Briere, Flyers sign 8-year, &#36;52M deal
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Daniel Briere will never be undervalued again. The skilled but undersized forward signed an eight-year, $52 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, immediately becoming the top player signed on the first day of the NHL's free agency period and leaving the Buffalo Sabres without one of their co-captains.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ  - The New Jersey Devils re-signed forward Sergei Brylin to a multiyear contract Thursday.
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The Flyers and John Stevens agreed to a one-year contract extension Friday that will take the second-year coach through the 2008-09 season.
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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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The Dallas Stars signed defenceman Patrick Traverse to a one-year deal Thursday. Traverse appeared in 80 games with Hamilton of the American Hockey League last season, with five goals and 21 assists.
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The Flyers and John Stevens agree to a contract extension Friday that will take the second-year coach through the 2008-09 season.
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The Colorado Avalanche prepared for the potential loss of several key front-line players, signing former San Jose Sharks captain Vincent Damphousse to a one-year, &#36;2 million contract Wednesday.
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Daniel Briere scored two goals in regulation and the winner in the shootout to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday.
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Simon Gagne scored his second goal of the game 27 seconds into overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a team-record 13-game home losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues last night.
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Ilya Bryzgalov, who led the NHL in goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts during the playoffs last spring, signed a two-year contract to remain with the Anaheim Ducks.
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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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The Bruins re-signed right wing Brandon Bochenski to a one-year, $600,000 contract, the first one-way deal of his career.
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ANAHEIM, California  - Stanley Cup champions the Anaheim Ducks retained one of their prize assets on Thursday, signing goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to a multi-year contract extension.
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Stanley Cup champion Anaheim signed the free-agent defenseman Shane Hnidy to a two-year contract worth $1.515 million. Hnidy, 31, had five goals and seven assists in 72 games for Atlanta last season.
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The Philadelphia Flyers trade Peter Forsberg to the Nashville Predators on Thursday for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and two draft picks.
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The Capitals sign Alex Ovechkin to a 13-year, $124 million contract extension, ending months of speculation about his future with the organization and making him the first player in NHL history to sign a nine-figure contract.
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The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom to two-year contract extension worth a reported $14.9 million, keeping the five-time Norris Trophy winner in the Motor City through 2010.