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September 22, 1995
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Neely thrilled to stay put
The Boston Bruins knew changes had to be made after last season’s early playoff exit. They also knew some things couldn’t change. To that end, the Bruins signed right winger Cam Neely Sept. 1 to a two-year deal that will stretch to three if he performs suitably in 199697. Neely was a restricted free agent. If Neely plays all three years, he’ll earn about $7.5 million (U.S.). “This is a big load off my mind and I think off everyone’s mind,” Neely said. “I always wanted to remain a Bruin. “Some people may not believe me, but I was never really hoping to make a big score so I could walk around saying I was one of the highest-paid players in the league. I just wanted what I felt was fair.” Neely and the Bruins…
Courtnall sour on arbitration
Russ Courtnall went into his arbitration hearing forewarned it could be a humiliating process. As he discovered, it was even worse. “I tried to compare myself to players like John MacLean and Pat Verbeek using statistics,” Courtnall said, “but by the time they were finished, these guys were Hall of Famers and I was lucky to be in the league.” Arbitrator Richard Bloch saw it more Courtnall’s way, however, and awarded the Vancouver Canucks’ winger a salary of $1,485 million (U.S.) for 1995-96. Courtnall requested $1.65 million while the Canucks offered $1.15 million. “As far as the arbitration I’d say I won,” Courtnall said. “It’s a lot of money, but it’s not market value.” What Courtnall appeared to lose was respect for the process. “It was no fun,” he said. “You have some pencil-necked lawyer…
Smith hopes he’s finished with Rangers’ make over
After a long, hot summer of pounding the pavement with the pleas of impatient fans ringing in his ears. New York Rangers’ GM Neil Smith finally can walk the streets of New York in peace again. At least for the next month or so. Despite an incredibly busy off-season—in which he signed free agents Ray Ferraro from the New York Islanders, Bruce Driver from the New Jersey Devils and Wayne Presley from the Buffalo Sabres—all Smith heard from Rangers’ fans all summer long was: “When are you going to do something?” Smith ultimately did something so big it satisfied the hunger of fans who have been spoiled by his history of blockbuster deals: He dealt defenseman Sergei Zubov and center Petr Nedved to the Pittsburgh Penguins for left winger Luc Robitaille and defenseman…
1995-96 NHL PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
TRANSACTIONS ANAHEIM Sept. 1: Guy Hebert, G, agreed to three-year contract. Sept. 7: Todd Ewen, RW, signed one-year contract. BOSTON Sept. 1: Cam Neely, RW, signed three-year contract. Sept. 8: Joe Mullen, RW, signed one-year contract. BUFFALO Sept. 7: Bryan Fogarty, D, signed free-agent contract. CALGARY Sept. 5: Pavel Torgaev, C/RW, signed multi-year contract. Jim Peplinski, RW, announced retirement. COLORADO Sept. 7: Curtis Leschyshyn, D, and Andrei Kovalenko, RW, signed contracts. Michel Goulet named player development coordinator. DALLAS Sept. 7: Dave Gagner, C, signed two-year contract. DETROIT Sept. 5: Bill Evo named team president. Sept. 7: Vyacheslav Fetisov, D, signed one-year contract. EDMONTON Sept. 6: Ryan McGill, D, retired. FLORIDA Sept. 6: Duane Sutter named assistant coach. LOS ANGELES Sept 6: Don Edwards hired as goaltending consultant. N.Y. ISLANDERS Sept. 5: Chris Luongo, D, signed one-year contract. Micah Aivazoff, C, Danton Cole, RW, and Joby Messier, D, signed free-agent contracts. Sept. 6:…
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