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Staal resigns with Hurricanes
On a day when most NHL teams are looking for unrestricted free agent talent to put them over the top, the Carolina Hurricanes have locked up their homegrown foundation player.
Sources tell TSN that Eric Staal has agreed to a new three-year contract with the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Sources say the deal will pay him $4 million in the first year, $4.5 million in the second year and $5 million in the third year.
Staal is coming out of his entry-level contract phase and was not permitted by CBA rules to sign a new contract until Noon et on July 1.
Staal, 21, became the franchise's first player with 100 points since 1989-90 in just his second NHL season. He also led the league in postseason scoring with nine goals and 28 points in 21 games.
The Thunder Bay, Ontario native was taken second overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Source TSN
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| 07-01-2006 11:34 AM |
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RE: Staal resigns with Hurricanes
only suprise there is how long the contract is, i thought they would of signed him for longer
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| 07-02-2006 02:43 AM |
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RE: Staal resigns with Hurricanes
i can't blame the hurricanes for wanting to keep staal no matter how long the contract is. he was the leading scorer on the team last year and i can see why the hurricanes wanted to keep him.
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| 07-18-2006 02:29 PM |
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RE: Staal resigns with Hurricanes
Of course they want to keep him, he's one of the leagues best young talents and will only get better in Carolina. They have a good mix of experienced veterans to provide leadership. Brind'amour can help him with his faceoffs which are his only real problem. He wasn't so great defensively towards the start of the year but improved quite a bit near the end. Losing Cole hurt him as he's one of the teams best defensive forwards. I think Staal would have hit 50 goals and broken 100 points had Cole not been injured. All I can say is watch out for the line of Stillman-Staal-Cole next season as they were deadly coming back off the olympics.
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