year, $100M deal approved
CBSSports. The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuks latest contract with the New Jersey Devils. Five weeks after rejecting the Russians landmark 17-year, $102 million contract with the Devils, the league approved a revised 15-year, $100 million deal on Friday after reaching an agreement with the NHL Players Association on an amendment covering long-term [...]
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Sharks sign former Blackhawks goalie Niemi
CBSSports.com The San Jose Sharks signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi on Thursday. Niemi joins fellow Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki in San Jose as the replacements for longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov. Niittymaki signed a two-year, $4 million deal on the [...]
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NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal to Friday
CBSSpo The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuks $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. The league and the NHL Players Association announced the new deadline Wednesday. The NHL has already rejected a front-loaded, 17-year deal valued at $102 million because the structure of the deal would have [...]
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Chelios finally retiring after 26 NHL seasons
CBSSpo Chris Chelios, the longest-tenured defenseman in NHL history, is finally hanging up his skates. After 26 NHL seasons and three Stanley Cups, Chelios announced his retirement Tuesday at the age of 48. “I guess Ive been dreading this day for a long time,” he said at a news conference in Detroit. Chelios, who won [...]
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Coyotes, Stempniak agree to new two-year deal
CBSSports.com The Phoenix Coyotes have re-signed right wing Lee Stempniak to a two-year contract. Details of the contract were not released. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stempniak, 27, arrived in Arizona in a trade deadline deal with Toronto last season and gave the Coyotes a playoff-run boost with 14 goals and four assists [...]
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League: Devils submit new contract for Kovalchuk
CBSSpor NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the New Jersey Devils have submitted a new contract to the league for Russian star Ilya Kovalchuk. The league has five days to approve or reject the deal, which media reports say amounts to $100 million over 15 years. A month ago, the NHL rejected a 17-year, $102 [...]
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Pens won’t re-sign Guerin in youth movement
CBSSports The Pittsburgh Penguins wont re-sign forward Bill Guerin, preferring instead to give several young forwards a chance to play on one of their top lines. The 39-year-old Guerin scored 21 goals last season and had four more during the playoffs while often playing on Sidney Crosbys line. He has 429 goals and 427 assists [...]
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Kings agree to contract with free agent Mitchell
CBSSports. The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with unrestricted free agent defenseman Willie Mitchell. The team announced the deal Wednesday. Mitchell had four goals, eight assists and 48 penalty minutes in 48 games with Vancouver last season. The 32-year-old was sidelined for 34 games after sustaining a concussion on [...]
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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 and had [...]
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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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