Bargain Signings Still Available

from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun, There were some serviceable parts signed by clubs from mid-July onward a year ago, but few made large impacts. Forward Alexander Frolov moved to the New York Rangers from the Los Angeles Kings, but had just 16 points in 43 games on Broadway. Alexei Ponikarovsky was a bust in Tinseltown, scoring five goals in 61 games after hitting 20 goals in four of the previous five seasons. That didn?t stop the Carolina Hurricanes from signing Ponikarovsky to a one-year deal this month.

Marty Turco and Mike Modano both left the Dallas Stars to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings respectively, but neither could get a solid footing in his new uniform. The Minnesota Wild signed centre John Madden, who had won the Cup with the Blackhawks, and he had 25 points in 76 games.

The Leafs got lucky, in that the Atlanta Thrashers walked away from Clarke MacArthur?s arbitration award of $2.4 million US. A month later, the Leafs signed MacArthur to a one-year, $1.1-million deal. It turned out to be one of the best signings of the summer, as the Leafs got quite a return on their relatively inexpensive investment when MacArthur finished with career highs in every offensive category (62 points on 21 goals and 41 assists in 82 games).

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