Rolston tells Lightning he's testing the market

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Unrestricted Free Agency Day 1 Coverage
Published 7/1/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Sean Zandberg) at Waiting For Stanley- A Vancouver Canucks-NHL news site
... 11:30 pm Brian Rolston is not a Bolt yet. He just may bolt for free agency elsewhere. LEAFS CAPITALS T Tags: Unrestricted+free+agency+coverage July+1 NHL

Free Agent Day Thread
Published 7/1/2008 by Joe @ MHH at Mile High Hockey: Front Page Posts
... UPDATE 1 (7:44 AM MDT): Brian Rolston ( a former Avalanche player) was not satisfied with an offer from the Lightning (who had rights to negotiate with him) and will seek other suitors today.  That would conceivably make him a target of the Avs.  Also, how strange would it be if Rolston came back to the Avs while Andrew Brunette returned to the Wild?  Cue the eerie music... ...

Free Agent Tracker
Published 7/1/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Going Five Hole) at Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole
9:38 am - Brian Rolston tells Tampa Bay that he'll test the free agent market, per TSN 9:10 am - Washington Post Capitals Insider Tarik El-Bashir reports Mike Green is staying in DC after agreeing to a 4-year deal, worth $5.25 a season.

Rolston Will Go UFA
Published 7/1/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
via TSN, The Tampa Bay Lightning gave it their best shot, but forward Brian Rolston is going to unrestricted free agency. Sources say Rolston informed the Lightning this morning that he would become an unrestricted free agent at 12 noon and see what the market will bear for his services.

Free Agent Frenzy Day: Malkin extension done: Talks with Huselius ??
Published 7/1/2008 by Tony Ferrante at The Confluence of the Three Rivers
UPDATE 1:09 PM: Per the PG, the extension with Evgeni Malkin is basically complete.  5 years, 8.7 million per. Hockeybuzz.com reports that the Penguins are in talks with UFA winger Kristian Huselius.  ———————————————————————————  UPDATE 11:49 AM:  Per the PG, Pascal Dupuis re-signed for 3 years.  ...