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Old 07-01-2011, 04:25 PM
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Carolina Adds Forward Alexei Ponikarovsky
RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky (al-EHX-ay poh-nih-kahr-OHV-skee) on a one-year contract worth $1.5 million.

“Alexei is a big forward and a very good skater who brings 10 years of NHL experience to the Hurricanes,” said Rutherford. “He plays a strong two-way game and has shown that he can put up good offensive numbers.”

Ponikarovsky, 31, notched five goals and earned 10 assists (15 points) in 61 games with the Los Angeles Kings in 2010-11, despite missing 18 games due to injury. He averaged 12:35 of ice time per game, and ranked seventh among Kings forwards with a plus-1 plus/minus rating. Ponikarovsky (6’4”, 229 lbs.) has scored 121 goals, earned 160 assists (281 points) and compiled a plus-51 plus/minus rating in 554 career NHL regular-season games with Toronto, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. He was originally drafted by the Maple Leafs in the fourth round, 87th overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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Old 07-01-2011, 04:27 PM
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Good luck with that POS waste of a roster spot!
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Old 07-01-2011, 04:28 PM
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My condolences to Canes fans. Carolina sure seems to love mediocre former Leafs.
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Old 07-01-2011, 04:30 PM
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My condolences to Canes fans. Paul Maurice sure seems to love mediocre former Leafs.
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Old 07-01-2011, 04:30 PM
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Damn - thought he was KHL bound for sure. Too bad.
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Old 07-01-2011, 04:31 PM
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Ponikarovsky should be paying teams to sign him, not the other way around.
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Old 07-01-2011, 04:44 PM
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Old 07-02-2011, 12:27 AM
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he was a 60 point guy with the Leafs and since leaving Toronto, he's playing up to his potential... a bust that isn't the "go-to" guy for anyone.
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Old 07-02-2011, 12:29 AM
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I don't understand how he did so well on crap Toronto teams, then goes to two teams with a lot of talent and stinks up the joint. But yeah, have fun watching his lazy ass all season, Canes fans.
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Old 07-02-2011, 12:32 AM
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I don't understand how he did so well on crap Toronto teams, then goes to two teams with a lot of talent and stinks up the joint. But yeah, have fun watching his lazy ass all season, Canes fans.
he was the only guy that was an actual first line player with Sundin... in Pittsburgh he was a secondary scorer and the same thing with the Kings... Unless he replaces Erik Cole, he'll be playing on th second line and being completely invisible.
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Old 07-02-2011, 12:33 AM
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I don't understand how he did so well on crap Toronto teams, then goes to two teams with a lot of talent and stinks up the joint. But yeah, have fun watching his lazy ass all season, Canes fans.
He is Lazy!
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Old 07-02-2011, 01:27 PM
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Tlusty-Brent-Ponikarovsky should be a good line


(Btw, I liked Brent)
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Old 07-02-2011, 01:33 PM
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ugh the Canes are disgustingly soft
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