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The New York Islanders signed Hill to a one-year deal worth $600,000 Tuesday. Hill spent last season with the Florida Panthers after a three seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes. He had two goals and 18 assists in 78 games with the Panthers last season. |
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Hill joins a revamped Islanders defense that also added Brendan Witt and Tom Poti earlier in the free agent signing period. The Islanders now boast a veteran defense that will be anchored by Alexei Zhitnik and youngsters Chris Campoli and Bruno Gervais. |
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Asham avoided salary arbitration Monday and agreed to a one-year deal with the Islanders. Asham, scheduled for a salary arbitration hearing this week, will earn $950,000 next season -- a $323,000 raise over a year ago. |
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The 28-year-old Asham had nine goals and 15 assists in 63 games last season, his third with the Islanders and seventh in the NHL. The veteran forward, who missed the final 18 games in 2005-06 due to a sprained ankle, has 47 goals and 55 assists in 341 career games with the Montreal Canadiens and New York. |
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York was awarded an $800,000 raise Saturday in salary arbitration, the first setback in the tenure of new Islanders general manager Garth Snow. York, acquired before last season from the Edmonton Oilers for former New York captain Michael Peca, avoided arbitration a year ago when he signed a $2.05 million contract. |
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York had 13 goals and 39 assists in 75 games with the Islanders, but turned that into a $2.85 million award following Thursday's arbitration hearing. |
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Dubielewicz agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Islanders on Wednesday. The 27-year-old goaltender is 3-3-0 with a 2.60 goals-against average in nine career NHL games. |
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Snow retired after 12 NHL seasons, the last four with the New York Islanders, and took over as the team's general manager on Tuesday. Snow went 4-13-1 as the Islanders' backup goaltender last season and will now be in charge of making trades and will oversee the pro scouting department. "This is a proud moment for me, a dream come true," Snow said. "It's an opportunity I wanted more than anything." |
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Snow was 135-147-43-1 with a 2.80 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in 368 career NHL games. He will take over for Neil Smith, who was fired after less than a month as the Islanders' general manager. |
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Simon signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the New York Islanders on Tuesday. The left wing had eight goals and 14 assists in 72 games for Calgary last season. He has 133 goals, 142 assists and 1,690 penalty minutes in 677 career games with Colorado, Washington, Chicago, the New York Rangers and Calgary. |
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Poti signed a one-year deal with the Islanders on Saturday, joining New York's other team after spending three years with the Rangers. The 29-year-old defenseman had three goals and 20 assists in 73 games for the Rangers last season and led the team with 123 blocked shots. He should provide a stabilizing presence on the blue line for the Islanders. |
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The New York Islanders re-signed Bouchard to a one-year, $500,000 deal on Wednesday. The veteran defenseman had one goal and eight assists in 25 games for the Islanders last season after being called up from the AHL. |
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Bouchard has 22 goals and 53 assists in 364 career games spanning 11 seasons and eight teams. |
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Hilbert agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the New York Islanders on Wednesday. The 25-year-old center had 12 goals and 15 assists in 47 games for Chicago and Pittsburgh last season. He also played for Team USA at the world championships. |
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Hilbert has 15 goals and 18 assists in 85 career games spanning five seasons. |
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Witt agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the New York Islanders on Monday. The 31-year-old defenseman spent most of his first 10 seasons with Washington before being sent to Nashville before the March trade deadline. Witt recorded one goal and 13 assists in 75 total games during the 2005-06 season. "We were looking for competitors, and today we signed one of the fiercest in the league in Brendan Witt," Islanders general manager Neil Smith said. |
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Witt has 20 goals, 66 assists and 1,103 penalty minutes in 643 career games. |
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Sillinger signed a three-year, $6.6 million deal with the New York Islanders on Sunday, leaving the Predators after less than one season. The 35-year-old winger will earn $2.1 million next season, $2.2 million in 2007-08 and $2.3 million in 2008-09. "Mike Sillinger is one of the most respected players in the game -- strong in all zones and at faceoffs, an excellent skater and a leader," new Islanders general manager Neil Smith said. |
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Sillinger had 32 goals and 31 assists in 79 games last season with the St. Louis Blues and Predators, who acquired him in a trade on Jan. 29. He was part of a salary purge with the Blues, who significantly cut payroll in an effort to facilitate the sale of the team. Sillinger has 198 goals and 461 points in 908 career games. |
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Witt will miss Wednesday's game in Chicago after being suspended for one game by the NHL on Tuesday. The Predators' defenseman was suspended for a collision with Columbus' David Vyborny in the first period of a 3-1 loss on Monday, which left the forward with a knee injury. |
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Witt has recorded three assists in 12 games since being traded to the Predators from the Capitals on March 9. Witt spent 10 seasons with Washington, recording 20 goals and 63 assists in 626 games. The defenseman had one goal and 10 assists in 58 games for the Capitals this season. |
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Bergenheim is riding a three-game goal-scoring streak after scoring in the Islanders' 5-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday. The 22-year-old has four goals and seven points in the last seven games for the Islanders. He did not record a point in his first nine games of the season. |
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Blake scored his 25th goal of the season in the Islanders' 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday. The goal tied his career best in a single season, set in 2002-03. |
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Blake has scored 25 goals and 47 points in 64 games for the Islanders this season. He is eight points behind his career high of 55 points set during the 2002-03 season with the Islanders. |
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Comeau was signed to a three-year contract with the New York Islanders Wednesday. Terms of the deal for the 20-year-old right wing were not disclosed. Comeau was the leading scorer and an alternate captain on Canada's gold medal-winning World Junior Championships team. He was also a second-round pick by the Islanders in the 2004 NHL draft. |
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In six games at World Juniors, Comeau had three goals and four assists. In 60 minor league games this season with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL, he amassed 21 goals and 53 assists. |
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York might miss a second straight game for the Islanders on Sunday because of concussion symptoms. |
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York has 12 goals and 34 assists for the Islanders this season. |
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The Islanders announced late Wednesday that Zhitnik would miss the remainder of the season with a fractured ankle -- an injury he sustained during Tuesday's 6-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. Zhitnik, a two-time All-Star and one of his team's top defensemen, has recorded both his 400th career point and 900th game this season. |
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Zhitnik has five goals and 24 assists in 59 games this season for the Islanders. |
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DiPietro made 32 saves to help the Islanders to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The win marked his fifth in a row and sixth in his last seven starts. The 24-year-old goaltender has a 1.34 GAA with a .949 save percentage during his five-game winning streak. |
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DiPietro has posted a 24-17-4 record with a 3.17 GAA and .896 save percentage in 49 games for the Islanders this season. |
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Witt was traded to the Nashville Predators from the Washington Capitals before the NHL trade deadline on Thursday, in exchange for forward Kris Beach and a 2006 first-round draft pick. |
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Witt spent 10 seasons with the Capitals scoring 20 goals with 63 assists for 83 points in 626 games. The defenseman had one goal and 10 assists in 58 games for the Capitals this season. |
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Hilbert was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins from the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. |
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Hilbert scored four goals and nine points in 28 games for the Blackhawks this season. |