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Sedins staying put
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/07/01/canucks_sedins/
The Sedin twins are staying in Vancouver. The Vancouver Canucks re-signed Daniel and Henrik to five-year deals averaging $6.1 million, sources tell Sportsnet.
The 28-year-old twins have been mainstays with the Canucks since being drafted No. 2 (Daniel) and No. 3 (Henrik) overall in the 1999 draft. Vancouver re-signed both as restricted free agents in 2006 to identical deals that paid them $3.575 million each this past season.
Daniel, a left winger, had 31 goals and 82 points in 2008-09 and was a plus-24, while centre Henrik also had 82 points (22 goals) and was a plus-22.
Whether the Canucks could or would re-sign the pair was a season-long story in Vancouver, a task made more difficult by the worsening economy and the brothers' insistence that they come as a package deal that would pay them about $63 million each over 12 years.
Canucks GM Mike Gillis made a last-minute trip to Sweden on Monday to present them with an upgraded deal.
Lunatic:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/07/01/ohlund_lightning/
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenceman Mattias Ohlund to a seven-year, $26.25 million contract, or an average salary of $3.75 million Sportsnet has learned.
More to come...
Lunatic:
Leafs add more muscle in Orr
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/07/01/orr_leafs/
Brian Burke said he wanted to get tougher. And on Wednesday the Maple Leafs signed former New York Rangers forward Colton Orr to a four-year, $4 million contract.
More to come...
Mo Z. Dizzle:
Hossa Signs With the Hawks
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed free agent forward Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal worth an average of $5.3 million.
Hossa made news last summer when he turned down several huge multi-year deals from teams such as Pittsburgh -with whom he'd gone to the Stanley Cup final in 2008 - and Edmonton to sign a one-year deal with Detroit worth $7.45 million. He hoped to win a Cup with the Red Wings, but ironically, lost in this year's Cup final to his former Penguins teammates.
As late as Tuesday the Wings made an offer of a 10-year deal that would have averaged close to $4 million a season, but the 30-year-old winger turned it down.
Hossa had a good regular season in 2008-09, scoring 40 goals and 71 points, but his stock took a hit after a lackluster playoff performance in which he scored just six goals in 23 games.
Lunatic:
^wow.
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