The NHL Free Agent Frenzy at This Hour ...

Off Wing Opinion found this 7/1/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

The NHL Free Agent signing period kicked off a little more than an hour ago, and for the most part, what we've seen so far is teams making deals in order to clear some cap room. Here's a quick rundown of what's been confirmed so far: The Edmonton Oilers dealt Raffi Torres to Columbus for Gilbert Brule, and also acquired Erik Cole from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Joni ... [link]

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Over at FanHouse ...
Published 7/1/2008 by Eric at Off Wing Opinion
A Few Minutes With Dr. Mirtle | Main July 01, 2008 Over at FanHouse ... We're in the middle of the Free Agent Frenzy -- quick, somebody trademark that! The NHL Free Agent Frenzy at This Hour Evgeni Malkin Expected to Agree to Extension Soon NHL Free Agency Live Chat Oh, and we seem to no longer have a definite site for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic . Stop by all day long, agents are undoubtedly looking over the big contracts as I type. Eric [image] 01:44 PM Trackback Pings TrackBack URL for this entry: ...

PM Roundup: The No-Bounce Rule Goes Without Saying
Published 7/1/2008 by Cousins of Ron Mexico at The Big Lead
... Well, if we’d known there was a free agent “frenzy” we would have untied Diekemper and had him write something. (FanHouse) ...

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