Found July 02, 2009 on
Illegal Curve:
Martin Havlat’s agent is reporting on Twitter that his client has signed a 6 year, $30 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. Obviously, that results in a team cap hit of $5 million per season over the course of the contract.
Once again, I am rather blown away by the term here. Six years for a [...]
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July 02, 2009
by Adam GretzFiled under: Blackhawks, Wild, NHL FansThe Minnesota Wild had quite the busy day in free agency on Wednesday, signing shot-blocker Greg Zanon from the Nashville Predators, and swapping one oft-injured, yet supremely talented forward (Marian Gaborik) for another oft-injured, yet supremely talented forward (Martin Havlat). There was also a report from Michael Russo of...
Via Chicago Tribune
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July 03, 2009
When Chicago would no longer give him a long-term contract, Martin Havlat turned his focus to Minnesota.
Via The Hockey Herald
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July 01, 2009
Havlat verbal agreement with Wild 6 years 30 million. So the Wild lost Gaborik today but managed to pickup the same type of player in Martin Havlat as Marian Gaborik. Both are injury prone and make a ton of cash. Great move Minnesota!
Via Wild Puck Banter
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July 02, 2009
In less than 2 months on the job, Wild GM Chuck Fletcher did something Dougie Risebrough couldn’t get himself to do in 10 years: sign a top free agent. After being spruned by Marian Gaborik, the Wild went to the next best available forward and signed Martin Havlat to a 6 year contract. How refreshing is this? Risebrough would’ve lost out on Gaborik and just called it a day, saying...
Via Fox Sports
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July 03, 2009
Martin Havlat's signing is a good move for the Wild. Here are a few more free-agent winners and losers from The Hockey News.
Via nhl.com
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July 01, 2009
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Via Goon's World
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July 01, 2009
My head just about exploded when I saw this. Here is Martin Havlat's injury list.So basically the the Wild traded an injury prone and soft Slovak for an injury prone Czech. Yikes.13-Mar-09 Missed 1 game (lower body injury). 11-Mar-09 Lower body injury, day-to-day. 06-Apr-08 Missed the last 19 games of the regular season (left shoulder injury). 28-Feb-08 Left shoulder injury,...
Via CBSSports.com
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July 01, 2009
On the day Marian Gaborik left Minnesota for good, the Wild signed free-agent right wing Martin Havlat to fill the big hole in their lineup
Via Fox Sports
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July 02, 2009
On the day Marian Gaborik left Minnesota for good, the Wild signed free-agent right wing Martin Havlat to fill the large hole in their lineup.
Havlat, Chicago's leading scorer last season with 77 points, signed a six-year contract late Wednesday night. Gaborik, the first player drafted by Minnesota when the franchise began nine seasons ago and the Wild's career scoring...
Via Foul Balls
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July 01, 2009
Now that we know it's official and the Blackhawks have signed Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal for $62 million -- the deal is front-loaded with Hossa getting $53 million in the first seven years -- we can all pretty much be sure that Martin Havlat's time as a Chicago Blackhawks is done.I'm not happy about this as Havlat was one of my favorite players on the team, but personal...
Via ESPN
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July 01, 2009
Stung by the expected departure of Marian Gaborik to the New York Rangers Wednesday evening, the Wild moved quickly to sign free agent winger Martin Havlat to a six-year, $30 million deal.
Via MSNBC
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July 01, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -On the day Marian Gaborik left Minnesota for good, the Wild signed free-agent right wing Martin Havlat to fill the big hole in their lineup
Via Denver Post
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July 02, 2009
On the day Marian Gaborik left Minnesota for good, the Wild signed free- agent right wing Martin Havlat to fill the big hole in its lineup.
Via Chicago Tribune
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June 30, 2009
Bolland, others making their case for winger to re-sign with Hawks
With his signature on the dotted line and five years in a Blackhawks sweater ahead of him, Dave Bolland now hopes he'll be reunited with Martin Havlat, his linemate for much of the 2008-09 season.
Via CBSSports
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July 02, 2009
The Rangers nab Marian Gaborik from the Wild, who sign Martin Havlat from the Blackhawks, who ink Marian Hossa. Two of those teams scored in the free-agent swap shop, Wes Goldstein says.
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