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Jozef Stumpel has re-signed with the Florida Panthers.

 

Sources say he agreed to terms on a two-year contract for a total value of $4.5 million for an annual average salary against the cap of $2.25 million.

 

Stumpel was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

 

Stumpel finished as the third leading scorer on the Panthers last season with 23 goals and 57 points in 73 games.

 

 

 

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212140&hubname=nhl

 

 

Awesomeness!

 

 

 

UPDATE:

 

(*) I hear Martin Gelinas is close to agreeing to a deal with the Panthers, following in the steps of Jozef Stumpel. Both are getting two-year deals, so it appears JM likes his team so much he?s tying everyone up for at least a couple years. Sounds good to me, although it?s going to be hard to dump said deals if players don?t live up to those contracts. In the case of Stumpel and Gelinas, however, JM must feel safe in feeling that?s not going to be a problem. Sure the Panthers would love to see Stumpel be a little better in the early stages of a season, however.

 

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/flapanthers/

 

 

Good deal. Getting our guys re-signed makes it a lot easier to target UFAs on Sunday and according to George Richards, the Panthers will make at least one, if not two, signings or at least are targetting two or more on Sunday. :notworthy

good pick up for the price is a little high but he would get more on the open market

 

Now get me Slava, White, Weiss and Jbou both extended

Awesome news on Gelinas, I was expecting him to leave or retire, but I'm definatly looking forward to him coming back and helping to solidify the roster.

Well the signing isn't official yet but it's close.

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It is now official:

 

 

?I?m happy for the two more years in Florida,? said Stumpel from his summer home in Slovakia. ?I?ve gotten to know everyone there and my family likes it there.?

 

Stumpel also said he?s looking forward to playing alongside goalie Tomas Vokoun, who was acquired June 22 from Nashville. Vokoun and Stumpel are friends, having participated in charity events in the past and having played soccer in the summers.

 

?I?ve known Tomas for several years,? Stumpel said. ?I know him mostly from hockey but we?ve done some charity things together and he?s a good friend of mine. It?s great that he?ll be part of the team.?

 

Stumpel scored a career-high 23 goals last season for the Panthers. In two seasons with the Panthers over 147 games, Stumpel has scored 38 goals and 71 assists and has a Plus-13 rating. His 57 points last season (34 assists) were his highest-point total since the 1999-00 season.

 

?Jozef is a proven playmaker who has fit in very well playing alongside with our core nucleus of forwards over the past two seasons,? said Panther GM and coach Jacques Martin. ?He gives us flexibility in our line-up, as he can play center or on the wing as well as our special teams.?

 

Martin also credited Stumpel with being influential in the development of Rostislav Olesz ?both on and off the ice.?

 

?With (Stumpel?s) signing we have added another significant part to our overall strategy of bringing continued stability and success to the Panthers organization,? Martin added.

 

Stumpel, second on the team last season with nine power play goals, said his offensive output last season could be attributed to his comfort level with the team and South Florida.

 

?Obviously, when you get to know guys you feel more confident,? he said. ?I think I?m getting more opportunities and I know the the team?s strategy.?

 

Stumpel, who spent his previous 12 seasons in Boston and Los Angeles, was drafted in 1991 in the second round (40th overall) by the Bruins. Stumpel said he would remain in Slovakia working out this summer before heading back to South Florida sometime in July.

 

Floridapanthers.com

love stumpy back Gelinas I am not thrilled at though.

 

so Martin said 5 forwards to resign/sign

 

Stumpel

Gelinas

Weiss

White

Insert name here (Slava please!)

I must know, why does everyone dislike Gelinas?

 

 

He's one of the more defensively responsible forwards on this team and is a very streaky player offensively.

 

 

He's not in a primary offensive role anymore, he's filling the 3rd line role just fine.

Gelinas' return looks unlikely.

 

But in announcing the signing, coach and General Manager Jacques Martin said it appears unlikely Martin Gelinas will be back for the 2007-08 season.

 

Martin has said fewer roster changes will help those struggles. The Stumpel signing means at least 16 players who finished last season will be return next season.

 

Gelinas apparently will not be among that group. He moved his family back to Calgary and expressed doubts that he would return this year, preferring instead to sign with Calgary or another Western Conference club.

 

"I haven't heard from him, (so) I expect at this point he will pursue free agency," Martin said. "But I'm still optimistic, so we'll see."

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