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tsn.ca - 7/1/2009

Canucks re-sign Sedins to five-year contracts

— tsn.ca — After being drafted together in 1999 and playing their entire careers on the same club, Daniel and... Henrik Sedin will continue that trend with the Vancouver Canucks. The brothers have signed a pair of five-year contacts worth $6.1 million a season with ... (more) Canucks re-sign Sedins to five-year contracts

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Henrik Sedin

Mike Gillis

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tsn.ca - 7/3/2009

Canucks sign Samuelsson to three-year contract

— tsn.ca — Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details... (more) Canucks sign Samuelsson to three-year contract

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Stanley Cup

Mikael Samuelsson

Detroit Red Wings

San Jose Sharks

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faceoff.com - 7/5/2009

Lightning deal conspicuously fast

— faceoff.com — You don't have to look far to find head-shaking material following the July 1 free agent folly... fest but the best of all might have happened 15 minutes after the opening bell. We speak here of the curious contract signed by Mattias Ohlund, one of the ... (more) Lightning deal conspicuously fast

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Vancouver Canucks

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Hey Vancouver - How About Sundin?
KK Hockey — ... of the day, with the dollar figures and terms being thrown around, simply didn’t fit with Gillis’s salary cap management model. With all the blue-chip forwards — both real and imagined — having been signed on Wednesday, it leaves the Canucks to look at other options. And, that’s where Sundin comes in. Some in Canucks Nation will be groaning at this prospect, but take a look at it from Gillis’s perspective. continued

NHL Morning Papers (Independence Day Edition): Phil Kessler to Toronto deal is off the table, Mats Sundin to make decision by end of the month and did Leafs tamper with Sedin twins
IllegalCurve.com — ... The Coyotes have signed recent acquisition Shaun Heshka to a one-year contract. Staying in Phoenix, the Coyotes are very excited to have the useful Vern Fiddler on board. Ruslan Fedotenko demonstrated that he really cares about winning, by taking a paycut to remain with the Penguins. Big Ryane Clowe has signed a four-year extension with the San Jose Sharks. Another Mats Sundin waiting game is coming, but don’t expect this time around to be as long and drawn out. There is a ...

Expect Sundin Decision By End Of July
Crash the Crease — ... on Thursday from Stockholm that Sundin is currently on a fishing trip but that he expects to speak with him Friday. Barry said Sundin continues to mull over his playing future, but the agent said he doesn’t expect a long process. “I think this year he wants to make his decision by the end of July,” said Barry. “He’s getting married at the end of August, so he wants to have all of that out of the way.” Full story here

A year later, it's not all about Mats
Puck Daddy — It was just one summer ago when the hockey media hung on to every word coming out of either Mats Sundin or his agent, J.P. Barry's mouth about the star center's future. There was the August 1st deadline when Sundin was supposed to make his final decision. That turned into a "soft deadline" and no decision was made of course. Then, Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos flew all the way to Sweden to talk to Mats and try and get the inside scoop. That was fruitless, of course. It wasn't until mid-December when Sundin finally decided to sign with the Vancouver Canucks in a pro-rated one-year deal. Today, Sundin sits ...