Day 2…UFA’s Signed….
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The Calgary Flames signed forward Owen Nolan to a one-year deal contract.
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The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Todd Bertuzzi to a two-year, $8-million contract.
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The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Bryan Smolinski to a one-year, $2-million contract.
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The Atlanta Thrashers have signed defenceman Ken Klee to a multi-year contract.
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The Nashville Predators have signed forward Radek Bonk and defenceman Greg de Vries to two-year contracts.
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The Chicago Blackhawks signed centre Robert Lang to a two-year contract.
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The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Roman Hamrlik to a four-year contract worth $22 million.
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The Washington Capitals signed centre Michael Nylander to a four-year contract worth $19.5 million.
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The Los Angeles Kings signed defenceman Tom Preissing to a a four-year contract worth $11 million, centre Michal Handzus to a four-year, $16-million contract, winger Kyle Calder to a two-year, $5.4-million contract and winger Ladislav Nagy to a one-year deal.
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The Vancouver Canucks have signed Lukas Krajicek to a two-year contract worth $2.2 milion.
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Forward Bates Battaglia has signed a two-year deal with Toronto worth $650,000 per season.
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The Nashville Predators have signed free-agent forward Jed Ortmeyer to a two-year contract worth $1.5-million.
Some teams are taking a stand against overpaying in free agency….Carolina, Buffalo, New Jersey…just to name a few have said they will not pay exorbitant salaries for players who clearly do not deserve it. That being said enough teams will. There are definitely enough owners who have pre-set caps in mind that there could be a looming case of the have’s and the have nots come the next CBA.
Souray and Comrie are two of the more prized UFA’s still out there and they could both be signed as early as today. They will more than likely go elsewhere as Souray has rejected the Habs final offer…and Comrie appears ready to bid adieu to Ottawa though Ottawa is still in the running and has some money to burn. Buffalo is expected to offer an extension to Vanek in the coming weeks. The Islanders however may make a mini splash and try to sign some UFA’s today or tomorrow but Snow has been mum from the beginning ever since losing Smyth and Blake.
As always stay tuned to The NHL Arena for the latest of the UFA frenzy.
