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 "If this treatment works, you avoid surgery and move on," agent
Pat Brisson told the Post-Gazette on Tuesday. "If it doesn't, he
will have to go that (surgical) route."
Brisson did not provide specific details on the treatment, but said
Crosby will receive injections and determine over the next few weeks
whether surgery is necessary.
The Post-Gazette reported last week that Crosby was set to have
surgery, and Brisson said that was true until another doctor
suggested the injections.
"We scheduled an appointment with another physician and were told
(Monday) that with this certain treatment, this may work," he told
the paper. "It's a form of injection that has been proven to work,
but sometimes it doesn't work."
Brisson said Crosby's injury is to the wrist/hand area, and was
first suffered in March.
 The New York Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Matthew
Lombardi, the team announced Wednesday.
Lombardi, 32, skated in 46 games with Geneve-Servette of National
League A (NLA) in Switzerland this past season, registering 20 goals
and 30 assists for 50 points.
The San Jose Sharks and defenseman Jason Demers agreed to two-year
contract.
Demers' contract is worth $3.4 million per season, according to
Hockey Night In Canada. Demers, 26, had career highs of five goals
and 34 points in 75 games last season.
The Sharks also signed defenseman Taylor Doherty to a one-year
contract.
The St. Louis Blues signed forward Benn Ferriero to a one-year,
two-way contract.
Ferriero, 27, played two games with the Vancouver Canucks last
season, but spent the majority with the Utica Comets of the American
Hockey League.
The Boston Bruins signed forward Jordan Caron to a one-year, one-way
contract worth $600,000, according to TVA Sports.
Caron had one goal and two assists in 35 games for the Bruins last
season, and the 23-year-old was a restricted free agent.
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Peter Holland to a two-year
contract.
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Holland, 23, had five goals and 10 points in 39 games with the Maple
Leafs last season.
The Florida Panthers and center Brandon Pirri agreed to terms on a
two-year contract.
Pirri, 23, had 13 goals and 25 points in 49 games with the Panthers
and Chicago Blackhawks last season.
The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Carl Klingberg on a
one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.
Klingberg, 23, played in three games with the Winnipeg Jets last
season.
The Buffalo Sabres announced they re-signed defenseman Chad Ruhwedel
to a two-year contract.
The restricted free agent was given a qualifying offer after
splitting last season between the Sabres and the team's Rochester
affiliate in the AHL.
The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a two-year contract with
free agent goaltender Jean-Francois Berube.
The 23-year-old appeared in 53 AHL regular-season games in his
career, including a career-high 48 games in 2013-14. He posted a
28-17-2 record and three shutouts.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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