NewsObserver.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Negotiations with Joni Pitkanen didn't take long. The Canes and the restricted free agent defenseman acquired in Tuesday's trade for Erik Cole agreed to a three-year deal worth $12 million on Wednesday.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
From TSN, A day after being acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Erik Cole, restricted free agent Joni Pitkanen has signed a three-year contract. The club announced on Wednesday, that the 24-year old defenceman signed a deal worth $12 million over the three seasons. The deal will pay Pitkanen $3.5 million in 2008-09, $4 million in 2009-10 and $4.5 million in 2010-11. continued...
The Sports Idiot (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
In a move that was long awaited, often speculated, and now finally complete, the Carolina Hurricanes have officially moved Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers. In return they get Joni Pitkanen. I’m not going to pretend to know a whole lot about Pitkanen, but all indicators point towards GM Jim Rutherford pulling off a great [...]
NewsObserver.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
First, Glen Wesley. Then, Bret Hedican. Now, Erik Cole.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen on Tuesday.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen on Tuesday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen on Tuesday.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen. The deal was one of a series of moves Carolina made Tuesday, the first day of the NHL's free agency period.
The Stinging Nettle (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
I don't care if Pitkanen can skate upside down while handling two sticks and has a record of driving forwards through the end boards. YOU DON'T TRADE AWAY A GUY WHO LITERALLY RISKED HIS LIFE TO WIN YOU A STANLEY CUP. Erik Cole is gone. Rutherford complained that certain players weren't playing hard last year, so what does he do? Trades the guy who left a freaking vertebra on the ice, and
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen on Tuesday.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
From TSN,* The Edmonton Oilers have traded defenceman Joni Pitkanen, a restricted free agent, to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Erik Cole. Details to follow. Update 12:33pm ET: This TSN link provides more info
red and black hockey (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
On the first day of free agency, Carolina has done two things so far that are not at all surprising. First, they reacquired defenseman Anton " Yentl " Babchuk. He's been signed to a one year deal for one million dollars. Second, they traded winger Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for the rights to RFA defenseman Yoni Pitkanen. Carolina desperately needed to make this kind of trade, and it's been rumored...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen.
The Triangle Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded away popular forward Erik Cole, the team said Tuesday.
