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Old 07-02-2008, 03:10 PM
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Senators Add Jarkko Ruutu
OTTAWA – Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today that the club has signed left-winger Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year contract.

Ruutu scored six goals and added a career-high 10 assists while recording 134 hits and a team-leading 138 penalty minutes with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. He added two goals, one assist, 50 hits and 26 penalty minutes while playing in all 20 playoff games during the Penguins run to the Stanley Cup final.

The native of Helsinki, Finland has recorded 83 points (36-47) while accumulating 716 penalty minutes in 419 career National Hockey League games with Vancouver and Pittsburgh. Ruutu set career highs in games (82), goals (10) and points (17) with Vancouver in 2005-06. In 16 career shootout attempts, the left-winger has scored eight times (50.0 %).

The 32-year-old has represented Finland internationally at the senior level nine times, including the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and six appearances at the IIHF World Hockey Championship (1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007).

Ruutu was Vancouver’s first third-round pick (68th overall) in the 1998 NHL entry draft. He signed as a free agent with Pittsburgh on July 4, 2006. Ruutu has two younger brothers who were also drafted into the NHL, Mikko (Ottawa, 1999) and Tuomo (2001, Chicago).
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:11 PM
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Thats out of left field....I guess thats an upgrade after loosing mcgrattan
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:12 PM
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Wow, definetly not a great Gratts replacement.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:13 PM
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Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year, $3.9 million contract.
how could Ray Shero not match that offer?
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:13 PM
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No matter where this guy is, IŽll still hate him
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:14 PM
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man this ****ing sucks, I don't want ruutu in the lineup everytime we play the Sens. Atleast Mayers can deal with a guy like Ruutu. I love him, but not on the Sens. haha Good for you clowns.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:16 PM
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Well Lucic can whip his ass a few more times now that he's in the division.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:16 PM
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Nice to see Lucic will be able to pound on Ruutu more often now.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:17 PM
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I'm glad to see Ruutu get a offer. What's with Pittsburgh? Can't they keep anyone? Besides Malkin, the team is practically getting a overhall. I hope they can keep Orpiks.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:20 PM
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man this ****ing sucks, I don't want ruutu in the lineup everytime we play the Sens. Atleast Mayers can deal with a guy like Ruutu. I love him, but not on the Sens. haha Good for you clowns.
I get a crazy feeling that u guys are gonna land BGL. Patience young Skywalker.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:23 PM
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Howcome no Sens fans have anything to say about their first toughness move? Where's SP?
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:23 PM
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I get a crazy feeling that u guys are gonna land BGL. Patience young Skywalker.
If the Sens get Laraque, there's no guarantee, much like with McGrattan, that he'll ever play. Although he does have more skills, as he showed with the Pens last year, than just fighting.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:29 PM
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Laraque is in contract talks with the predators and losing ruutu blows the poppycock but shero didnt wanna add a 3rd year and thats what everyone else was offering.

The Pens are looking at Matt Cooke to replace Ruutu.
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:32 PM
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Oh god I'm going to hate playing the Sens even more this year when you got one of my favorite players/one of the best agitators in the league
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Old 07-02-2008, 03:38 PM
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Howcome no Sens fans have anything to say about their first toughness move? Where's SP?
I honestly think I'm alone this season lol I did not expect this signing at all, I wonder what it would be like if he played with Neil.
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