Malone and Roberts sign on with Lightning

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IllegalCurve.com found this 6/30/2008 on www.tsn.ca [flag]
Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts are officially members of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and defenceman Dan Boyle might be the player in the team's cross-hairs. Malone has agreed to a seven year, $31.5 million contract, while Roberts agreed to terms on a one year contract that pays him a base salary of $1.25 million plus $10,000 for every game that he plays in the 2008-09 NHL regular season. So if ... [link]

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Bolts sign Malone
Published 6/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
From TSN: Ryan Malone has agreed to a seven year, $31.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Malone, who would have drawn considerable interest from around the NHL as an unrestricted free agent, will earn between $7 and $8 million in each of the first two years of the deal. Tampa Bay traded a third-round draft pick in 2009 to the Penguins in exchange for the exclusive negotiating rights to forwards Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts on Saturday. On Sunday, the Lightning and Malone's camp got a deal done. Read the entire story ...

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, ...

Deep breaths, people: Ryan Malone's deal isn't that appalling
Published 6/30/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
Upon seeing TSN's report that Ryan Malone will sign a seven year, $31.5 million deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning, our thoughts turned to Barry Melrose. It all makes sense now: The way the Bolts are tossing around money, he must be paying them for the chance to coach this season. The money for Malone is extraordinary. Usually if a guy with that many broken noses is making that much dough in Florida, he's running a meth lab. If TSN is correct -- and really, with the way Dreger and McKenzie dress, who's not trusting them? -- then Malone will receive a front-loaded salary between $7 and $8 million in each of the ...

FHF’s Stripperiffic Guide to 2008 NHL Free Agency
Published 6/30/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (panger76) at Four Habs Fans
We finally thought of an excuse to picture our favorite Featured Performer, Ms. Jenna Jameson. Seriously, there's a reference to her in there somewhere. NHL Free Agents are alot like strippers. Come July 1st, NHL GM's will be like the guy who just broke up with girlfriend - let's call him Bob. The ex may be a crazy jealous ...

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Malone signs 7-year deal with Lightning

Confluence of the Three Rivers posted 6/30/2008 from mvn.com

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Malone inks seven year deal with Lightning

The Confluence of the Three Rivers found this 6/30/2008 on www.tsn.ca

Ryan Malone has agreed to a seven year, $31.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Malone, who would have drawn considerable interest from around the NHL as an unrestricted free agent, will earn between $7 and $8 million in each of the first ...
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Lightning Sign Malone, Obtain Rights to Minnesota's Rolston

yourmomsaccount posted 6/30/2008 from sports.aol.com

The Tampa Bay Lightning are all over the place this off-season. Tonight, they added two more transactions to a very long list of off-season moves. On the eve of the eve to the opening of the free agency market, a big name is off the table. After being traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday, Ryan Malone has signed a long term deal with his new team. There is ...
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Help for Stamkos? Rights to Malone, Roberts traded to Tampa

Honk if you love justice! found this 6/30/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Owner Oren Koules had previously said he planned on being "in the backyards" of the NHL's top unrestricted free agents during next week's feeding frenzy. Today, the Tampa Bay Lightning took an even more aggressive step: Trading away a ...
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Let The Impulse Buying Commence!

TOFTT posted 6/30/2008 from takingonefortheteam.blogspot.com

The Tampa Bay Lightning have kicked off free agency with a bang by signing now former Pittsburgh Penguins left wingers Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts to new contracts. The Malone deal $31.5 million over 7 years, is sure to raise a few eyebrows. However, the new Lightning owners were actually very shrewd in the way they structured it.
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