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 Fontaine's agent, Neil Sheehy, said the deal was worth $2
million.
The 26-year-old Fontaine had 13 goals and eight assists for 21
points and a plus-6 rating in 66 regular-season games as a rookie in
2013-14. He added two points in nine playoff games. Fontaine tied
for the fourth on the team in goals and tied for 12th among NHL
rookies. His 11 regular-season goals were the third highest and his
plus-minus rating the second highest by a Wild rookie in team
history.
---Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal injured a core muscle
during offseason workouts and recently underwent surgery, the team
announced Tuesday.
Staal is expected to be recovered in time for the start of the
2014-15 season. The procedure was done by Dr. William Meyers in
Philadelphia.
The 29-year-old Staal finished last season with 21 goals and 61
points in 79 games. His points total was his lowest in a full season
since his rookie year, but he still led the team in points and
assists. Staal has 289 goals and 399 assists for 688 points in 769
career games.
---The Winnipeg Jets reached agreement on a one-year, $3.3 million
contract with forward Michael Frolik on Tuesday and avoided an
arbitration hearing.
Frolik had 15 goals and 42 points in 81 games last season.
A former first-round pick by the Florida Panthers in 2006, the
26-year-old also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Jets. In
430 career games with the three teams, he has 76 goals nad 193
points.
The 26-year-old Frolik is eligible to become an unrestricted free
agent next summer. The two
---The Florida Panthers signed forward Jimmy Hayes to a one-year
contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Hayes, 24, has scored 31 points with 17 goals in 96 career NHL
games. He was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 14 and
went on to score 11 goals with seven assists in 53 games with the
Panthers.
---Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier will join the the Buffalo Sabres as
an assistant on coach Ted Nolan's staff, according to a Buffalo News
report on Tuesday.
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Trottier has been out of coaching since 2002 when he was ousted as the
head coach of the New York Rangers during the season. He previously
served as an assistant coach for the Pitsburgh Penguins and the Colorado
Avalanche.
Trottier's career as a player ended in 1994 and included 1,425 points in
1,279 NHL games covering 18 seasons with the New York Islanders and
Pittsburgh Penguins. As a player and as an assistant, Trottier has been
a part of six Stanley Cup teams. Among those were the four straight
titles won by the Islanders in the 1980s.
Nolan was looking to fill openings after firing two assistants on former
coach Ron Rolston's Sabres staff last season and reassigning two others.
---The Columbus Blue Jackets signed forward Jerry D'Amigo to a one-year,
two-way (NHL/AHL) contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.
D'Amigo, 23, was acquired from Toronto on July 21 after scoring one goal
and two assists in 22 games for the Maple Leafs last season He had 29
points and a plus-7 rating in 70 games with the AHL's Toronto Marlies
before making his NHL debut on Dec. 5.
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