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Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars have signed several UFA's and RFA's. In addition, the Stars have come to terms with Undrafted Free Agent University of Wisconsin forward John Mitchell and 2007 5th Round Pick Ondrej Roman, forward for the Spokane Chiefs.
UFA
Sergei Zubov: 1 year for $1.5 million, $500,000 for 10, 40, and 60 games played
Jere Lehtinen: 1 year for $1.5 million, $500,000 for 10 and 40 games played
RFA
Mark Fistric: 2 years for $1.6 million (Y1: $750,000, Y2: $850,00)
Aaron Gagnon: 1 year, two-way, for $687,500 ($67,500 AHL)
John Lammers: 1 year, two-way, for $687,500 ($67,500 AHL)
Matt Climie: 1 year, two-way, for $550,000 ($85,000 AHL)
Alexander Naurov: Not Qualified
ELC
John Mitchell:
Year|NHL Salary|NHL Games Played|Signing Bonus
1|$500,000|$310,000 for 1 Game|$90,000
2|$550,000|$65,000 for 5, 15, 30, 50 Games|$90,000
Ondrej Roman:
Yr|NHL Salary|Minor League|Signing Bonus|Performance Bonus
1|$500,000|$65,000|$80,000|$220,000 for 35 games
2|$500,000|$65,000|$77,500|$39,500 after each of 35, 45, 55, 65 and 75 games
3|$525,000|$65,000|$75,000|$30,000 after each of 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 games
Sergei, and Jere really wanted to re-sign with the Stars. They both believe this is their last contract, and they decided to try and keep playing. Both will most likely play around 40-50 games next season.
Confirmed.
Confirmed. "This was a no-brainer for me," said Samuelsson. "I get paid. Get laid. And win Stanley Cups."
Confirmed. Ales really like Edmonton, and is happy he gets to play with countryman and friend Ales Hemsky. The Ales' will rip up the West together!
The Edmonton Oilers are proud to announce that they have re-signed Ales Kotalik. 2 years, 3.35 mill per and a LNTC where he gets to pick 10 teams he does not want to go to.
Kotalik is someone we needed. He was playing physical here and was scoring. He his also capable of being the QB of a powerplay and he was having a great season here in Edmonton for the period he was here. He scored 7 goals and had 4 assists in 19 games he played for the Oilers this year. To me those are pretty good stats. I hope Kotalik continues his fine play for the next 2 years.
Chicago re-signs Havlat
Chicago has re-signed the star RW to an 8 year, 32 million dollar deal with a limited NTC where he can state 15 teams he will not accept a trade to. Martin was an integral part of our offense this year, and has been a great veteran presence added to our great young talent up front. The cap hit on the deal is only 4M, giving up plenty of room to address other needs, as well as signing Toews, Kane, and Keith next year. We are excited to have him back, and look forward to going deep into the playoffs, and hopefully winning some cups. The deal will pay him the following salaries each season-6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2.5, 2.5
Confirmed. Martin really wanted to stay in Chicago for almost the rest of his career. He bit the bullet a little for taking the longer contract, but he believes it was worth it by staying with one of the best, young teams in the league.
The Vancouver Canucks are very pleased to announce the long term signings of both Daniel and Henrik Sedin. The identical contracts are worth a total of $48.5M each spread over a 10 year span.
"We feel that both Daniel and Henrik are among the premier two-way forwards in the NHL today. Both are very consistent offensively and neither has missed more than 7 games in an NHL season, that being Daniel's rookie season. We are very excited to have both players in the fold for the long term."
The Canucks also announce the re-signing of forwards Kyle Wellwood, Jannik Hansen and Rick Rypien as well as defensemen Shane O'Brien, Nathan McIver and Shaun Heshka. Wellwood, Rypien, McIver and Heshka accepted their qualifying offers while Hansen and O'Brien were signed to multi year deals.
Confirmed. The Sedin's are very happy to stay in Vancouver. They believe that Vancouver is one step away from the Stanley Cup, and want to finish their NHL Career's as a Canuck. This deal will give them a chance to finish their pro-hockey careers as part of MoDo of the SEL.
Niedermayers', Ducks agree on terms to keep the brothers in California
In breaking news that the team just announced in a media conference, the team and the Niedermayers' have both agreed on one year contract extensions. Scott, the defenseman, will make 6 million dollars next season while Rob, the forward, will make two million dollars next season. Scott's one year deal will include a no movement clause while Rob's will include a no trade clause. Anaheim management issued this statement:
"We feel that 8 million dollars was well worth keeping both Niedemayers here. Scott, well, you guys know what he can do, and he should be a first pairing guy for us next year, and Rob has a ton of veteran experience, and knows how to play the game right. We are very pleased we were able to sign both players."
Confirmed. "I grow a mean beard," says the brothers.
The Vancouver Canucks are pleased to announce that they have come to terms with Mats Sundin. The one year deal with a NTC is worth $4.5M.
"We are pleased to bring Mats back for another season in Vancouver. His strong post-season play as well as his play after his first 9 games of the season(33 points in 40GP) indicate to us that Mats does have the ability to still play at a high level. Given he will be fully commited all season and will go through training camp with the team we are excited to see what he can accomplish for us through an entire season."
Confirmed. Sundin was really happy with how Vancouver handled the situation last year, and wanted to be loyal and sign right away this year. He took this offer as he believes his skills have gone downhill but his ambition has not.
