sportingnews.com - 7/7/2008
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Thanks to a spending spree in Tampa Bay, the San Jose Sharks came away with a big move to make them the winners of NHL free agency.
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Sharks Trade Analysis: Blake, Boyle and Lukowich add missing pieces of the puzzle for Sharks power play and playoff problems.
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... 26 respectively. With Boyle (turning 32 July 12th), signed for 6 seasons, San Jose could have a core defense in place for much of the foreseeable future. Hard hitting freshman defenseman Nick Petrecki, a first round San Jose draft selection in 2007, won an NCAA Championship in his first season at Boston College. San Jose's development pipeline on defense has thinned to a degree, but the end result is a much stronger blend of youth and experience at the NHL level.
[Update2] Lightning help Sharks win big in free agency - Eric McErlain for The Sporting ...
Yahoo Puck Daddy feature on San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle
Sharkspage San Jose Sharks NHL hockey and local sports blog —
... for Boyle on July 4th, AOL and SportingNews.com contributor Eric McErlain described Boyle as the best offensive defenseman outside of Scott Niedermayer or Nicklas Lidstrom. High praise. McErlain also noted that Boyle occasionally manned the point on the power play by himself with 4 players flooding the offensive zone in front of him. ...
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Owen Nolan, the 36-year-old power forward who spent last season with the Calgary Flames, signed a two-year, $5.5 million deal with the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
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