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2009 NHL Free Agency: Kovy Gets An Offer; Habs RFA's Qualified
2009 NHL Free Agency: Kovy Gets An Offer; Habs RFA's Qualified
    According to RDS , forward Alex Kovalev is the second player after Mike Komisarek to receive a contract offer. The site tells that this past Friday, Canadiens GM Bob Gainey and Kovalev came to verbal terms, according to Montreal based Russian journalist Gennady Boguslavsky.  ...
Komisarek to test free agency on Wednesday
tsn.ca — Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details... (more) Komisarek to test free agency on Wednesday
NHL Free Agency: Montreal Canadiens Needs And Wants
NHL Free Agency: Montreal Canadiens Needs And Wants
habseyesontheprize.com — Pending UFA's (13): D Mike Komisarek , D Mathieu Schneider , F Saku Koivu , F Alex... Kovalev , F Alex Tanguay , F Robert Lang , D Francis Bouillon , D Mathieu Dandeneault, F Tom Kostopoulos , D Patrice Brisebois , G Marc Denis , D Doug Janik , D Alex Henry Pending RFA's (6): F Guillaume ... (more) NHL Free Agency: Montreal Canadiens Needs And Wants
Canadiens acquire Gomez, his gargantuan contract from NY
Canadiens acquire Gomez, his gargantuan contract from NY
sports.yahoo.com — The first news was that Christopher Higgins , a Long Island native, was being traded from the... Montreal Canadiens to the New York Rangers (via Kevin Allen of USA Today on Twitter). Then came the bombshell: Scott Gomez , signed through 2014 with a ... (more) Canadiens acquire Gomez, his gargantuan contract from NY
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Puck Headlines: USA Hockey camp invites; Hossa's final offer?
Puck Daddy — ... teammate? [Philly.com] • Mike Zigomanis done with the Pittsburgh Penguins; vows to continue fight against The Watchmen. [Post Gazette] • Alex Kovalev and Mike Komisarek both have offers from the Montreal Canadiens, but Saku Koivu has been told to wait for his until the team figures out its trade options. Cue Vincent Lecavalier trade rumors, Round 10 billion.  [Habs Eyes on the Prize] • Nik Antropov will not be returning to the New ...

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