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Star forward Nash re-signs with Blue Jackets
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This Day In Hockey History (7/5)
This Day In Hockey History (7/5)
thehockeyprogram.net — The holiday weekend continues and really nothing is expected today but this day in history something always happens. Needless to say people probably do not remember this guy in our moment today. First 20 seconds of game 1 in CBJ history... July 05, 2000  ... (more) This Day In Hockey History (7/5)
Columbus Blue Jackets Make a Great Move!
Columbus Blue Jackets Make a Great Move!
yougabsports.com — The Columbus Blue Jackets signed captain Rick Nash to a eight year contract extension...The extension starts in 2010 and goes through 2018...   This is a great move for the team and the fan base...But they still need to get Nash some more help... GM Scott Howson said... ... (more) Columbus Blue Jackets Make a Great Move!
Rick Nash Cashes In!
Rick Nash Cashes In!
thehockeyprogram.net — Give Columbus credit...they secured their star for a long time....about oh...eight years. GM Scott Howson confirmed to the CP and now AP that the deal is worth 62.4 million dollars over eight years. Using rough math translation...that is right at 7.8 million per year. Turns out that is ... (more) Rick Nash Cashes In!
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Rick Nash Re-Signs in Columbus - The Dream is Dead
Pension Plan PuppetsRick Nash Re-Signs in Columbus - The Dream is Dead Finally, we can start being irrational about someone else!

Early Evening Delight: Rocket’s Red Glare
IllegalCurve.com — ... THE BIG NEWS of the day, Rick Nash has signed an 8 year extension with the Blue Jackets. Scott Howson is quietly doing a very good job in Columbus. ...

2018 is Just Around the Corner, Right?
Straight From the Arse — ... The news out of Columbus tonight would dictate that I will have to wait until 2018 to buy my number 61 blue and white jersey, as it would appear that he has signed a long term extension with the Blue Jackets. ...

Happy Fourth of July American Comrades
Four Habs Fans — ... this morning. Mathias Brunet thinks that all the Habs UFA's were overvalued, considering only one of the ten has signed somewhere, and Bob was right not to offer contracts. A La Presse reporter who says Bob knows what he's doing! It's bizarro world. Around the league, Rick Nash re-upped in Columbus for 8 years, and Ryan Smyth was ...

Stargazing: Stars wait on Gustavsson, Zubov
Defending Big D — Stargazing is a daily assortment of Dallas Stars news, as well as a look at what's happening around the Pacific division and the rest of the NHL. News from around the NHL crawled to a stand still over the holiday weekend, but the Stars still have a couple of big off-season question marks. The backup situation in goal is something they'd like to see resolved this week, and Sergei Zubov has a tough choice ahead for himself and his family depending on what offers come his way. We'll be here to talk Stars hockey with you all this week as Dallas attempts to round out the roster. Fans ...

Sabres News & Notes From the Weekend
Double Edged Sabres — If you couldn’t tell, I’m not much of a weekend poster, especially when it falls on holidays.  Spent the weekend at the AT&T National down here in Washington D.C, taking in the sport half of the NHL is playing right now. But there was some news to be had over the weekend, including Sabres Left Wing Clarke MacArthur filing for arbitration.  Arbitration is a fickle beast, if you’d recall the 1 year, $5 million contract that the 3rd party handed Daniel Briere a few years back, essentially pricing him right out of Buffalo. The arbitration hearings run from late July through August, but teams and ...

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