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Oilers turn focus to Lupul
TheFourthPeriod.com
July 26, 2006

With Ales Hemsky signed to a new contract, the Oilers are now shifting their focus to Joffrey Lupul, reports the Edmonton Sun.

"I'm looking forward to getting my negotiations underway," Lupul told the Sun. "I knew they wanted to get those guys out of the way before they started negotiating with us, so I'm not too worried about it.

"Now that they've got that out of the way, I hope things go pretty smoothly."

Lupul, 23, scored 28 goals and added 25 assists for 53 points in 81 games with Anaheim last season.

It's believed Lupul is looking for a multi-year agreement. He made $900,600 last season.
 

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Knightfall1972 said:
What to do with Gomez?
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Sounds like a WB sitcom....

I can see wanting to keep that team together after what they did to end the season prior to getting beat by Caroina inthe playoffs. That final game of the season against the Habs still makes me see red. But those contracts Lou doled out this summer are absolutely nuts. Hopefully for him the cap doesn't go down next season.
 

Lamoriello says he'll honour Gomez award
TSN.ca Staff
7/26/2006 8:03:55 PM

The New Jersey Devils will live with Scott Gomez's $5 million US salary, at least for the time being.

Team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello told Toronto's FAN 590 Radio that he will accept the arbitrator's ruling and sign the forward to the one-year contract awarded on Tuesday.

The Devils had 48 hours to decide whether to retain Gomez for next season or walk away from the deal and make him an unrestricted free agent immediately.

The contract places the Devils over the NHL's $44 million salary cap for 2006-07, and Lamoriello is expected to make roster changes to get his 23-man lineup under the limit by the opening day of the regular season on Oct. 4.

Teams can go as much as 10 per cent over the cap during the offseason.

The team already signed forward Patrik Elias to a $42 million, seven-year contract and defenceman Colin White to a $18 million, six-year contract. The Devils also have to sign forward Brian Gionta and defencemen David Hale and Paul Martin for next season.

Both parties went to arbitration on Friday with the Devils offering $4 million US, and Gomez reportedly asking for $7 million US next season. He made $2.204 million in 2005-06.

Gomez, 26, is coming off a career season, scoring 33 goals and 84 points in 82 regular season games. The six-year veteran has 103 goals and 390 points in 476 career games, all with New Jersey.

Gomez made a big splash in his first NHL campaign, scoring 70 points and winning the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year in 1999-2000. He also helped guide the Devils to a Stanley Cup victory that season, his first of two NHL championships.
 

Kings re-sign forward Cammalleri
TSN.ca Staff
7/26/2006 8:34:06 PM

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed restricted free agent centre Mike Cammalleri to a one-year contact, avoiding his July 28 arbitration hearing.

Terms of the agreement were not announced.

Cammalleri, 24, led the Kings this past season in goals with 26, was fourth in team scoring with 55 points and fifth in assists with 29 while playing in 80 games. Cammalleri also recorded a team high 15 power-play goals, four game-winning goals, which was tied for second on the club, and he led the team with 206 shots while playing in his first full NHL season.

Cammalleri was originally selected by the Kings in the second-round (49th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
 

Sabres re-sign Pominville, Lydman
Associated Press
7/27/2006 2:51:14 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Defenceman Toni Lydman and forward Jason Pominville avoided arbitration and agreed to long-term deals with the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.

Lydman agreed to a $11.5-million US, four-year deal shortly before his arbitration hearing was scheduled to begin.

Pominville, whose hearing was scheduled for Friday, agreed to a $3.1-million US, three-year contract.

Lydman, a five-year NHL veteran, will make $2.3 million next season, $2.9 million in 2007-08 and $3.15 million in each of the next two years. He made $1.9 million last season, his first with Buffalo after being acquired from Calgary.

Lydman was among Buffalo's top four blue-liners, registering one goal and 16 assists in 75 regular-season games. He added a goal and five assists in 18 playoff games in helping the Sabres reach the Eastern Conference final.

Pominville will make $800,000 next season, $925,000 the following year and $1.375 million in the third year. His pay rate was the league-minimum $450,000 last season.

Pominville is coming off a strong year where he led all rookies in playoff scoring with 10 points - five goals and five assists. He became the first player in playoff history to clinch a series with a short-handed goal in overtime to give Buffalo a 3-2 win over Ottawa in Game 5 in the second round.

Buffalo's second-round pick in the 2001 draft, Pominville emerged as a dependable third-line forward and power-play threat after opening last season in the minors. He finished second among Sabres rookies in scoring with 18 goals (10 on the power play) and 12 assists in 57 games.
 
