Avalanche re-sign defencemen Liles, Foote

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Avalanche re-sign Foote and Liles
Published 6/30/2008 by David Driscoll-Carignan at In The Cheap Seats
I have to admit, I didn’t see the second part of this coming. The Avs have re-signed Adam Foote and John-Michael Liles. Foote’s deal is being reported as 2 years at $3 million a season and Liles’ is a whopping 4 year deal at a bit over $4 million per. It seems like each player took about a million (or so) less than they could command on the open market. I am ecstatic (and surprised) to see both back. That’s two solid re-signings by Francois Giguere; it’s a nice recovery after a couple of questionable trades this offseason. The signings puts the Avalanche at a payroll of about $40 million, giving them ...

Avs re-sign Liles and Foote
Published 6/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
From TSN: Sources tell TSN that Liles and the Colorado Avalanche have agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth an average of slightly more than $4 million per year. Liles was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on Tuesday. The deal is likely to be formally announced Monday.It's also expected the Avalanche will announce then that they have also re-signed Foote. Sources tell TSN Foote's deal is believed to be for two years and a total of $6 million, or $3 million per year. Read more about the signings ...

The Free Agency Countdown Begins
Published 6/30/2008 by Joe @ MHH at Mile High Hockey: Front Page Posts
The Avs got the free agency period going (which officially begins tomorrow morning but some have gotten a jump on it) by taking two defensemen off the market.  John-Michael Liles and Adam Foote both signed multi-year contracts over the weekend, according to TSN.  While no official announcement has been made by the Avalanche as of ...