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Biscuits and Breezers
Welcome to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! How is your summer going beauts? As you all know, or are about to know, that the free agency starts today. Now, that leaves a gamble of who is going to snatch up who and what team will rise above the rest and grab some of the best players on the market right now. Zach Parise is one of the biggest players up for grabs. Then it came out that Martin Brodeur is going to test out the waters of free agency. He has hired agent Pat Brisson and could possibly go to another NHL team. Could you believe Marty going to another team? He has been with the Devils since the '90s. He has played 1191 games and 70,028 minutes in the NHL all with the Devils! I don't know about you but I think that the Devils will do anything to get Brodeur to agree to stay with them. So more tidbits of news are that the Oilers have agreed on a two entry-level contract with University of Wisconsin defenseman Justin Schultz, the Predators have signed a four year $13 million deal with center Paul Gaustad, the Penguins have signed a two year contract with Matt Niskanen worth $4.6 million where he will earn $2.1 million next season and $2.5 million in the 2013-2014 season, the Wild have signed two, two year deals with defenseman Matt Kassian and Chay Genoway and are expected to eagerly pursue Zach Parise, the Rangers sign Martin Biron two years worth $2.6 million, and Jordan Staal got a 10 year deal worth $60 million from the Hurricanes, and so on.
Who was your favorite free agent signed today? What GM do you think made the best deal? Let me know in the comments below! Personally, besides Pittsburgh, I think that the Edmonton Oilers made one of the best deals signing Justin Schultz. In his 2011-2012 season with the University of Wisconsin Badgers Justin had 16 goals in 37 games played, 28 assits, 44 TPs, 110 shots on goal, 7 powerplay goals, 0 shorthanded goals, and 2 game winning goals. That is quite good for a college level defenseman. He was drafted in 2008 43rd overall by the Anaheim Ducks and is from West Kelowna, B.C . Even though the Edmonton Oilers haven't had the best luck in recruiting free agents in the past years, Justin went to the Oilers for the fact that they can produce some of the greatest players in the NHL's history. Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, just to name a few. Young new faces are always good to see and they are even better if they make history. Good luck with the Oilers Justin and good luck in your future hockey career!
Thanks for reading another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! Every episode will be filled with updated hockey news, player reviews, and much more! Until next time, don't get your breezers in a bunch because hockey is always around the corner. Remember it's always a great day for hockey and it's a lifestyle, not just a sport!
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