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communities.canada.com - 7/3/2009
Canucks sign Red Wings' Mikael Samuelsson
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The Vancouver Canucks announced Friday morning that they have signed right winger Mikael Samuelsson to a three-year deal that will pay him $2.5 million annually. In a conference call, Samuelsson said he received offers from several other NHL clubs, but...( read more )

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Empty Netters:  Canucks sign Samuelsson - 7-3-09

Snapshots:  Mikael Samuelsson's signing with the Vancouver Canucks leaves the Red Wings down a line

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tsn.ca - 7/1/2009
Canucks re-sign Sedins to five-year contracts
— tsn.ca — 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 worth $6.1 million a season with ... (more) Canucks re-sign Sedins to five-year contracts

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tsn.ca - 7/1/2009
Blackhawks sign Hossa to multi-year contract
— tsn.ca — After signing big-money free agents like Nikolai Khabibulin , Brian Campbell and Cristobal Huet over the last few summers, the Chicago Blackhawks have kept the momentum going by signing star winger Marian Hossa to a 12-year contract averaging $5.2 ... (more) Blackhawks sign Hossa to multi-year contract

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Canucks sign Samuelsson - 7-3-09
Empty Netters — ... Mikael Samuelsson is the latest former Penguin to defect from Detroit. He has signed a three-year deal with the Canucks. ...

Mikael Samuelsson's signing with the Vancouver Canucks leaves the Red Wings down a line
Snapshots — ... In 466 career NHL games Samuelsson has 208 points (86-122-208) and 244 penalty minutes. The Mariefred, Sweden native was a member of the 2007.08 Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings team and has produced a career total of 35 points (13-22-35) in 69 postseason games. Samuelsson was a member of Team Sweden, winning gold at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy in 2006, where he recorded four points (1-3-4) in eight games. The Vancouver Sun , Detroit Free Press , and Vancouver Province July 3, TSN : "Obviously that (the money) was the key, I shouldn't ...

On the Beat: Afternoon signings
IllegalCurve.com — ... Mikael Samuelsson has signed with Vancouver for 3 years at $7.5 million.  Admission: I’m not the biggest Samuelsson fan.  That said, he is a good skater, shoots well, and can quarterback the power play.  I just hope Canucks fans don’t have heightened expectations of his capabilities because they are more limited than some may think. ...

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