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The Panthers re-signed Van Ryn to a four-year deal on Friday, avoiding arbitration. The 27-year-old defenseman earned $1.064 million last season while posting career highs in games (80) and assists (29) and tying for his best of 37 points. "Mike is a top-tier defenseman who we are extremely pleased to have come to terms with on a long-term deal," Panthers general manager Mike Keenan said in a statement. |
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Van Ryn has 23 goals and 64 assists in 228 career games. |
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The Panthers re-signed Jackman to a one-year contract on Friday, avoiding arbitration. The 26-year-old defenseman played 15 games for Florida last season after being acquired from Pittsburgh on March 9. Jackman recorded seven goals and 23 asissts in a career-high 64 total games last season. "He is a skilled and hard working defensive player who will play an important role in the team's success this season," Panthers general manager Mike Keenan said in a statement. |
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Belfour signed a one-year deal with the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. The 41-year-old goaltender ranks second on the NHL list with 457 career victories and went 22-22-4 with a 3.29 goals-against average for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season. Before spending his last three seasons with Toronto, Belfour had stints with Chicago, San Jose and Dallas. "Ed's wealth of playing experience will be an added asset for our organization," Panthers general manager Mike Keenan said. |
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Belfour, who had surgery in April to repair a herniated disc, will likely back up newly acquired starter Alex Auld. Belfour, a five-time All-Star, helped lead the Stars to the 1999 Stanley Cup championship. He is 457-303-115 with a 2.48 GAA in 905 career games. Belfour was the Vezina Trophy winner in 1991 and 1993 as the league's top goalie and posted the NHL's best GAA in four seasons. |
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Bouwmeester was awarded a two-year, $4.35 million deal by an arbitrator on Wednesday. The Panthers' defenseman earned $945,630 last season while recording five goals and 41 assists in 82 games. He's scheduled to make $2.1 million in 2006-07 and $2.25 million in 2007-08. Florida has 48 hours after its final arbitration case is settled Aug. 4 to accept the deal or Bouwmeester will become a free agent. |
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Bouwmeester has 11 goals and 71 assists in 225 career games, all with the Panthers. |
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The Panthers agreed to a two-year deal with center Gregory Campbell on Thursday. Campbell, 22, scored three goals and added six assists in 64 games for Florida as a rookie this season. He was selected by the Panthers in the third round of the 2002 draft. |
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Horton and the Panthers agreed to terms on a one-year deal on Tuesday. The third overall pick in the 2003 draft, Horton had a career-high 28 goals and 47 points in 71 games last season. The 20-year-old center also became the youngest player in Florida history to record a hat trick when he accomplished the feat on Dec. 13 against Nashville. |
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Salei signed a four-year, $12.1-million contract with Florida on Sunday. The 32-year-old defenseman had a career-high 19 points, including a goal and 18 assists, for the Ducks during the 2005-06 season. Salei spent his first nine seasons with Anaheim and before joining the Panthers, was the team's longest-tenured player and held the franchise record for most games played by a Ducks defenseman. |
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Salei has 26 goals and 79 assists in 594 career games. |
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The Maple Leafs declined to pick up the option on Belfour on Friday, letting the 41-year-old goaltender become a free agent. Belfour was 22-22-4 with a 3.29 goals-against average last season with Toronto and was 93-61-15 with a 2.51 goals-against average in three seasons with the Maple Leafs. |
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Belfour surpassed Terry Sawchuck for second place on the NHL's all-time wins list on Dec. 19 and has 457 career NHL victories. |
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Vancouver traded Bertuzzi to Florida on Friday in a five-player trade that also sent Roberto Luongo to the Canucks. Bertuzzi, who spent his last eight seasons with Vancouver, recorded 25 goals and 46 assists last season. The 31-year-old right wing was suspended for the end of the 2003-04 season and the postseason after his on-ice attack left Colorado's Steve Moore with a fractured vertebrae in his neck and a concussion. |
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Bertuzzi has one year left on his contract for $5.2 million and will become an unrestricted free agent next summer. In 710 career games, he has 223 goals and 306 assists. |
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Vancouver traded Allen to Florida on Friday in a five-player deal that also sent Todd Bertuzzi to the Panthers. Allen, the Canucks' fourth overall pick in 1998, had seven goals and 10 assists in 77 games last season. |
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Allen has 14 goals and 18 assists in 216 career games. |
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Vancouver traded Auld to Florida on Friday in a five-player deal that also sent forward Todd Bertuzzi to the Panthers. Auld is returning to the team that chose him 40th overall in the 1999 draft. The 25-year-old goaltender was the Canucks' MVP this season, going 33-26-6 with a 2.94 goals-against average and .902 save percentage, after taking over for injured starter Dan Cloutier. |
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Salei had a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Flames to help Anaheim advance to the Western Conference semifinals. The Mighty Ducks' defenseman assisted on Teemu Selanne's game-winning goal and then scored one of his own to seal the victory. |
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Salei had one goal and 18 assists during the regular season. |
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Bertuzzi's lawyers are seeking to have the civil lawsuit filed against the Vancouver winger by Steve Moore heard in a British Columbia court instead of in Ontario. The lawsuit stems from Bertuzzi's vicious hit on Moore, then with the Colorado Avalanche, on March 8, 2004. Moore suffered three fractured neck vertebrae, a concussion and other injuries. He hasn't played in an NHL game since. |
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Moore is seeking $18 million in lost wages and damages from Bertuzzi in a lawsuit filed in Ontario in February, while his parents are also claiming $1.5 million in damages for "the nervous shock and mental distress" caused by the attack. Moore originally filed the lawsuit in Denver, but a U.S. judge determined the suit should be dealt with in Canada. |
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Bertuzzi is riding a five-game point-scoring streak, after adding two assists in the Canucks' 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. The 31-year-old has scored one goal and seven points during the streak, which comes after he had a five-game point drought from March 5-14. |
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Bertuzzi has scored 22 goals and 62 points in 72 games for the Canucks this season. |
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Bertuzzi's goal Thursday was his first even-strength score in 20 games for the Canucks. |
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Bertuzzi has 22 goals and 38 assists in 71 games with Vancouver this season. |
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The Maple Leafs announced Thursday Belfour will miss the rest of the regular season because of back problems. Belfour, who turns 41 next month, was placed on injured reserve. |
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Belfour will finish the season at 22-22-4 with a 3.29 goals-allowed average and .892 save percentage. He didn't have a shutout. |
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Maple Leafs goaltender Belfour has missed the past four games because of an ailing back and has not responded to recent treatments, The Toronto Sun reported. Belfour will miss another week. |
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Gratton scored twice in the Panthers' 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday. The 30-year-old Florida center added an assist to compile his first three-point game since March 2, 2004. |
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Gratton has just nine goals and 10 assists in 49 games this season, but has been scoring of late, totaling five goals and two assists in his last nine games. |
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After going 4-1-0 with a 1.61 goals-against average and .942 save percentage in his last five starts, Auld surrendered the six goals on 43 shots in the Canucks' 6-5 loss to the Blue Jackets on Tuesday. |
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Auld is 20-12-3 this season with a 2.80 GAA and .907 save percentage. |
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Auld made 24 saves in the Canucks' 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The 25-year-old goaltender improved to 19-11-3 with a 2.73 goals-against average this season. |
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Auld has been steady since starter Dan Cloutier was placed on injured reserve in November due to knee surgery. He has won six of his last seven starts and is 6-3-0 with a 2.23 GAA in January. |