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Habs' Ryder injures ankle at practice

TSN.ca Staff

9/17/2005 12:41:11 PM

Montreal Canadiens right winger Michael Ryder suffered an ankle injury yesterday and is currently listed as day-to-day pending further tests.

Ryder, 25, had his ankle fallen on by an unidentified player in yesterday's practice and it will cause him to miss the team's pre-season opener against Atlanta on Sunday.

Coming off an impressive rookie campaign in 2003-2004, during which he tallied 63 points in 81 games, Ryder signed a one-year, $1-million contract with the Canadiens less than a week ago.

An eighth-round pick of the Habs in 1998 Ryder, a native of Bonavista, Newfoundland, scored 61 points in 42 games with Leksands in Sweden last year.
 

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Yeah, I have Boynton in my other pool now. There are rumblings that he's going to sign, meaning either Boston is going over their self-imposed limit of $36 mil, they plan on trading him, or they plan on trading someone else. The 4th possibility that he's going to sign for $700k is so unlikely I can't believe I'm mentioning it.

As for Ryder: :confused: yikes, day-to-day's not so bad. That was a close one.
 

Red Wings sign Mikael Samuelsson

TSN.ca Staff

9/17/2005 3:11:42 PM

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Mikael Samuelsson to a one-year contract.

Terms of the contract were not available.

Samuelsson, 28, is a 6-foot-1, 205-pound forward, capable of playing both right wing and centre. He was originally drafted by San Jose in the fifth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Samuellson has appeared in 188 NHL games, scoring 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points and spent the majority of 2004-05 playing for Sodertalje of the Swedish Elite League where he scored 20 points in 29 games.
 

Senators sign Stephens, Cullen

TSN.ca Staff

9/17/2005 4:59:11 PM

The Ottawa Senators have signed centres Charlie Stephens and Joe Cullen each to one-year contracts.

Stephens, 25, spent the 2004-05 season with Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, where he recorded seven goals and 21 assists for 28 points in 80 games after being acquired from Colorado in exchange for Dennis Bonvie on January 23, 2004.

The Nilestown, Ontario native has recorded two assists through his eight career NHL games.

Cullen split the 2004-05 season between the newly relocated Edmonton Roadrunners (AHL) and the San Antonio Rampage. He recorded 12 points with the Roadrunners and another six points with the Rampage after a January 2 trade.

The 25-year-old had 86 points in 148 games played in four years with Colorado College from 1998-99 to 2002-03.

Cullen was Edmonton's seventh-round pick, 211th overall, in the NHL 2000 Entry Draft.
 



NHL Transactions for Saturday, September 17th

Boston Bruins - Released prospect defencemen Frank Rediker, Guillaume Lepine, and Michal Korenko.

Calgary Flames - Re-signed restricted free agent goalie Philippe Sauve.

Detroit Red Wings - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Mikael Samuelsson. Released prospect centre Michael Ullrich.

Ottawa Senators - Re-signed unrestricted free agent centre Charlie Stephens; signed unrestricted free agent centre Joe Cullen.
 
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NHL Transactions for Sunday, September 18th

Atlanta Thrashers - Signed unrestricted free agent right winger Peter Bondra.
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Thrashers sign Peter Bondra

TSN.ca Staff

9/18/2005 2:18:14 PM

The Atlanta Thrashers have signed unrestricted free agent right wing Peter Bondra.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Peter has been a very explosive scorer and talented winger in this league for many years and we are very fortunate to add another veteran player of his calibre," said Thrashers GM Don Waddell. "He brings another offensive dimension to our lineup and the entire Thrashers organization will benefit from his years of NHL experience and success."

Bondra, 37, has scored 839 points in 984 NHL games over 14 seasons with Washington and Ottawa. In the last 10 seasons, he has recorded more goals, 376 than any player in the NHL, with the exception of Jaromir Jagr (412).

Bondra split the 2003-04 season between Washington and Ottawa, scoring 49 points in 75 games for the Capitals and Senators and tied for fifth in the league with 14 power-play goals.

Last season, he appeared in six games for Poprad of the Slovakian Extraleague, recording six points.
 
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Hockey Hearsay: Monday, September 19th

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Islanders Yashin to get the "C"
September 19 @ 9:05 AM

Alan Hahn of Newsday is reporting that Alexei Yashin will be named the next captain of the New York Islanders. The announcement could come as early as today as the team breaks camp in Yarmouth, N.S. before returning to Long Island. He's expected to become the 10th captain in the team's history before the Islanders face off before their home crowd against the Rangers in their first preseason game Tuesday.

The captaincy has remained vacant since August, when former (captain) Michael Peca was sent to Edmonton. Since then, Yashin, who has served as alternate captain in his last three seasons with New York, has said he would love to be captain as long as his teammates support it.

Boston set to deal Gill?
September 19 @ 9:25 AM

According to the Ottawa Sun, the Senators offered Eric Lindros a deal worth $1.5 million the morning he signed with Toronto, but GM John Muckler said they were never close to signing him.

Meanwhile, the Boston Bruins may be getting ready to deal defenceman Hal Gill. The team, which has spent close to $38 million, is looking to free up money so it can sign restricted free agent Nick Boynton.

The Leafs, Canucks, Rangers, Kings and Avalanche are believed to be among teams interested in acquiring Gill, reports the Sun's Bruce Garrioch.

Tkachuk a little chunky
September 19 @ 9:40 AM

(Keith) Tkachuk is too overweight to play, St. Louis Blues GM Larry Pleau told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The highest-paid player on the team will not be cleared to join the team until he passes a physical exam requiring him to lose an unspecified amount of weight.

"I hate to suspend anybody," said Pleau. "He'll be back and he'll be a good player for the St. Louis Blues."

Tkachuk was unavailable for comment at the time of the report by Jeremy Rutherford. Blues captain Dallas Drake said the suspension was a surprise, but believes his teammate will respond well. Said Drake: "He's accepted the fact that he's going to train his butt off and get back in here."
 

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