Joni Pitkanen, perhaps the best FA defenseman that was going to go on the market July 1st, has been signed by Carolina for 3 years at $4.5 mill per year.
Buffalo beat Carolina in overtime this evening, leaving the playoff race in the East looking like this:
6) Montreal - 91 points
7) Buffalo - 90 points
8) NY Rangers - 89 points
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9) Carolina - 87 points
Andrew Gross reporting that back-up goaltender Marty Biron is out indefinitely with a fractured collarbone suffered today in practice. Cam Talbot has been recalled from Connecticut (AHL).
Andrew Gross is reporting that Avery is on the ice today (Zipay reported this too of course). Avery wore an orange "no contact" jersey so we will wait to see whether his knee is okay tomorrow after the skate.
