Islanders to buy out center Yashin's contract
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Alexei Yashin's career with the New York Islanders officially ended Wednesday when the NHL team said they would buy out the last four years on his decade-long contract.
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The Washington Capitals signed the former Rangers center Michael Nylander to a four-year, $19.5 million contract. Washington has been a last-place team on a low payroll since the lockout ended in 2005. The Capitals vowed to spend more this summer as they attempt to build a playoff team around Alex Ovechkin, who won the Calder Trophy as the leagueâs top rookie in 2006.
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National Hockey League team owners and  players appear poised to enter long contract negotiations  Thursday in a last-ditch bid to start the season on schedule.
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After playing for 12 N.H.L. teams since his debut in October 1990, center Mike Sillinger says he hopes he will still be a member of the Islanders when the leagueâs trade deadline passes.
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Brendan Shanahan became the second big-time forward to say goodbye to the Detroit Red Wings this offseason, agreeing to a one-year deal worth &#36;4 million with the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Chris Kunitz to a four-year, $14.9 million contract extension, through the 2011-12 season.
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Two Vancouver businessmen are set to buy the Vancouver Canucks National Hockey League team, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Citing sources close to the deal, the Vancouver Sun said Tom
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The New York Rangers and free-agent forward Brendan Shanahan have agreed terms on a new contract, the club said on Thursday.
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The buyout for the ice manufacturer is on the rocks.
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Alexei Yashin will be out at least two weeks with a sprained right knee, and the New York Islanders' leading scorer could miss a month.
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Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist agreed a six-year $41.25 million contract extension with the Rangers on Thursday that will keep him in New York through the 2013-14 season.
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Add Sean Hill to the ever-changing New York Islanders' defense corps.
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New Jersey Devils center Scott Gomez signed a &#36;500 a week contract with the minor league Alaska Aces for the duration of the NHL lockout.
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Alexei Yashin bruised his right knee and left the ice in the closing minutes of the New York Islanders' 4-1 victory over Washington on Saturday night after colliding with Capitals forward Matt Bradley.
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Left winger Brendan Shanahan agrees to a one-year deal with the New York Rangers on Tuesday.
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The New York Islanders have become the NHL's version of a three-ring circus &#151; and the spotlight keeps shining on the guys in net.
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Still serving a record 25-game NHL suspension for an attack against the Rangersâ Ryan Hollweg last season, Chris Simon re-signed with the Islanders on Monday.