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Results for tag: Penguins
Posted by:
Spector
on Sep 29, 2009 at 03:42:53 PM
As the start of the NHL's 2009-10 season fast approaches several teams have made some late pre-season additions. -The most significant is the Atlanta Thrashers signing former Buffalo Sabres winger Maxim Afinogenov to a one-year, $800K contract. Afinogenov, 30, made the Thrashers after receiving a tryout offer from the club earlier in September. Not a bad move by the Thrashers to take a chance on Afinogenov, who was former 73 point performer in 2005-06 with the Buffalo Sabres and had 61 points in 56 games in 2006-07. Afinogenov however was hampered by injuries and was never really the same following a season-shortening wrist injury in 2007. His point production fell dramatically over the past two seasons with the Sabres as did his ice time. If Afinogenov ...
Posted by:
Spector
on Jul 3, 2009 at 02:35:22 PM
Unrestricted free agency is often a strong temptation for players to leave their teams in search of bigger bucks with other teams. Sometimes, however, there are exceptions to that rule. Sometimes, playing on the same line with a superstar on a Stanley Cup champion is not only incentive to stay put but also to accept a pay cut if that team has limited cap space. Such was the case for Ruslan Fedotenko, who re-signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins worth $1.8 million, down from the $2.2 million he made last season. The Penguins wanted to keep Fedotenko, particularly after his strong performance in this spring's playoffs, but their limited cap space led to expectations he'd follow Rob Scuderi out of town in search of a better contract. Playing on ... |
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