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[PedroSpecialK]

Blues make a couple signings - Jason Arnott and Jamie Langenbrunner on one year deals.

Andy Strickland
one-year deal with Blues for Jamie Langenbrunner #Blues
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Andy Strickland
Told Langenbruner and Arnott have signed identical 1 yr deals #Blues
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[URI]

Blues make a couple signings - Jason Arnott and Jamie Langenbrunner on one year deals.

That about locks up the 2 seed in 2001.

[PedroSpecialK]

That about locks up the 2 seed in 2001.

Already being dubbed the Fail for Nail

[URI]

...and 2016

[cshea]

Good deals for the Blues. They needed some vets, and if they stay healthy, they could be back in the playoffs.

The West is going to be a lot of fun next year. It's a clusterfuck once you get past LA, Vancouver, Detroit and San Jose. Pretty much everyone has improved, except for Calgary.

[Dogman2]

That about locks up the 2 seed in 2001.

THAT TRAP WILL RUIN THE SPORT AND LEAD TO A LOCKOUT!

[PedroSpecialK]

Columbus signs Radek Martinez

Dispatch: #CBJ sign veteran D Radek Martinek to a one-year $2.2 million contract.

[PedroSpecialK]

Jeremy Rutherford
Both Langenbrunner and Arnott will make $2.5 million with potential bonuses that could add up to $2.8 individually.
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[PedroSpecialK]

Hope the rioter in Vancouver managed to burn his Tambellini jersey - cause he signed in Switzerland

[Eddie Jurak]

Correct, by about $1.8m. Speculation is that Wideman's gone to fit Alzner's yet-to-be-signed RFA deal under the cap.

Would they take Boychuk or Ference for him, I wonder?

Edited by Eddie Jurak, 06 July 2011 - 04:52 PM.

[PedroSpecialK]

Corvo, Wideman, and Kampfer on the same blue line would lead to jumpers from the balcony. I'm pretty satisfied with the d-corps going into this year.

[BoSoxFink]

Would they take Boychuk or Ference for him, I wonder?

To be fair, Ference was actually one of the Bruins better d-men in the playoffs, and after this offseason his contract doesn't seem that bad at all. Boychuk on the other hand was a train wreck in the playoffs for the most part.

[BigMike]

Corvo, Wideman, and Kampfer on the same blue line would lead to jumpers from the balcony. I'm pretty satisfied with the d-corps going into this year.

I wouykld have taken Wideman over Corvo had they both been available on Sunday for a 4th. No doubt about it to me.

But now with Corvo in place here, I just don't see a need for Wideman. I certainly wouldn't trade Ference for him, and doubt I would deal Boychuck, as it would suddenly make our defense too small

[Curtis_Lesspanic]

To be fair, Ference was actually one of the Bruins better d-men in the playoffs, and after this offseason his contract doesn't seem that bad at all. Boychuk on the other hand was a train wreck in the playoffs for the most part.

The knock I always heard about the Ference extension was that it was too long a deal for a guy who couldn't seem to stay healthy. There is no doubt he was the third best blueliner during this teams cup run. It was his trap breaking rush in game 7 against Tampa that lead to Horton's goal.

[Zososoxfan]

The knock I always heard about the Ference extension was that it was too long a deal for a guy who couldn't seem to stay healthy. There is no doubt he was the third best blueliner during this teams cup run. It was his trap breaking rush in game 7 against Tampa that lead to Horton's goal.

This. Mr. Ference is actually a great value at 2.25M/year when healthy. Boychuk was not good and I still have trouble understanding how the B's got away with a third defensive pairing of McQ and Kabs. While the 1st line did play half the game, the nature boy was the only other consistently positive blue line contributor. Whether his body and skills can hold up as he hits his mid 30s remains to be seen, but this guy is pretty much untradeable to me, unless it results in a better defenseman coming back.

[Blacken]

Andrew Ference, "pretty much untradeable."

Oh how far we've come.

[Eddie Jurak]

I'd still trade Ference for Wideman. Ference played in ~90% of the Bruins games this year, including all playoff games. But in the previous 3 years, he played 66 games, 50, and 64 (including playoffs)- and was playing hurt (and ineffective) for a good number of the games he did play. I just don't think one healthy year (when he still did miss a dozen games) means he is no longer injury prone.

[mabrowndog]

North Dakota forward Jason Gregoire has left school to sign with his hometown Jets

A Winnipeg native, Gregoire elected to forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility in May to pursue his professional career.

Gregoire finished his collegiate career with 109 points (57 goals, 52 assists) in 120 career games and his 15 career game-winning goals tie him for fourth all-time at UND with Brandon Bochenski.

Originally a third-round draft pick of the New York Islanders in 2007, Gregoire became an unrestricted free agent this summer after utilizing a clause in the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement that allows college players to become free agents four years after they were drafted if they are not signed by that team.

[PedroSpecialK]

Pardon the lack of links, just some contract numbers:

Rangers re-sign D Mike Sauer to a 2 year deal worth $1.25m per year.

Preds re-sign forwards Nick Spaling (2 years, $1.05m AAV) and Matt Halischuk (2 years, $713,000 AAV).

Lightning sign RW Ryan Shannon to a 1 year, $625,000 deal.

Flyers re-signed RW Wayne Simmonds to a 2 year, $1.75m AAV contract.

And lastly, the Sens signed RW Mark Parrish of Parrish/Kvasha for Luongo/Jokinen fame to a 1 year, 2-way deal.

[cshea]

Washington's cap move is Fehr to Winnipeg (man, is that weird to type) for Danik Paquette and a 4th. Per Gord Miller.

[PedroSpecialK]

Still can't quite fit Alzner under the cap unless they start the year with Johansson, Beagle, and Carlson in the AHL for a game. Looks like McPhee may be playing a risky game here.

[PedroSpecialK]

List of all UFA/RFA signings and movements league-wide

[jsinger121]

TBLightning

Steven Stamkos has agreed to terms on a five-year contract with the #TBLightning.

[PedroSpecialK]

Per Craig Custance, it's $7.5m AAV.

[cshea]

Stamkos gets $8 mil per each of the first 4 years, then it drops to $5.5 in the final year. I don't quite get that. Lowers the cap hit, obviously, but it seems odd that he takes a pay cut at the end of the deal, not in year 1 or 2. It's not like he's signing a career contract here. What am I missing?

[PedroSpecialK]

Stamkos gets $8 mil per each of the first 4 years, then it drops to $5.5 in the final year. I don't quite get that. Lowers the cap hit, obviously, but it seems odd that he takes a pay cut at the end of the deal, not in year 1 or 2. It's not like he's signing a career contract here. What am I missing?

Maybe his agent isn't a big believer in the US dollar?

Plus, say he doesn't want to re-sign, and they end up trading him before or during his final year. The first $32m of that deal would have been earned in individual-income-tax-free Florida.

Yet another reason that Florida is totally wack.

Edited by PedroSpecialK, 19 July 2011 - 04:19 PM.