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Rivers signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues on Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
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Rivers played for the Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes last season, getting five assists in 33 combined games. The defenseman started his career with the Blues, who selected him in the third round (63rd overall) in the 1993 NHL draft. He has 16 goals and 46 assists for 62 points in 423 career games with the Blues, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Red Wings and Coyotes. |
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Legace signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Details of the deal were not disclosed. |
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Legace is expected to compete for the Blues' starting goaltender position with Curtis Sanford for the upcoming 2006-07 season. The 33-year-old seven-year veteran went 37-8-3 with a 2.19 GAA, a .915 save percentage and seven shutouts in 51 games -- 49 starts -- for the Detroit Red Wings last season. |
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Guerin signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Blues on Monday after spending the last three seasons with Dallas. The 35-year-old right wing had 13 goals and 27 assists in 70 games for the Stars last season. "Bill is another Stanley Cup champion who has the ability to bring a combination of speed, skill and offense to our top two forward lines," Blues team president John Davidson said. |
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Guerin, a three-time All-Star, has recorded 328 goals and 335 assists in 949 career games spanning 14 seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 1995 and has also played for Edmonton and Boston. The Blues have also signed veteran forwards Doug Weight and Dan Hinote. |
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Weight signed a multiyear deal with the Blues on Sunday, just six months after they traded him to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes. The 35-year-old center recorded three goals and 13 assists in 23 postseason games for Carolina, but missed the final two with a separated shoulder. Weight played most of the past four seasons with St. Louis before he was sent to the Hurricanes in January as part of the Blues' payroll purge, which helped faciliate the team's sale. |
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Weight, a four-time All-Star, has 239 goals, 646 assists and 809 penalty minutes in 982 career games. |
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Hinote signed a multiyear contract with the St. Louis Blues on Monday after spending his entire NHL career with Colorado. The 29-year-old right wing had five goals and eight assists in 73 games for the Avalanche last season and was part of the team that won the Stanley Cup in 2001. "Dan is a character player who brings speed and grit to our team," Blues president John Davidson said. "He's a Stanley Cup champion who should instantly become a fan favorite." |
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Hinote, a free agent, recorded 27 goals and 38 assists in 353 career games spanning six seasons with the Avalanche. |
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Johnson signed a contract Thursday to remain with the Blues. |
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The 30-year-old center had three goals and six assists in 65 games for St. Louis this past season. For his career, he has 22 goals and 51 assists in 409 games with the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis. |
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Walker signed a contract Thursday to remain with the Blues. |
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The 26-year-old defenseman and former third-round pick had two assists and 79 penalty minutes in 54 games for St. Louis this past season. For his career, he has four assists and 142 penalty minutes in 84 contests. |
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The Stars bought out the final year of Guerin's contract on Friday after he cleared waivers with no team claiming him. The 35-year-old right wing had only 13 goals and 27 assists in 70 games this season for Dallas, after he had a career-high 69 points in 2003-04. The Stars will pay Guerin $4.4 million over the next two years, and he becomes an unrestricted free agent. |
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Guerin was Dallas' highest paid player and the Stars needed to clear room to sign other players. Guerin has also played for New Jersey, Edmonton and Boston in his 14-year career. |
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Weight missed Game 7 on Monday with a separated right shoulder, but Carolina still won 3-1 over Edmonton to win its first Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes' center injured his shoulder in Game 5 when he was checked by Edmonton's Raffi Torres and Chris Pronger and was also sidelined for Game 6. |
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Weight recorded three goals and 13 assists during the postseason. |
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Hours before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals was to begin on Monday, Weight and the Hurricanes were still unsure of whether he would be able to play in perhaps the biggest game of his career. Weight has a separated right shoulder and was unable to play in Carolina's 4-0 loss in Game 6 on Saturday. He was injured in Game 5 when he was checked by Edmonton's Raffi Torres and Chris Pronger. |
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The veteran center was able to skate Monday morning, but didn't attempt any shots. He'll be a game-time decision. |
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Weight did not play for the Hurricanes in their 4-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday due to a shoulder injury suffered on Wednesday. His status for Game 7 on Monday is unknown. |
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Weight has three goals and 13 assists in 23 playoff games for the Hurricanes to help them to their second Stanley Cup finals appearance. |
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Weight won't play in Game 6 on Saturday after a crushing hit by two Edmonton players left him with an injured shoulder on Wednesday. "Obviously, it's a tough loss for us," said Carolina Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette. "Doug is a part of the reason we have gotten this far." |
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St. Louis recalled Beckford-Tseu on Sunday from Peoria of the AHL to fill the spot of injured goaltender Patrick Lalime, who tore a knee ligament on Saturday and is out for the rest of the season. Beckford-Tseu went 4-4-1 with a 3.17 goals-against average at Peoria and was 16-1-2 with a 1.87 goals-against average with Alaska of the ECHL earlier in the season. |
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Drake will miss the remainder of the season after breaking two ribs and tearing some cartilage during the Blues' 3-2 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. The team recalled forward Jon DiSalvatore from the AHL to take Drake's roster spot. |
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Drake had two goals and 24 assists in 62 games this season. The 37-year-old St. Louis winger has 168 goals and 459 points in 884 career games. He had a career-high 20 tallies with the Blues in 2002-03. |
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Weight missed his third straight game with a lower body injury in the Hurricanes' 2-1 win over the Lightning on Monday. |
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Weight has three goals and four assists in 15 games since being traded from St. Louis, and the 14-year veteran has 14 goals and 37 assists total this season. |
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Rucinsky is expected to be out for a month due to a broken left index finger, suffered during the Rangers' 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday. The 35-year-old was slashed by Florida's Jay Bouwmeester on the play. |
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Rucinsky has scored 16 goals and 55 points in 52 games for the Rangers this season. |
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Legace had 28 saves for his 12th career shutout as the Red Wings blanked the Sharks 4-0 on Thursday. |
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Rucinsky had three assists in his return to the Rangers lineup after missing three games because of a sprained left knee. |
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Rucinsky has 16 goals and 38 assists in 51 games for the Rangers this season. |
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Jackman is reportedly sidelined for the remainder of the regular season with a broken jaw. The St. Louis Blues' general manager Larry Pleau announced Tuesday that the defenseman had his fractured jaw repaired by Dr. Ken Kram. |
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Jackman has four goals and six assists in 63 games this season. He suffered the injury during Monday's game against the Nashville Predators. Nashville won that game 4-2. |
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The St. Louis Blues recalled Woywitka from their AHL minor league affiliate in Peoria Tuesday. The defenseman has played 53 games with Peoria this season, tallying one goal and 14 assists along with 58 penalty minutes. |
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Woywitka has already appeared in 10 games with the Blues, accumulating 14 penalty minutes without scoring. |