weblogs.newsday.com - 4/7/2009
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You're as old as you feel, and 38-year-old Doug Weight said today that he still feels "like a young man" after signing a one-year contract extension with the Islanders. The deal includes a base salary of $2 million plus a $200,000 bonus if the Islanders make the playoffs and will count $2.2 ...
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sports.yahoo.com - 4/12/2009
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The New York Islanders announced today that they have signed centre Doug Weight to a one-year...
From The Rink —
... The New York Islanders announced today that they have signed centre Doug Weight to a one-year contract extension (for $2-million with a $200,000 bonus). In his first season with the Islanders, Weight is third on the team in scoring with nine goals and 26 assists for 35 points despite missing 29 games due to injury. Weight originally signed with the Islanders as an unrestricted free agent on July 2, 2008. ...
Hot Vs. Not: Canes Host Islanders
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... In other news, the Isles signed ex-Cane Doug Weight to a one-year, $2.2 million extension today, keeping the veteran on Long Island for another season. ...
Isles re-sign Weight The Mentor for $2.2M
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Weight's stats are likely to be either similar or decline next season. He's likely to hit the injury list once or twice with a groin here and a damn-I'm-old there. But he and Mark Streit still make a strong power play pair on the points, and the fact Weight was once a wide-eyed rookie in New York (that "other" one) provides him perspective that he can continue to pass on to the crop of youngsters who keep popping up in the Islanders pipeline.
What's more, he truly believes in this roster's chances (when healthy) of doing some damage next ...
"These are really good people, good guys that I really enjoy even in my old age. You know, I've got...
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... >>Doug Weight, in a moment of late-career clarity regarding how good life can be for an NHLer, even on a 30th-place team.
You think he has CCR tapes in his car? ...
Empty Netter Assists - 4-8-09
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... Penguins: Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist and led the Flyers to a 2-1 win against the Panthers. Carter became the 20th player in Flyers history to reach the 45-goal mark. The Flyers are in fourth place with 97 points, two more than the Penguins. The Panthers are in ninth place with 89 points.
-The Flyers are in the playoffs for the 33rd time in 41 seasons.
-The Islanders re-signed forward Doug Weight to a one-year contract extension worth a base salary of $2 million.
-If the Islanders lose to the Penguins Monday, they ...
Mark Streit: Ice runneth through his veins
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... We have at least four seasons left of Streit on the Island, in a defenseman's athletic prime at 31, and he's going to be a crucial part of this team's climb back to the respectable tier of the league. By all accounts, he's far from done improving his game, which is ...
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