Due to laziness within the UHP news staff, this news release comes out just under 24 hours past the last UFA signing deadline. Although not as busy, teams were looking to fill out their roster in anticipation of the season’s 1st game which begins tonight.
Grant Clitsome – The Oakland Seals look for depth as they ink Grant Clitsome to a 2 year, minimum salary contract (2 years, $500K/yr);
Lauri Korpikoski – New York Rangers sign Lauri Korpikoski to a 2 year contract. Korpikoski will be fighting for a bottom 6 role, or will start the season on the farm (2 years, $1.5M/yr);
Mikhail Grabovski – After having his bell rung by Chris Neil late last week, Grabovski finally came to his senses and signed a contract with the New York Rangers. (1 year, $1M/yr);
Patrick O’Sullivan – Nashville Predators also added some depth to their team by signing Patrick O’Sullivan to a 3 year deal (3 years, $900K/yr);
Matt D’Agostini – D’Agostini had a break out year last year with the Blues, and hope to keep his point production up as he signs on with the Oakland Seals (3 years, $600K/yr);
Andrei Markov – Hoping to get past his recent injuries, The New Jersey Devils are hoping he can return to the PP specialist he saw earlier in his career (1 year, $1.6M/yr);
Niklas Backstrom – The New Jersey Devils ink the goaltender to a 1 year contract (1 year, $5M/yr);
Matt Read – Spending 4 years at Bemidji State University, and last year with the Adirondack Phantoms, Matt Read will be trying his luck with the big club, as the Pittsburgh Penguins come to terms with Read on a 3 year contract (3 years, $600K/yr);
With all rosters set, teams are advised to ensure that their opening rosters are set as the puck drops tonight.
Finally – as we say in the business… Let the Best Team Win!
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