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Canucks sign Red Wings' Mikael Samuelsson...

Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis announced Friday that the Canucks have signed right winger Mikael Samuelsson to a three-year deal worth $2.5 million per season.

 
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Canucks' Luongo gets Canadian Olympic...

Hockey Canada has called on a combination of grit and skill to help determine Canada's entry at the Vancouver Olympics.

 
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Canucks re-sign Sedins for 5 years ...

On the verge of leaving the Vancouver Canucks as unrestricted free agents, Daniel and Henrik Sedin re-signed Wednesday with the National Hockey League team because they were finally convinced by general manager Mike Gillis during an extraordinary Tuesday-morning...

 
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Sedins agree to Canucks GM’s terms

When it came down to the July 1 contract crunch, Daniel and Henrik Sedin simply could not imagine playing for anyone but the Vancouver Canucks.

 
 

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Mikael Samuelsson is not a big point-getter, but he has a Stanley Cup and he was the Sedins' linemate on the gold-medal-winning Swedish team at the 2006 Olympics.

Swede deal could banish Sundin

If Mats Sundin decides one day he wants to play for the Vancouver Canucks again, the Canucks may no longer have room for him at the dinner table.

 
Milan Lucic is one of 46 players to try out for Team Canada.

Lucic keeps on surprising with invite...

It was the summer of 2003 and Milan Lucic, barely 15 years old, was hanging around with his buddies talking up the 2010 Winter Olympics, which had just been awarded to Vancouver.

 

Ohlund bolts for big cash in Tampa ...

Saying he needed a change and a new challenge, Mattias Ohlund is about to receive one as a member of the sad-sack Tampa Bay Lightning.

 
 

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Samuelsson's signing sure to have ripple...

The Sedin twins are used to going into an NHL season not knowing who is going to be their right winger. It’s only July, but they already have two.

 
 
Red Wings' Mikael Samuelsson acknowledges the cheering crowd after being named first star in a May 19 playoff game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Vancouver Canucks signed the winger to a three-year deal after Detroit was squeezed by the salary cap.

Canucks pick up Mikael Samuelsson from...

The Canucks sure like Mikael Samuelsson's versatility, right-hand shot, and Stanley Cup ring. Because they didn't wait long to make a hefty offer to the former Red Wing, who established himself as a 40-point player in Detroit.

 
If Mats Sundin can make up his mind early, start the season in game shape and is willing to sign for less money, he's likely on GM Mike Gillis's radar.

Sundin saga II? Just as long as it'...

Based on how Day 1 of free agency unfolded, it shouldn't be any surprise that Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis is talking seriously about trying to bring 38-year-old Mats Sundin back for another season.

 
Leafs coach Ron Wilson (right, with GM Brian Burke at the NHL Draft) told a radio show Toronto was targeting the Sedin twins a day before free agency began.

Leafs contend with tampering twitter...

For a couple of days now, Internet message boards have been humming with amateur sleuths who have been trying to determine if the Toronto Maple Leafs should be investigated for tampering with the Sedin twins.

 
Not yet an established NHL commodity, Alex Burrows was a longshot to make the Olympic Team Canada camp list.

Burrows passed over for Team Canada...

Hockey Canada invited 46 players to its orientation camp in Calgary beginning Aug. 24 and even with this many bodies there were raised eyebrows and questions asked.

 
 

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Burrows passed over for camp

Hockey Canada invited 46 players to its orientation camp in Calgary beginning Aug. 24 and even with this many bodies there were raised eyebrows and questions asked.

 
Marian Gaborik

Dream scenario was exactly that

The Canucks looked into a scenario which would have seen them sign the Sedins and Marian Gaborik.

 

Leafs contend with tampering twitter...

For a couple of days now, Internet message boards have been humming with amateur sleuths who have been trying to determine if the Toronto Maple Leafs should be investigated for tampering with the Sedin twins.