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| 2nd August, 2010 - 12:44 pm |  NHL.com - The Blackhawks confirmed to NHL.com Monday that they will walk away from the arbitration award given to Antti Niemi and sign unrestricted free agent goalie Marty Turco to a one-year contract. Niemi in turn becomes an unrestricted free agent. The Chicago Tribune was the first to have the information.
The monetary terms of Turco's contract were not disclosed per team policy. However, the Tribune reports the deal is worth between $1 million and $1.5 million
An arbitrator ruled Saturday that if Chicago wanted Niemi back it would have to be under a one-year contract worth $2.75 million, Niemi's agent, Bill Zito, confirmed to NHL.com's Brian Hedger. [READ] |
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