Friday, July 21, 2006

All of Today's Transactions and Free Agency

Source: TSN.ca
Team Friday, July 21, 2006
Boston Agreed to terms with defensemen Jason York and Wade Brookbank and forward Jeff Hoggan.
Buffalo Agreed to a multi-year contract extension with defenseman Henrik Tallinder.
Carolina Signed defenseman Tim Conboy, forward Mike Angelidis and center Scott Kelman.
Columbus Signed defenseman Jamie Pushor and center Janne Hauhtonen to two-way National Hockey League/American Hockey League contracts.
Edmonton Agreed to terms with center Jarret Stoll on a two-year contract.
Nashville Re-signed forward Jordin Tootoo and defenseman Sheldon Brookbank; signed forward Ramzi Abid.
Phoenix Signed goaltender David LeNeveu to a one-year contract and center Mike Zigomanis to a two-year contract.
Pittsburgh Signed forward Colby Armstrong to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Wade Skolney.
Washington Re-signed forward Ben Clymer to a three-year contract; signed forward Pete Vandermeer.

NHL Jeff's Take: A relatively slow day as compared to the beginning of Free-Agent season when there was a flurry of signings. Signings should increase though as teams continue to try to avoid arbitration hearings and as hearings are completed. There are still a few somewhat b-g-name players remaining on the unrestricted free-agent market including Anson Carter, Manny Legace, Petr Sykora, and Dick Tarnstrom. I am hoping GM Dave Nonis can find a way to bring Carter back to Vancouver, I'd love to see him continue to work magic with the Sedin twins. Rumors have LA and Toronto topping his list of possible places where he could end up, but often times those are pure speculation...TSN reported a couple of weeks ago that no teams were really interested in Legace. I was extremely surprised by that, despite his faltering in the playoffs. Not all of that could have been blamed on him and he had remarkable numbers during the season (which could have been due to the team in front of him and playing in a weak division...) I think he would be a great fit in St. Louis as a mentor for Curtis Sanford. Legace could advise him while taking the load when it became too much for Sanford. GM Kevin Lowe in Edmonton is rumored to be after both Sykora and re-signing Tarnstrom....

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