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Friday Recap & Some Talk Too
by Paul on 02/12/10 at 10:56 PM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
Another player who did not move Friday was Marty Turco. Again, not very surprising. A Stars front-office source told ESPN.com that the team was getting “no traction” on the trade market. That’s because of his $5.4 million salary. The veteran goalie will be UFA July 1, and he showed again Thursday night in Calgary that he remains an elite No. 1 goalie. It also showed he’s letting neither the Kari Lehtonen acquisition nor the trade rumors affect him.
“I’m coping just fine,” Turco told ESPN.com on Friday. “I want to win. Period. So we’ll just see what happens.”
We’ll also see how the Philadelphia Flyers feel about Ray Emery’s rested hip in two weeks’ time and whether they believe they can make a playoff push with Michael Leighton as their possible starter.
Another goalie named Marty stayed put as well. Martin Biron has been looking for a move ever since Rick DiPietro returned to give the Islanders a crowded crease. Biron, UFA July 1 and earning $1.4 million this season, recently went on a conditioning stint in the AHL as he awaited a possible trade. But it’ll have to wait until March 1 at the earliest.
“I have been feeling good after playing a couple of games in Bridgeport,” Biron told ESPN.com. “Got back into action against Nashville [a 4-3 win Tuesday night], and that was good. So I know I can come in and help a team down the stretch.”
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