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Bront said:
You missed the years on these deals. 6 mil over 1 year, to 6 mil over 4 years.
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I wasn't concerned about listing the number of years for these deals. The money listed is a player's salary for the 2005-06 season.

KF72
 

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Tuzenbach said:
Palffy's a real @ss for not re-signing with the Kings. No, I'm not bitter!
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Yes, just saw the news on that one. Here are Saturday, August 6th's NHL transactions, so far.

Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Ziggy Palffy.

Nashville Predators - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Scott Nichol.

Colorado Avalanche - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Milan Hejduk. Signed unrestricted free agent forward Andrew Brunette.

Carolina Hurricanes - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Ray Whitney.

Palffy's deal is a three-year contract worth $13.5 million US, while Hejduk's is a five-year contract worth $19.5 million US. There is also a report, by ESPN, that the Blue Jacket's have signed Rick Nash to a five-year contract worth $27 million US.

Later,

KF72
 
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Knightfall1972 said:
...There is also a report, by ESPN, that the Blue Jacket's have signed Rick Nash to a five-year contract worth $27 million US....
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Brilliant piece of negotiation, they got him cheap...that guy is going to be one of the titans of the league.
 



devilbat said:
Even better for when they pack it in and move to Winnipeg ;)
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Actually, if the Penguins don't get a new arena built for them in Pittsburgh then the rumor is they might move to Las Vegas.

KF72
 

Actually, if the Penguins don't get a new arena built for them in Pittsburgh then the rumor is they might move to Las Vegas.
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Yeah, there's a good idea. Move a team to the hockey hotbed of Nevada. Hopefully the NHL has learned it's lesson with idiotic re-locations and expansion.
 


devilbat said:
Yeah, there's a good idea. Move a team to the hockey hotbed of Nevada. Hopefully the NHL has learned it's lesson with idiotic re-locations and expansion.
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Actualy, Vegas would be good for some franchise. Lots of money in the town, lots of tourism, so if they can build a stadium by the strip, you can get a lot of casual fans.

And besides, even if no one will admit it, gambling helps fuel pro sports.
 

NOOOO!!! - I can't believe that the Blues let Darth Vader go (Team Captain Chris Pronger), although with the freed salary, they should be able to re-sign Al MacInnis (if he doesn't retire) and Chris Osgood without blowing the bank. Here's hoping...

As for aquisitions, it appears that this is going to be a build year, a lot of younger blood coming in and a change in overeall type of player, although they now have the NHL and AHL penalty leaders, look for lots of blood on the ice. :D

I hope they can pick up Andreychuk and the Bure brothers (yes both of them) but with their purchases so far, it looks like they are going for one year to bring the youngsters up on their game and then go with the future stars of the NHL (all of which have been locked into multi-year contracts)
 

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