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Huet Signs with Chicago
by Alanah McGinley on 07/01/08 at 03:46 PM ET
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TSN breaking news, link not yet available:
Cristobal Huet has signed with Chicago. Details to follow.
And Capitals Insider notes…
just heard from a source that Huet asked the Caps for three years, $15 million and the Caps offered it to him. But Huet told them he wanted test the market today and see what might be out there. Now it’s looking like he’ll sign a four year deal with Chicago for $5.6 million per.
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Wow. Pretty good pick-up for the Hawks. Not a bad 1-2 punch there next year....
Posted by mudshark on 07/01/08 at 02:50 PM ET
Can “the wall” still be bought out or put on waivers?
Posted by Hockey1919 from Montreal on 07/01/08 at 02:54 PM ET
thought Khabibulin had the fourth year remaining in Chicago at $6.7 M?
Posted by RWBill from jabbing a six inch sewing needle into my eye. on 07/01/08 at 02:57 PM ET
thought Khabibulin had the fourth year remaining in Chicago at $6.7 M?
It’s $6.75M actually. So, now the Hawks have $12.35M tied up in two goalies. Even if the Wings give Jimmy Howard $1.5M, they’ll only have $3.667M of cap space tied up in three goalies.
Is it too late to start a Ken Holland for President campaign? 
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 07/01/08 at 03:03 PM ET
Maybe they figure he can fill in for Khabibulin after one year when his contract is up - at the same time Lang’s $4 million will come off the books, but Kane and Toews will still have one more year to run on their inexpensive deals ...
For a year they will have big money tied up in goaltending, but after that the proportion really drops.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/01/08 at 03:03 PM ET
Leaving Tampa Bay for Chicago was the worst decision Nik Khabibulin ever made. :(
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/01/08 at 03:20 PM ET
Tallon says he’s keeping them both, but now that we’re 3 million over salary cap...I don’t know what we’re going to do.
Posted by Amy on 07/01/08 at 08:21 PM ET
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Something to go happen with Khabibulin that I’m not aware of? Because if not, and Huet’s deal is really over 5/per, then they’ve got almost 12 million in cap space tied up in goaltenders…
Posted by Dan from Pittsburgh on 07/01/08 at 02:50 PM ET