Blues Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
After the Blues pulled off perhaps the trade of the summer in the NHL, acquiring Montreal goaltender Jaroslav Halak, they have locked him up with a contract that many observers saw as another favorable deal for the team. The Blues re-signed Halak to a four-year, $15 million deal recently. The $3.75 million average on Halak's contract is just slightly more than they were planning to pay former netminder Chris Mason, and Halak, 25, is nine years younger. "With Jaro at 25 years old, and where we believe his game is, and where it's going to trend toward, we think that we have a goaltender that we can grow with and know that we can count on," general manager Doug Armstrong said. "But I think we all need to be cautious and realistic.
Capitals acquire enforcer King from St. Louis (AP)
The Washington Capitals have acquired enforcer D.J. King from the St. Louis Blues for prospect Stefan Della Rovere. The deal was announced Wednesday. King, a left winger, has spent four seasons with the Blues but has played in only 13 games over the last two seasons because of injuries. He dislocated his shoulder in the 2008-09 opener, and managed only 12 games last season due to a broken finger.
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Regin, Senators agree on two-year deal
The Ottawa Senators have re-signed restricted free-agent forward Peter Regin to a two-year contract. The deal avoids an arbitration hearing scheduled for Friday
In his first full NHL season, Regin had 13 goals and 29 points, but his playoff per...
"Raising the Cup" schedule for August 2-6
Every weekday throughout July and August, the NHL Network-U.S. will air a special series, "35 Years of Stanley Cup Clinchers, 1975-2010." Fans can watch a re-broadcast of Stanley Cup-clinching games from season's past with a chance to vo...
Sabres' Kennedy awarded $1 million contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Kennedy was awarded a one-year, $1 million contract by an arbitrator on Thursday, two days after his hearing was held in Toronto.As a rookie last season, the 24-year-old Kennedy made $635,000 while...
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