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Colorado Avalanche \ Mark Olver
2-year Deal for Olver
The Colorado Avalanche have come to terms with young defenseman Mark Olver on a two-year deal. According to Renaud Lavoie, Olver will make $550, 000 in 2012-2013 (two-way) and $650, 000 in the following year (one-way). The Burnaby, BC native was drafted by the Avs in the 5th round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. [...]
Free Agents \ Nashville Predators \ Paul Gaustad
Predators Sign Gaustad To 4-Year Extension
The Nashville Predators have announced the re-signing of Forward Paul Gaustad, as per Joshua Cooper. The deal is for 4-years and is worth a total of $13,000,000 meaning the annual cap hit will be $3,250,000. The 30-year old appeared to be heading to Unrestricted Free Agency Sunday, for it appeared that a [...]
Edmonton Oilers \ Free Agents \ Justin Schultz \ NHL \ WCHA
Schultz Chooses Oilers, Will Become Official Sunday
The Edmonton Oilers must be feeling very happy right about now, as they have learned that highly coveted College star and former 2nd round pick Justin Schultz has chosen to sign with them. The deal will be made official Sunday when the Free Agency period opens. The 21-year old was drafted #43 overall [...]
Colby Armstrong \ Toronto Maple Leafs
Leafs and Armstrong Part Ways
The Toronto Maple Leafs plan to buy-out gritty forward Colby Armstrong as they have placed him on waivers. Other teams will have until noon tomorrow to make a claim. If not then the Leafs are on the hook for the next two years as they will have to pay Armstrong $1 million per season. With [...]
Keith Aulie \ Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning Sign Aulie to 1-year Deal
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Keith Aulie have agreed on a one-year, two-way deal. Aulie was originally drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 4th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Maple Leafs in that huge deal in 2010 that saw Dion Phaneuf make his way East to then [...]
Matt Niskanen \ Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins Keep Niskanen on Board
The Pittsburgh Penguins announced today that they have re-signed defenseman Matt Niskanen to a two-year deal, worth $4.6 million. He will have an average annual value of $2.3 million. However, according to TSN, Niskanen will make $2.1 million the first year and $2.5 million the following year. Niskanen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in [...]
Free Agents \ Phoenix Coyotes \ Ray Whitney
Whitney Hitting The Open Market?
It appears more and more likely that pending Unrestricted Free Agent Ray Whitney will be testing the market this summer. According to TSN NHL Insider Darren Dreger, Phoenix Coyotes Forward Ray Whitney does not have a deal with the Yotes and it appears that the two sides aren’t close to an agreement, meaning only one [...]
Marty Biron \ New York Rangers
Biron Sticks Around in the Big Apple
As reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the New York Rangers have re-signed back-up netminder, Marty Biron. He will stay in the Big Apple for at least two more years, for a total of $2.6 million. A very reasonable cap hit of $1.3 million for a goalie that gets to “share” the space between the pipes [...]