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Running Post: Free Agency Fun
Double Edged Sabres — Check back here today as the signings come in.  I’ll be posting / updating with rumors involving the Sabres, and any of the major deals that go down at 12:01 PM today, perhaps with some knee jerk analysis as well. First off, Kevin Allen of the USA Today, stated at around 8:45 AM this morning that even though GMDR and the Sabres are tightlipped, they will be poking around at UFA’s Erik Cole and Brian Gionta. Another Erik Cole reference.  Bruce Ciskie, of Fanhouse fame, captures my whole thoughts on Erik Cole in Buffalo… [Comment From Booger] If Erik Cole ...

NHL News: Free Agency Day One Open Thread
Blueshirt Banter — ... feel free to talk about them here. Any Ranger deals that go down will be posted on the main page, just like any other Ranger news. Any Free Agent signings I will update in this window, and you guys can discuss them below. Don't forget, Blueshirt Banter Radio tonight at 7:30, we want to take a lot of phone calls and hear what you guys have to say. The call in number is (646) 478-4692 UPDATE: 11:30 AM: TSN reporting the Sedins have agreed to 5 yr deals with Vancouver, averaging $6M a year ...

Judgment Day
The Daily Hab-it — ... With the Sedins re-signing in Vancouver today, Gainey is left with little option other than to overpay for injury risks like Martin Havlat or Marian Gaborik. It is far from ideal, but it's something Gainey is going to need to do if he wants to justify yesterday's Scott Gomez deal because by itself that trade does not significantly improve the team, let alone re-define it. ...

Sedin’s Re-Sign
KK Hockey — via TSN, After being drafted together in 1999, and playing their entire careers on the same club, the Sedin brothers Daniel and Henrik will continue that trend now in Vancouver. The brothers have signed a pair of five-year contacts, averaging $6.1 million a season.

Sedins Re-Sign With Canucks
Pension Plan Puppets — Sedins Re-Sign With Canucks Sedins are off the table. Now what...?

TSN: Sedins staying with Canucks - 7-1-09
Empty Netters — ... And according to Darren Dreger of TSN, they'll be brothers in Vancouver for the next five years. They've each re-signed with the Canucks for five years at an average of $6.1 million. Each player led the Canucks with 82 points in 82 games last season. Daniel had 31 goals and 51 assists while Henrik had 22 goals and 60 assists. Each player had 10 points in 10 playoff games last year. ...

Ken Holland: Hossa's testing the market; Sedins sign with Canucks, so Hossa will move fast
Snapshots — ... : Marian Hossa, get ready for the open market a second year in a row. Just got a note from Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland, who said he spoke to Hossa's agent, Rich Winter, again this morning but, "I expect him to hit the market," Holland said via e-mail. You never know, perhaps a change of heart by Hossa could happen at 11:59 a.m. ET, but it's a long shot. I would think Los Angeles, Montreal, Minnesota and the Rangers will lead the bidding on Hossa. Update 11:27 : The Sedins have re-signed with the Vancouver Canucks , so Hossa, Gaborik, and Havlat will move very fast today. ...

Sedin’s re-sign in Vancouver
Crash the Crease — After being drafted together in 1999, and playing their entire careers on the same club, the Sedin brothers Daniel and Henrik will continue that trend with the Vancouver Canucks. The brothers have signed a pair of five-year contacts, averaging $6.1 million a season. Full story here

NHL Free Agency Live Blog
Hockey Wilderness — Check in here all day long for all the NHL free agency action. Well, at least the stuff that will affect the Minnesota Wild.   _______________________ Sedin's Re-sign with Canucks: RT @DarrenDreger: Sedins have agreed to 5 year extension and will stay with the Canucks. log on to www.tsn.ca The brothers have signed a pair of  five-year contacts, averaging $6.1 million a season. _______________________

Sedins staying put: Vancouver holds onto its Swedish Twins
Puck Daddy — This is the way the winds were blowing for the last 24 hours, and now it's official: Henrik and Daniel Sedin are off the market one hour before unrestricted free agency begins, re-signing with the Vancouver Canucks. From TSN: The brothers have signed a pair of five-year contacts, averaging $6.1 million a season. Daniel and Henrik entered the league as the second and third overall selections by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Playing side by side for the Canucks, the duo has amassed 288 goals, 634 ...

Sedin Twins Staying in Vancouver
FanHouse — by Bruce Ciskie Filed under: Canucks, Western, NHL Free Agency Not even an hour before the start of NHL free agency, the first hammer fell. TSN's Darren Dreger reported that twin brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin have agreed to matching five-year contracts, and they will be staying with the Vancouver Canucks. Sedin Twins Staying in Vancouver originally appeared on Fanhouse NHL Blog on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds.   Permalink ...

Free Agency Open Thread
WNYMedia.net » BfloBlog — I guess it “opens” with the news that the Sedin’s are staying in Vancouver. Those two are like Michael Jackson weird… This post will be “stuck” at the top of the page for the day. Any Sabres updates (hah!) will go below. UPDATE 2:28: Did the Sabres get Steve Montador? Twitter says “yes”

Sedins ink 5 year $30.5 Million Extension
CANUCKS HOCKEY BLOG — In what has been an up and down drama all week Canucks fans can rest easy for the rest of the day. The tough work is done for now. After the Sedin’s accepted a 5 year 30.5 million dollar offer to come back as Canucks the collective remainder of Canuck nation heaved a giant sigh heard echoing through downtown. The Sedins had originally wanted a 12 year deal and it looks like Gillis won on that front getting them to stick to a 5 year deal. The cost was a larger cap hit which borders my comfort level with what I thought they should have gotten, but the bottom line is that without them the Canucks would have ...

It’s Noon, Time for Fun
Blue Seat Blogs — ... Anyway, the Sedins resigned with Vancouver. That happened before noon, but I wanted to put some space between posts. 5 years, $6.1 million per year, each. ...

Sedins stay in Vancouver
From The Rink — ... I would have bet considerable money on this happening: After being drafted together in 1999 and playing their entire careers on the same club, Daniel and Henrik Sedin will continue that trend with the Vancouver Canucks. The brothers have signed a pair of five-year contacts, averaging $6.1 million a season. And here was my take earlier on just how good the Sedins were this past season. Those contracts, for $30.5-million, are fair value, and could even at some point be good value for the ...

Markus, Trevor, the Steamer… and the Sedins?
CANUCKS HOCKEY BLOG — ... With the Sedins now locked up for another 5 years with a no-movement clause - a contract term that will take them to 14 years of service with the Vancouver Canucks - it may be time to start paying attention to where they stand among the franchise’s all-time leading scorers. ...

Sedin Twins Sign 5-Year Deal with Canucks
Hockey Beat — Both Henrik and Daniel Sedin have signed 5-year deals, which include no-movement clauses, with the Vancouver Canucks and will ear $6.1 million per season.  I was hoping they would get to stay with the hockey club that drafted them back in 1999 but I do think they deserved a higher salary.  I realize that giving two players the same deal is expensive so I hope they are happy with the results. GM Mike Gillis said: "Daniel and Henrik Sedin are this club’s offensive leaders and players we want to build around.  Their level of performance ...