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Minnesota re-signed Koivu to a one-year, $902,500 contract on Tuesday. The restricted free-agent center had six goals and 15 assists in 64 games as a rookie last season. |
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The Wild re-signed Foy on Friday. He made his NHL debut and had an assist in Minnesota's season opener against Calgary. |
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Foy had two goals and three assists in 19 games with the Wild last season before being sent down to the Houston Aeros of the AHL. |
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The Wild re-signed Reitz on Friday. He played in the final five games of the season after the Wild recalled him from the Aeros on April 6. Reitz made his NHL debut at Calgary on April 7. |
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Reitz had five goals and 23 assists in 72 games with the Aeros last season. |
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Minnesota re-signed Burns on Monday to a two-year, $1.65 million contract. The 21-year-old defenseman had been a restricted free agent. Burns had four goals and 12 assists in a career-high 72 games for the Wild last season. He was the team's first-round draft pick in 2003. |
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The Minnesota Wild re-signed Boogaard on Thursday after he recorded two goals and four assists in his rookie season last year. The 6-foot-7 left wing had a team-high 158 penalty minutes in 65 games. |
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Radivojevic signed with the Minnesota Wild on Thursday after spending the last two seasons with Philadelphia. The 25-year-old right wing had eight goals and six assists in 64 games for the Flyers last season. |
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Radivojevic has 34 goals and 45 assists in 238 career games spanning five seasons. |
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Gaborik signed a three-year, $19 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, just hours before he was expected to file for salary arbitration. The 24-year-old right wing scored a franchise-record 38 goals and 28 assists in 65 games last season after being sidelined early with groin and hip problems. |
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Gaborik has 134 goals and 140 assists in 360 career games, all with the Wild. |
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The Minnesota Wild acquired Demitra from the Kings for center Patrick O'Sullivan and a 2006 first-round pick Saturday. "We're very excited to acquire a world class-caliber player who brings a specific offensive fit to our team," Minnesota general manager Doug Risebrough said. |
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A three-time All-Star, Demitra was limited to 58 games with the Kings last season due to injury but still managed to record 25 goals and 37 assists. The 31-year-old center has 241 tallies and 581 points in 611 career games with the Ottawa Senators, St. Louis Blues and Kings. |
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O'Sullivan and a 2006 first-round pick were traded from the Wild to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday for center Pavol Demitra. |
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O'Sullivan, 21, made his professional debut with Houston of the AHL in 2005-06, collecting 47 goals and 46 assists in 78 games. The North Carolina native was a second-round selection by Minnesota in 2003. |
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Minnesota re-signed Bouchard, who was a restricted free agent, to a one-year contract on Saturday. The Wild goaltender recorded 17 goals and 42 assists in 80 games last season, which were all career bests. |
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Bouchard, Minnesota's eighth overall pick in 2002, has 28 goals and 73 assists in 191 career games. |
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Minnesota re-signed Foster to a one-year contract on Wednesday. The 24-year-old led all Wild defensemen with 28 points this season. He had 10 goals and 18 assists in 58 games after being recalled from the AHL in November. His 10 goals tied for second among NHL rookie defensemen. |
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The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Foster set a Minnesota record by becoming the first player to score twice in his debut, on Nov. 19 against Nashville. |
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The Wild exercised their contract option on Rolston on Monday, keeping him around through at least the 2007-08 season. The center set a career high and franchise record with 79 points this season, with 34 goals and 45 assists in his first season in Minnesota. He also was a member of the U.S. Olympic team that participated at Turin, scoring three power-play goals and adding an assist in six games. |
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Rolston has 224 goals and 287 assists in 11 NHL seasons with New Jersey, Colorado, Boston and Minnesota. |
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Backstrom was signed to a multi-year contract Thursday by the Minnesota Wild. Financial terms were not disclosed. |
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Backstrom, 28, posted a 32-9-10 record with a 1.68 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in 51 games with Karpat Oulu of the Finnish Elite League this season. He was a backup on Finland's silver medal team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. |
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Rolston scored in the third round of a shootout in the Wild's 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The win was the second via shootout in as many games for the Wild, who also won on a Rolston goal in a 5-4 decision over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. |
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Rolston, the team's leading scorer with 32 goals and 44 assists in 77 games this season, has not tallied a point in regulation in his last four contests after entering that stretch with seven goals and five helpers in his previous nine games. |
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Rolston scored the game-winner in the Wild's 3-2 win over Edmonton on Tuesday. The victory, just Minnesota's second in six games, prevented the Oilers from gaining a share of the Northwest Division lead. |
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Rolston's 31 goals tie a career high he set in 2001-02 with Boston, and his team-leading 75 points better the 62 he totaled that season. In 808 career games, the 33-year-old Minnesota center has 221 goals and 507 points. |
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Demitra will have surgery Friday to treat the concussion symptoms he has experienced. It's questionable whether Demitra can return for the Kings this season. |
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Demitra has 22 goals and 35 assists this season for the Kings |
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Demitra skated on Wednesday for the Kings for the first time since suffering a concussion last week. |
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Demitra has 22 goals and 35 assists this season for the Kings. |
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Demitra is doubtful for the Kings' home game on Monday against Colorado. The center suffered a concussion on Tuesday against Phoenix. |
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Demitra has 22 goals and 35 assists this season for the Kings. |
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Demitra was activated from injured reserve by the Kings and is expected to play against the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday. He missed six games with an eye injury, suffered when he was struck in the face with a puck on Feb. 22, during Slovakia's 3-1 loss to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals of the Olympics. |
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Demitra has scored 22 goals and 57 points in 50 games for the Kings this season. |
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The Anaheim Mighty Ducks traded Carney and the rights to prospect Juha Alen Thursday to the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Brett Skinner and a 2006 second-round pick. Carney, who has played for the Sabres, Blackhawks, Coyotes and Ducks, had two goals and 18 points in 61 games this season. |