The NHL free agency period has begun and defensemen are getting scooped up on day one and being paid handsomely.
One of the biggest winners so far is Paul Martin formerly of the New Jersey Devils scoring a five-year 25 million dollar contract from the Penguins. The Devils quickly turned around and replaced Martin with Anton Volchenkov by coughing up $25.5 million over 6 years ,and four years and 13.5 million for Henrik Tallinder.
Sergei Gonchar did not let the door hit him on his way out of Pittsburgh by taking a three-year 16.5 million dollar deal from Ottawa.
Toni Lydman managed to get someone to give him 3 years and 9 million continuing the free agent parade out of Buffalo that has been going on since Briere and Drury left.
In a bit of a head scra ...
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Article written by Frank Trovato
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