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 TSN reported that the deal is worth $13 million.
Kulikov, 23, set career highs last season with 81 games played and
eight goals. The Russian averaged nearly 22 minutes per game while
finishing second among the team's defensemen in hits and fourth in
blocked shots.
In 313 NHL games, all with the Panthers, Kulikov has 24 goals with
75 assists and 201 penalty minutes.
The Arizona Coyotes signed first-round draft choice Brendan Perlini
to a three-year entry-level contract.
Pelini, who was taken No. 12 overall, had 34 goals and 37 assists in
58 games with Niagara of the OHL last season. He led the IceDogs in
goals and finished second on the team in scoring.
 The 18-year-old also had three goals and one assist in seven games
and won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the U-18 world
championship earlier this year.
The Boston Bruins re-signed forwards Jordan Caron, Craig Cunningham
and Tyler Randell, along with defenseman Tommy Cross, to one-year
contracts.
The Bruins also signed defenseman Zach Trotman to a two-year
contract. In addition, the Bruins agreed to terms with forward
Justin Florek on a one-year, two-way contract.
Caron, 23, received a one-way contract worth $600,000. The 25th pick
in the 2009 draft, Caron had one goal and three points in 35
regular-season games and one goal in seven Stanley Cup playoff games
last season.
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Caron has 12 goals and 28 points in 123 games over parts of four
seasons with Boston.
The Pittsburgh Penguins hired seven-time All-Star and three-time
Stanley Cup champion Mark Recchi as player development coach.
Recchi, 46, will be in charge of working with prospects throughout
the minor leagues as well as at the college and junior levels.
(Editing by Larry Fine)
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