News: Thrashers have agreed to a new deal with restricted free agent forward Colby Armstrong. [+]
Impact: Armstrong, 26, matched his career high with 40 points while playing in all 82 games for the Thrashers last season. He set a career high with 22 goals. The right wing has 51 points (26 goals, 25 assists) in 100 games over two seasons with the Thrashers. He began his NHL career with Pittsburgh, where he recorded one assist in five Stanley Cup Playoff games. ( STATS - Thu. Jul 16, 2009) |
News: Armstrong re-signed with the Thrashers on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. [+]
Impact: Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Armstrong notched a career-high 40 points last season for the Thrashers while appearing in all 82 of the team's contests. ( RotoWire - Thu. Jul 16, 2009) |
News: On Wednesday, the Thrashers said they re-signed Kari Lehtonen, the team's career leader among goalies in games played, wins and shutouts. Terms of the deal for the restricted free agent were not disclosed. [+]
Impact: The 25-year-old Lehtonen went 19-22-3 last season with three shutouts, a 3.06 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage in 46 games. Lehtonen was selected by the Thrashers with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 draft. Lehtonen has a 94-83-17 career NHL record with 14 shutouts, a 2.87 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 204 games with the Thrashers. ( STATS - Wed. Jul 15, 2009) | |
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Jeff Taffe (FLA)
News: Taffe signed a two-year deal with the Panthers on Monday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. [+]
Impact: He played in just eight games for the Penguins last season, spending the other 74 contests at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Taffe joins former college teammates Keith Ballard and Jordan Leopold in Florida, but his role isn't likely to be one that offers much fantasy value. ( RotoWire - Tue. Jul 7, 2009) |
News: Koistinen has signed a two-year deal with the Panthers, the Sun-Sentinel reports. [+]
Impact: He can score a little bit from the blue line and also fill in at winger if needed. Koistinen clashed a bit with the Nashville coaching staff last season and was often a healthy scratch, but he'll get a fresh start in Florida. Koistinen scored 11 points in 38 games last season for the Preds. ( RotoWire - Fri. Jul 3, 2009) |
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Clay Wilson (FLA)
News: Wilson signed a two-year contract with the Panthers on Thursday. [+]
Impact: He's been a good scorer from the blue line in the AHL, but he only has 14 NHL games on his ledger. He probably won't be more than a fifth though seventh defenseman for the Panthers to start off, but it's a team in need of blueliners so at least he'll have a chance in his new locale. ( RotoWire - Fri. Jul 3, 2009) | |
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