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Alexandre Burrows announced his retirement
Friday after 13 seasons in the NHL and was hired as an assistant
coach with Laval of the American Hockey League.
Burrows, 37, spent his career with the Vancouver Canucks
(2005-17) and Ottawa Senators (2017-18), tallying 205 goals and
204 assists over 913 games. Burrows finished last season with 14
points (six goals, eight assists) in 71 games for the Senators,
his lowest point total since his second season in the league.
"I'm happy with my career and have some great memories," Burrows
said, via the NHL Players' Association website. "I met some
wonderful people over the years. I'll miss my teammates the
most. The amount of fun we had working on our craft, the time we
spent together away from the rink, the time we went through
adversity together, those are things that I'm going to miss."
Burrows played for Vancouver from 2005 until he was traded to
Ottawa in 2017 and helped the Canucks come close to winning the
Stanley Cup in 2011. He tied for the team lead with nine goals
during that postseason run, when the Canucks fell in seven games
to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.
--The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Ennis to a
one-year, $650,000 contract, the team announced. The Minnesota
Wild placed Ennis on buyout waivers last week.
Ennis, 28, was set to make $3.65 million next season, but the
Wild saved about $2.4 million in cap space with the move. He had
eight goals and 14 assists in 73 games last season, his first
with the Wild after eight years in Buffalo.
--The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed restricted free agent
forward Ryan Strome to a two-year deal, the team announced.
Salary figures were not announced, but the deal is worth $3.1
million annually, according to multiple reports. Strome made $3
million in 2017-18.
Strome, who turns 25 on Wednesday, had 13 goals and 21 assists
while playing all 82 games last season, his first in Edmonton
after arriving via trade from the New York Islanders last June
in exchange for Jordan Eberle. Taken fifth overall by the
Islanders in 2011, Strome spent his first four NHL seasons with
New York, posting career highs of 17 goals and 33 assists in
2014-15.
--Anthony Duclair signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets for one
year and $650,000 in what he termed a "wake-up call."
Duclair, 22, is now with his fourth NHL team. "It's definitely a
huge wake-up call," Duclair said in a conference call, per USA
Today. "You're a 22-year-old free agent, it's not the best thing
out there. Obviously, it's going to raise some eyebrows and
raise some questions."
He became a free agent when the Chicago Blackhawks decided not
to offer him a new contract. Drafted in the third round by the
New York Rangers in 2013, Duclair played in 18 games for the
Rangers in 2014-15, then was traded to the Arizona Coyotes.
Duclair enjoyed a breakout season in his Arizona debut,
finishing with 20 goals and 24 assists in 81 games. He struggled
the following year, however, and then was traded last season to
Chicago.
--Forward Matt Nieto has signed a two-year contract with the
Colorado Avalanche, the team announced.
A restricted free agent, he signed through the 2019-20 season.
Terms were not announced officially, but the Denver Post
reported was worth $3.95 million over the two seasons after
making $1 million last season.
Nieto, 25, was selected in the second round of the 2011 NHL
Draft by the San Jose Sharks. The Avalanche claimed him off
waivers in January 2017. With Colorado in 2017-18, he tallied a
career-high 15 goals to go with 11 assists. In 338 career games,
Nieto has 50 goals and 57 assists with the Sharks and Avalanche.
--The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Alexander
Petrovic on a one-year, $1.95 million contract, the team
announced.
Petrovic, 26, was a restricted free agent. He scored two goals
and added 11 assists in a career-high 67 games last season,
playing mostly on the third defensive pairing.
For his career, Petrovic, a second-round pick by Florida in the
2010 NHL Draft, has five goals and 43 assists in 228 games.
--Field Level Media
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