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Vancouver Canucks Re-Sign Sami Salo - report

Sami Salo (credit: Wikipedia.org)
The Vancouver Canucks will be retaining the services of Sami Salo as the Swede will remain with the franchise he's been with for most of his career.

Sami Salo has been a part of the Vancouver Canucks since 2002/03 and NHL.com reported on Friday that he will be staying put at least for one more season.

Salo, a 36 year old veteran, had injury problems during the last season and he only appeared in 27 regular season games as a result. He was healthy for the playoffs however as he made 21 appearances in the Canucks' run to game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.

The details of the signing report a one year contract worth $2 million.

The Canucks recently signed defenseman Kevin Bieksa to a deal while former Canuck Christian Ehrhoff has recently signed with the Buffalo Sabres (10 years/$40 million).


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