Anderson Signs Big Contract

The last-place Ottawa Senators have signed goalie Craig Anderson to a four-year, $12.75 million contract.

Anderson was acquired Feb. 18 in a trade with Colorado. He also has played for Chicago and Florida. With the Senators, he is 6-4-1 with one shutout, a .938 save percentage and 2.11 goals-against average.

Ottawa general manager Bryan Murray said Monday the 29-year-old goalie has brought "stability" to the Senators, and goaltending is crucial "if you're going to rebuild, retool this team."

Anderson would have been eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He will earn $2.75 million next season, $3 million in 2012-13 and $3.5 million in the final two years of the deal, which extends his current contract.

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Hiller Signs 4 Year Contract Worth $18 Million

The Ducks have identified their goalie of the future by signing Jonas Hiller to a four-year, $18 million extension, it was announced Saturday. The 27-year-old will make $4.5 million in each year of the contract.

The deal comes after a quick three-year ascension for Hiller in the NHL, in which he took over the No. 1 mantle from Jean-Sebastien Giguere, led the Ducks into the second round of the playoffs last season and now will be paid like a starting goalie.

"When I got here I didn't know what to expect, my first year was more about showing I could play here," Hiller said. "My second year I tried to get better ... having that security is a great thing."

Since the Ducks signed Hiller as a free agent out of the Swiss Elite League, only Boston's Tim Thomas (.9244) and Florida's Tomas Vokoun (.9241) have a better save percentage than Hiller (.9192). He's just ahead of Roberto Luongo (Vancouver), Martin Brodeur (New Jersey) and Ryan Miller (Buffalo) on that list.

This season Hiller is 21-15-2 with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. Like the rest of his teammates, those numbers have gotten better as the Ducks have turned their season around.

"We had a lot of new players and never found a way to play 60 minutes," Hiller said. "There is a lot of talent on this team. I was able to be a factor in that process."

Hiller said Giguere was the first teammate he told about his new contract - "That's the honesty me and Jiggy have"

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The Bulin Wall, Standing Tall

New to the Edmonton Oilers is Nikolai Khabibulin who signed a 4 year $15 million dollar contract on July 1st 2009, replacing Dwayne Roloson. This means he will not retire until he is 40 years old. Khabibulin has made an impressive start to this years season, helping the Oilers to a total of 5 wins and only 2 losses. He has posted a 2.96 goals against average and a 0.907 save percentage. If he can keep this performance up, I think the Oilers would be very pleased with this.

Ray Emery With a Quick Start

New goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery opens the season with a shutout. It was the home opener against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyers ended up winning the game 2-0. Emery faced 28 shots. He is off to a quick start so lets hope that his season rolls out nicely. Emery singed a 1 year $1.5 million dollar contract with the Flyers.

Cam Ward for 6 Years and $37.8 Million

25 year old Cam Ward from the Carolina Hurricanes signed a 6 year contract for $37.8 million dollars which was announced by Jim Rutherford.

"It comes at a good time," Rutherford said. "We were hoping we could get Cam a long-term contract that would keep him with the team, and it's great to get it done before the season begins."

Ward was third in the NHL in wins with 39 and tied for sixth in shutouts with 6 last season. He established a new franchise record for goaltender victories in a season (39) and matched the franchise record for shutouts in a season. Ward posted a 2.44 GAA and .916 SV%.

Roberto Luongo's $64 million dollar Contract

On September 2nd 2009, 30 year old Roberto Luongo signed a huge $64 million dollar contract extension for a 12 year term. There was a lot of talk about weather or not Luongo would stay with the team once his contract was up. Just because of his last bad game in the playoffs nobody liked him. Luongo has done way more good than harm to the Canucks and that's why I think it's great for the Canucks to have signed him for that long. I just hope that he can lead his team to the cup sometime soon.