Phoenix Coyotes Resign Lee Stempniak to 2 Year Deal
by Travis Hair on Aug 29, 2010 10:34 PM MST
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PrintWhile the Coyotes are expected to officially announce the deal tomorrow, word has gotten out to the Arizona Republic that the team has resigned Right Wing Lee Stempniak to a two year deal. Per team policy, they haven't announced any other terms of the deal, but reports have the team paying 1.75 million per year.
Stempniak was solid for the team after the Coyotes traded Matt Jones, a 4th round and a 7th round draft pick. He scored 14 goals and added 4 assists in only 18 regular season games. He dried up in the playoffs though with only 2 assists in the series against Detroit.
This is a great deal from the Coyotes side as it gives them an experienced winger that has played well, at least here. at only 1.75 a year he fits the budget and doesn't have to relearn the style of play. One thing that could hurt is production is the absence of Matthew Lombardi as those tow played well together, but expect Stempniak to to line up with Vernon Fiddler instead who along with Taylor Pyatt also showed some chemistry last year.
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Yay the desert ninja is back
Now if I didn’t have a gut the size of an igloo I would wear a white ninja outfit. But since I can’t I will just have to make do with ninja references.
Yay the desert ninja is back
Now if I didn’t have a gut the size of an igloo I would wear a white ninja outfit. But since I can’t I will just have to make do with ninja references.
good to hear the ninja is back
Hiiiiya!
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!AWOOOOOOOOO! (oh and GO FLAMES GO)
I'm just happy
there is some news on the coyotes, especially good news. Now we need to get Hanzal signed for everything to come full circle this summer. It’s good to know hockey season is coming upon us shortly. Can’t wait.
There are two coyotes inside every fan, a good one and a bad one, so which coyote do you feed?
TOSS THE SNAKE, TOSS THE SNAKE!
loving that the ninja is back
I agree with you MPallen I really will feel completely confident once Hanzal is back. Those final games of the Detroit series really showed me what Hanzal is capable of with some more ice time. He was playing the way he should and he was dominant. Go yotes
I'm hearing the desert ninja is back
Can’t wait for the season to start.
'Skins, I forbid you from hitting on Ramona!
Awesome! He quickly became one of my favorites after they got him from Toronto last season; I’m glad they re-signed him.
by MyDearestObsession on Aug 30, 2010 11:42 AM MST reply actions
Awesome
But you still aint winning the division.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
I know not stempers related but...
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/08/30/daily4.html?ana=twt
This last paragraph made me smile a little:
Privately, Glendale officials are confident they can get a deal done by the end of the year. The city has agreed to cover the Coyotes losses and costs up to $25 million this season while searching for a new owner. The NHL threatened to move the team earlier this summer unless Glendale obliged with the subsidy.
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Supporting my Desert Dogs since 1996 from 6000 miles away
!AWOOOOOOOOO! (oh and GO FLAMES GO)
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
How could we let a guy known as the Desert Ninja go? Well We couldn’t!
wooo!
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Loving the signing, but...
If Turris does make the team, I’d think Stemps would line up on his RW not Fiddler’s who will be the 4th line C
by Andrew Lockhart on Aug 31, 2010 10:31 PM MST reply actions
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