The Islanders signed former 1st round pick Sean Bergenheim to a 1 year one way contract yesterday. Bergenheim sat out last season after the Islanders didn't offer him the contract he was looking for. After 9 games in the Russain Super League....Bergenheim realized he made a mistake and had his agent contact GM Garth Snow asking if he could sign the contract offered to him. Though as per team policy, any player who does not sign before the start of training camp, will not be offered a new contract until the following offseason. So Bergenheim signed in the Swedish Elite League and had a very good season.
Very good job by Snow for getting this done. He got this deal done quickly after a disastrous negotiation last summer. Bergenheim realized very quickly that he wanted to play in the NHL and his one-way contract all gut guarentees he'll be on the team next seaosn.
Bergenheim should fill in nicely with Sillinger and Hunter....a line that has very little speed. Theoretically he could play on any of the 4 lines and also see time on both the power play and the penalty kill as well.
A special thanks to Lyle Richardson (otherwise know as Spector)....for linking this blog on his website www.spectorshockey.net Please check out his site as he has excellent insight on all trade rumors and free agent signings. You can also find his blog on www.foxsports.com
Draft is Friday night and after yesterday's stunning trade between the Preadators and Flyers....I have a feeling it's going to be a very interesting weekend.
I'll have something posted on the first round on Friday night.
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