According to The Fourth Period, the Devils have agreed to terms with free agent forward Dainius Zubrus, signing the former Sabre to a six-year, $20.4 million contract. Zubrus is the third free agent center that Buffalo has lost in the first three days of free agency. Daniel Briere signed a lucrative deal with the Flyers while Chris Drury left for the greener pastures in New York.
Well, six years at 20 million is certainly "fiscally responsible" compared to the seven years and 51.5 million that the Rangers handed to Scott Gomez. Of course, Dainius Zubrus is not Scott Gomez.
Found July 03, 2007 on
Hot Stove New York:
PLAYERS:
Scott Gomez,
Dainius Zubrus,
Daniel Briere,
Chris Drury
TEAMS: New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres
TEAMS: New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres
Original Story:
Yardbarker aggregates the latest sports news, rumors and gossip from around the web. We use proprietary algorithms to automatically categorize stories and associate photos with articles. If you feel an article was miscategorized, please email tagging@yardbarker.com.
THE BACKYARD
AROUND THE WEB
RELATED ARTICLES
No Deal With the Devil?
Via Hot Stove New York
|
July 03, 2007
The Devils aren't expected to make much of an impact the rest of the summer. Devils President Lou Lamoriello pointed out that the contracts free agents are getting are just too much for the Devils to stomach.
"We will not be involved at the numbers [being paid]," Lamoriello told The NY Post. "What we are trying to do is be fiscally responsible." This is...
|
July 03, 2007
BREAKING: Gomez to the Rangers
Via Hot Stove New York
|
July 02, 2007
Via ESPN.com:
"[Scott] Gomez, one of the top centers on the free-agent market, signed a seven-year deal with the New York Rangers, ESPN The Magazine's E.J. Hradek reports."
|
July 02, 2007
2-For-1! RANGERS ADD Gomez AND Drury
Via Hot Stove New York
|
July 02, 2007
Via John Dellapina of the New York Daily News:
"In what seemed fiscally impossible, the Rangers have pulled off a dynamic free agent double. They've agreed to terms with both Scott Gomez AND Chris Drury.
Gomez, 27, gets a seven-year deal worth in excess of $7 million per. Drury, who turns 31 in August, gets a five-year deal for about the same annual salary."
|
July 02, 2007
Rangers Resign Last Piece in Avery
Via Hot Stove New York
|
August 01, 2007
The New York Rangers announced today that fiery forward Sean Avery will be returning next season after being awarded $1.9 million today in an arbitration hearing held on Tuesday.
Getting Avery resigned means the Rangers now have all of their restricted free-agents signed and the team is set for its first two lines. Avery will probably play wing on the second line along with Brendan...
|
August 01, 2007
Rangers Ship Cullen Back to Carolina
Via Hot Stove New York
|
July 17, 2007
Cullen has three years remaining on the free agent contract he signed with the Blueshirts last offseason at $2.8 million per. While the move certainly aids the Rangers' cap situation, it also removes some of the depth at center that the Rangers had bought themselves by signing Scott Gomez and Chris Drury. The team will now need to seek a replacement for the departing Cullen,...
|
July 17, 2007
Isles, Devs Pounce on Free Agent Scraps
Via Hot Stove New York
|
July 05, 2007
While the opening days of free agency were more than a little deflating for Islanders and Devils fans - especially given the splash made by the rival Rangers - both organizations appear to be bouncing back nicely after a disappointing start out of the gate.
The Isles have signed Ruslan Fedotenko and could be looking at Ed Jovanovski and Mike Comrie.
The Devils meanwhile locked...
|
July 05, 2007
Garden of Dreams
Via Hot Stove New York
|
July 03, 2007
Well, you can say this about James Dolan and his cronies at Madison Square Garden: they know how to put on a press conference.
Today, the Knicks and Rangers held successive news conferences at their joint training facility in Greenburgh, NY. The Rangers introduced Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, while the Knicks introduced Zach Randolph, Fred Jones, and Dan Dickau.
|
July 03, 2007
NHL Releases Early All-Star Voting Tally
The Caps' Alex Ovechkin and Olie Kolzig aren't fairing well in the early stages of NHL all-star balloting. In results released this week, Ovechkin is fifth among Eastern Conference forwards behind Sidney Crosby, Daniel Alfredsson, Vincent Lecavalier, and Daniel Briere. A.O. is about 122,000 votes beh...
Shawn Walsh Awarded Top Coaching Performance in HEA History
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - The Hockey East Association is pleased to announce the Top-Three Best Coaching Performances in Hockey East history presented by Humboldt Storage and Moving as the league continues its 25th Anniversary celebration. These moments were chosen in a vote comprised of Hockey East fans and members of the league’s 25th Anniversary Committee.Earning the most votes was...
NHL Forum Discussions
|
|
|
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |
