Miro, Miro On The Wing

Today is a much better day for Ray Shero. No more Hossa to job him. Instead he signs two wingers and a goalie...

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Pens Sign Miroslav Satan
Pronounced Shah-tan, for you non-hockey folks (just like Sade is SHAR-day), Satan is a former winger for the New York Islanders and, prior, the Buffalo Sabres. This is a good signing. In the last ten years of his career - if you throw out the lockout season of '04-'05 - Satan has averaged over 60 points per season! The past two seasons stuck in hockey hell - umm, I mean Long Island, NY - he only managed 41 (16+25) and 59 (27+32) points, respectiuvely, while playing a full season. Just think what he will be able to do with Crosby or Malkin feeding him the puck! (Think Petr Sykora on steroids). Good, good move for the Pens especially on the heels of the Hossa betrayal.

Last year's salary: $4.5 MM.
New Contract: 1 yr. at $3.5 MM/yr.

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Pens Sign Ruslan Fedotenko
Okay I'm on the fence on this one. Some say he'll complement "the core" Pens well. He hovers around 34 pts/season and around 15-20 goals per year. We'll see if he can pick it up with the Pens. He did score the winning goal for Tampa Bay the year they won the cup - so I'll give him that.

Last year's salary: $2.9 MM.
New Contract: 1 yr. at $2.5 MM/yr.