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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
from Chris Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun, Along with a player like Sean Avery (who topped the SI poll) of the Stars, Ruutu sets the standard when it comes to agitating in the NHL. “I guess you could say so. That’s why I get paid a lot, I’m sure,” said the 33-year-old. “I don’t think they want me to score goals. I have to play with my strengths and not try to do too much other stuff. Obviously, you want...
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Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Let this be a template for every half-talented jock sniffer who wants to compose a song dedicated to her/his favourite team. See what he did there? The Vancouver musician who composed this ditty about Jarkko Ruutu made sure not to reference a particular team, so the tune has been able to follow him from the Canucks, to the Pittsburgh Penguins and now the Senators, where it might get some
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Igloo Dreams (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Matt Cooke signed a two year deal worth $2.4 million with the Pens on Saturday. He took a pay cut to come to Pittsburgh. This is the guy that many people thought the Pens should go after a few years back when they got Jarkko Ruutu . Cooke is, by all accounts, faster than Ruutu . He can also chip in offensively more than Ruutu did. Cooke will score 10-15 goals and won't kill you with penalty minutes,...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Free agent forward Matt Cooke signed a two-year contract with Pittsburgh on Saturday, replacing Jarkko Ruutu as the Penguins' primary agitator.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Free agent forward Matt Cooke signed a two-year contract with Pittsburgh on Saturday, replacing Jarkko Ruutu as the Penguins' primary agitator.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
from Empty Netters, The Penguins have signed Capitals agitator Matt Cooke to a two-year deal. Cooke is an agiator in the mold of Sean Avery, Jarkko Ruutu or Steve Ott. In addition to that “skill” he’s also a fairly decent penalty killer. continued
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
from Empty Netters, After watching Adam Hall, Georges Laraque, Ryan Malone, Gary Roberts and Jarkko Ruutu leave town the last few days, it’s more than fair to wonder if the Penguins have lost an edge in terms of how physical they’ll be next season.... Here’s another quick, hypothetical list of what we would call physical forwards who are unrestricted free agents: read on
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Ottawa Senators signed veteran forwards Shean Donovan and Jarkko Ruutu on Wednesday.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Ottawa Senators signed veteran forwards Shean Donovan and Jarkko Ruutu on Wednesday.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Ottawa Senators re-signed veteran right-winger Shean Donovan to a two-year contract on Wednesday.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
via TSN’s tracker: Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year, $3.9 million contract.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
from Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Ruutu reiterated his desire to remain with the Penguins—“Pittsburgh is a great team and, hopefully, we can work something out”—and said that the Malone-Roberts trade did nothing to change that. “It’s part of the business,” Ruutu said. “Every team, it happens.” Ruutu, who made $1.15 million in each of the past two seasons, is one of hockey’s top antagonists...
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Sportsocracy (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
I had a good post about Marian Hossa testing free agency instead of taking the Pens' purported 3 year $22 million deal, but Wordpress ate it. Sign Ryan Malone, Brooks Orpik, Jarkko Ruutu, and Gary Roberts instead and then beat him up when they play against him. THE END.
