blogs.denverpost.com - 6/27/2009
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But we don’t know what it is still. Sigh. Avs GM Greg Sherman just told The Denver Post that Avs captain Joe Sakic met with him last week and that Sakic has made up his mind what he’ll do next season. BUT that no public pronouncement of what that decision is will be made, at least for the next ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a starting
goaltender, or at least one that will get the...
majority of the starts with Peter Budaj filling in the blanks. Like the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs , they're flirting with Jonas ...
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Good/Bad/Ugly: The top 10 free-agent goaltenders
blogs.denverpost.com - 6/28/2009
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Turns out that when Jonas Gustavsson said he
“met” with Patrick Roy during his visit to Denver...
a couple weeks ago, he didn’t actually meet with Roy in person. He did a computer-chat hookup with Mr. Roy for about a half hour, while in Denver. They ...
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Gustavsson/Roy story solved (Updated) : All Things Avs ...
blogs.denverpost.com - 7/1/2009
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It’s a done deal. I’m hearing a two
year, $3.6 million deal, but waiting for confirmation on...
numbers. *Anderson will make $1.5 million this season, and $2.125 the year after. So, two years and $3.625 million. I think this is a good signing by the ...
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Confirmed - Craig Anderson to the Avs *Contract numbers ...
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Dater: Sakic Has Made Up His Mind
Mile High Hockey —
Dater: Sakic Has Made Up His Mind
"Avs GM Greg Sherman just told The Denver Post that Avs captain Joe Sakic met with him last week and that Sakic has made up his mind what he’ll do next season.
BUT that no public pronouncement of what that decision is will be ...
Sakic Has Made Up His Mind - (I Think) He's Coming Back
Avs Talk - A Colorado Avalanche Blog —
Our intrepid reporter, Adrian Dater, was on the beat in Montreal and got a hold of this gem from GM Greg Sherman: Joe Sakic has made up his mind. But before anyone is told that decision, Sakic is going on vacation. ...
2009 NHL Draft Review/Free Agency Link Collossus
Lighthouse Hockey —
... at the Hawks' draft.
Colorado - You know how the NHL is all about the parity and the socialized cap care now? It strikes me that two of the three worst teams last season were felled by serious injury scourges. (The third was felled by ownership hubris.) All three were bad, sure, but they might not have been quite so bad. If Colorado isn't healthier next year, will we be lottery mates again? A rundown of the Avs' future. But first: the concern is the future of Super Joe Sakic.
Columbus - To finally make the playoffs only to ...
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SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/30/2009
Defenseman Rob Blake has re-signed with the Sharks, agreeing to a one-year contract worth approximately $3.5 million. CSN Bay Area first reported the deal late Monday night. Blake, 39, had played for the Kings and Avalanche before joining the Sharks ...