Campbell lands in Chicago on busy NHL spending day

 
The spending on NHL free agents started Tuesday morning and hadn't stopped well into the evening. And the surprising part was, marquee players such as Marian Hossa, Jaromir Jagr and Mats Sundin still hadn't decided what team would shower them with riches. [link]

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