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Lightning re-sign Sarich for $1.9 million
TSN.ca Staff
7/27/2006 1:49:48 PM

The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Cory Sarich to a one-year, $1.9 million contract. The deal allows the Lightning and Sarich to avoid a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for July 31.

"Once again, Cory Sarich has demonstrated what an outstanding 'team player' he is by electing to settle at a number that worked for the team rather than attempting to hit the home run in arbitration," said Executive Vice President and General Manager Jay Feaster. "Our own attorneys advised us that Cory's award could easily exceed $2 million and in what has been a very overheated arbitration marketplace we had grave concerns about turning the process over to a third party.

"Cory and his agent understood our cap situation and worked with us to get something done that would help us."

Sarich, 27, played in all 82 games for the third consecutive season in 2005-06, recording a goal, 14 assists and 79 penalty minutes.

Since joining the Lightning five seasons ago, he has appeared in 408 regular season games, recording 10 goals, 60 assists and 484 penalty minutes. Sarich played parts of two seasons in Buffalo before joining the Lightning in 1999-00.

Feaster said he would love to lock up Sarich long-term, but the salary cap made that difficult at the present time. The Lightning intend to re-open such negotiations after January 1st, when the CBA permits allows it.

"I have always said that Cory Sarich stands for what this organization is all about - character, dedication, commitment, team-first loyalty, and a commitment to doing the right things for the right reasons," said Feaster. "Cory has once again shown not only his value and importance to our team but also his overall commitment to his teammates, our organization and our fans."
 

Ice Chips for Thursday, July 27

> With the Danny Markov completing the defence, Red Wings GM Ken Holland remains on the lookout for a goaltender and more scoring on the wing. Winger Anson Carter could be a possibility if he drops his demand for a multiyear deal approaching $3 million per season. Dominik Hasek and Manny Legace, both former Wings, are the lone unrestricted free agents of note, and the team hasn't expressed much interest in either. - Detroit News

> Panthers GM Mike Kennan will accept the arbitrator's deal for defenceman Jay Bouwmeester. Once this deal expires after the 2007-08 season, Bouwmeester would have one more season with the team before becoming a free agent. Florida would like to have Bouwmeester signed to a long-term deal before then. - Miami Herald

> Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said he expects Alexander Mogilny to compete for a job in training camp and he has apparently talked Vladimir Malakhov into coming back and reporting to training camp. Their combined $7.1 million cap figure will count whether they are on the team or not, so the Devils want them on the roster. - Bergen Record
 

Flames sign free agent Brad Ference
TSN.ca Staff
7/27/2006 1:59:44 PM

Calgary, AB - The Calgary Flames have signed free agent defenceman Brad Ference.

Terms and conditions of the deal were not disclosed.

Ference split the 2005-06 season between San Antonio and Albany of the American Hockey League scoring 22 points and 135 penalty minutes in 62 games.

In 245 NHL career games with the Florida Panthers and Phoenix Coyotes the Calgary native has collected 34 points and 563 penalty minutes.

The 6-foot-3, 218-pound rearguard has represented Canada twice at the World Junior Championships and was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1997 Entry Draft.
 

Canucks News!

Canucks promote Henning
Canadian Press
7/27/2006 2:05:58 PM

VANCOUVER (CP) - Lorne Henning has been named the Vancouver Canucks director of player personnel, the NHL team said Thursday.

Henning, 54, was the Canuck's professional scout last season. He joined the team last September after being an assistant coach with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 2002 to 2004.

Vancouver's player personnel job has been vacant since Bob Murray left the team last summer to become Anaheim's vice-president of hockey operations.

Henning spent nine years playing with the New York Islanders and helped the team win Stanley Cups in 1980 and 1981 as a player and in 1982 and 1983 as an assistant coach.

In addition to the Islanders and Ducks, Henning has also had coaching stints with the Minnesota North Stars and Chicago Blackhawks.
 

Nagy could hit $5 million mark
TheFourthPeriod.com
July 27, 2006

Sabres captain Daniel Briere may have an impact on Coyotes winger Ladislav Nagy's arbitration hearing, reports the Arizona Republic.

Briere was awarded a $5 million salary for this season after tallying 58 points in 48 games for Buffalo last season.

Given Nagy put up similar numbers (56 points, 51 games), the Republic, citing multiple NHL sources, suggests the winger would hit the same $5 million figure.

Nagy, who made $1.98 million last season, and the Coyotes are scheduled to meet with an arbitrator on August 4.

According to the Republic, the Coyotes are hoping for a ruling somewhere between $2.5 million and $3.5 million.
 

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