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| Habs sign Gorges to three-year deal |
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07/09/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Josh Gorges to a three-year contract, the club announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not released. Gorges, 23, saw action in 62 games for Montreal last season, tallying nine assists and 32 penalty minutes. In three seasons with San Jose and Montreal, he has one goal and 18 assists in 165 career games. "Josh established himself as a key member of our defensive squad last season. His reliability and solid play made him one of our most i |
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| Habs re-sign G Halak |
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07/08/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens re-signed goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a two-year contract Tuesday. Per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Halak, 23, will begin his third season in the NHL this fall. In 2007-08, he played in six regular-season games with the Canadiens, posting a 2-1-1 record and a 2.11 goals-against average. He also played in 28 games with the Habs' AHL affiliate in Hamilton, posting a 15-10-2 record and a 2.10 goals-against average. The prev |
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| Jackets sign Umberger to four-year deal |
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07/07/2008 |
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| 2007-08, but had a stellar postseason, racking up 10 goals and 15 points in 17 games as the club reached the Eastern Conference finals. He led the team with eight scores in the conference semifinals, a surprise five-game victory over the top-seeded Montreal Canadiens. The Pittsburgh-area native has collected 49 goals and 116 points in 228 career games over the last three seasons in Philadelphia. Umberger was also an integral part of the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms' 2005 Calder Cup victory prior to his NHL debut th |
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| Leafs agree to terms with Grabovski |
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07/04/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed newly acquired centerman Mikhail Grabovski to a one-year contract on Friday. Grabovski, 24, was obtained on Thursday from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the rights to 2008 draft pick Greg Pateryn and a second-round choice in the 2010 draft. The native of Potsdam, East Germany notched three goals and six assists in 24 games for the Canadiens last season and missed 25 games because of an ankle injury. He also posted 20 points in 12 games with Ha |
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| Montreal inks Denis to two-way deal |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year, two-way contract, the club announced Thursday. Denis played in 10 games last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and posted a 1-5-0 record and 4.05 goals-against average. The previous year he went 17-18-2 in 44 games for Tampa Bay with a 3.19 GAA. In 348 career NHL games with Colorado, Columbus, and the Lightning, Denis owns a 112-179-28-3 record and 3.02 GAA with 16 shutouts. He was originally the 25th overall se |
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| Laraque leaves Penguins for Montreal |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens signed forward Georges Laraque to a three-year contract on Thursday. Financial terms of the deal for the 31-year-old were not disclosed. Laraque played in 71 games last season with Pittsburgh where he tallied four goals and nine assists. The notorious brawler also collected 141 penalty minutes which led the team. "A 10-year veteran, Georges is the kind of player who made his mark in the NHL," said Canadiens GM Bob Gainey. "With his physical play and determin |
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| Leafs acquire Grabovski from Habs |
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07/03/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired center Mikhail Grabovski from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the rights to 2008 draft pick Greg Pateryn and a second-round choice in the 2010 draft. Grabovski, just 24 years old, notched three goals and six assists in 24 games for the Canadiens last season and missed 25 games because of an ankle injury. He also posted 20 points in 12 games with Hamilton of the American Hockey League. "[Mikhail] has great upside and we will look for him |
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| Habs re-sign Kostitsyn |
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07/02/2008 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a three-year contract, according to TSN of Canada. The 10th overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, Kostitsyn recorded 26 goals and 27 assists in 79 games for the Habs last season. He also added eight points in Montreal's 12 playoff games. |
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| Bruins sign Ryder to multi-year contract |
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07/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins improved the talent level on their forward line on Tuesday when the club signed free agent forward Michael Ryder to a multi-year contract. The 28-year-old Ryder played all four seasons of his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, but will now wear the jersey of another Original Six franchise. In both of the last two seasons, Ryder scored 30 goals. He was named to the All-Rookie squad in his first season of 2003-04 -- a campaign during which Ryder posted 25 goals and 38 assi |
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| Canadiens extend qualifying offers to Andrei Kostitsyn, five others |
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06/25/2008 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens extended qualifying contract offers to restricted free-agent left wing Andrei Kostitsyn and five others on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Kostitsyn enjoyed a breakout campaign in his first full NHL season, registering 26 goals and 53 points over 78 games for the Canadiens. The native of Novopolotsk, Belarus included an impressive playoff performance with five goals and eight points in 12 contests. In addition, defensemen Josh Gorges and Ryan O'Byrne, forward |
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