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Report: Cujo is a Flame
by Alanah McGinley on 01/14/08 at 01:10 PM ET
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At around 1pm ET, the Fan590 show Hockey Central reported that Curtis Joseph has been signed as a Calgary Flame.
This has been repeated by EJ Hradek on NHL Live.
Update 1:35pm ET: From Hradek (1:26pm ET) on ESPN,
Sources told ESPN The Magazine’s E.J. Hradek that the veteran goaltender has signed a deal with the Calgary Flames. Details surrounding the deal were not disclosed.
Update 1:44pm ET: As of 1:41pm ET, Darren Dreger at TSN says decision not yet final,
Calgary appears to be the likely destination, but discussions with the Rangers are still taking place.
Update 2:01pm ET: Sportsnet.ca confirms Cujo’s signing with Calgary by their own sources.
Update3:24pm ET: From John Dellapina a Blueshirts Blog (NY Daily News),
Curtis Joseph is not signing with the Rangers. While Glen Sather checked on Cujo while talking about a new contract for Henrik Lundqvist over the weekend with agent Don Meehan, the Rangers weren’t as ready to commit as Calgary. By all accounts, the Rangers did not make an offer, leaving Joseph to back up Miikka Kiprusoff rather than Lundqvist the rest of this season.
Update 3:39pm ET: With the headline “Joseph Chooses Flames over Rangers”, TSN comments,
Looking to take the work load off Miikka Kirpusoff for the stretch run, the Calgary Flames have veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph for the remainder of the season.
Update 4:07pm ET: From Eric Duhatschek at the Globe & Mail,
Curtis Joseph sits there, on the unemployment line for the better part of half an NHL season, with no real interest in his services. Then he goes overseas to play for Canada in the Spengler Cup, and suddenly, there is a bidding war for his services. In the end, Joseph opted to sign with the Calgary Flames, a team desperately in need of an experienced back-up goaltender, choosing their overture over ones made by among others, the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks.
Update 5:12pm ET: Salary update from TSN,
...the Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Curtis Joseph to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. With half of the season gone, he’ll earn about $650,000 for the rest of the year.
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This will give Kipper a much needed rest.
Good signing.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 01/14/08 at 01:23 PM ET
I agree with PuckHound61, now if only the Flames would give Cory Sarich a much needed rest.
Posted by dash_pinched from Calgary on 01/14/08 at 01:39 PM ET
TSN updated their Cujo story at 3:09 EST, still not mentioning that he signed with the Flames.
Posted by PuckHound61 from Speckville USA on 01/14/08 at 03:17 PM ET
$650,000 for the rest of the year...Not too bad at all. Of course, it does nothing to address the trio of disasters currently manning the Flames defense corps (I probably don’t have to spell it out, but I’m referring to Eriksson, Sarich and Hale, listed in order of least suckage to most) 
Posted by dash_pinched on 01/14/08 at 05:23 PM ET
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Good for Cujo- glad to see him back in the bigs…
And good luck this year- just not against my Wings!!!!
Posted by mudshark from denver, CO on 01/14/08 at 01:17 PM ET