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| PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Flyers signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Ulf Samuelsson to a two-year contract that ESPN's Al Morganti reports is worth $4 million.
Samuelsson, 35, is entering his 16th NHL season, having played for Hartford, Pittsburgh, the New York Rangers and Detroit. He had four goals and eight assists in 71 games for the Rangers and Red Wings last season. "Ulf is an aggressive, high energy, veteran defenseman who would be very good on the ice for our team and would provide some enthusiasm and leadership both on and off the ice," team president and general manager Bob Clarke said in a statement. "I feel very lucky to be part of an organization like the Flyers," Samuelsson said. "They're off to a little bit of a slow start here" but are still a contender this year. The Flyers are 1-5-1. Samuelsson was held without a point in four games for the Red Wings last season, suffering a broken right foot that ended his regular season. He came back to appear in nine playoff games, recording three assists. Samuelsson was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations on June 25 but failed to come to terms with the expansion team by July 1, making him an unrestricted free agent. The 6-foot, 1-inch, 205-pound Samuelsson has scored 56 goals and 273 assists in 1,031 NHL games. With 2,395 penalty minutes, he ranks 17th on the NHL's career list.Samuelsson was a member of Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup championship teams of 1991 and 1992 and played for Sweden at the 1998 Nagano Olympics before being ruled ineligible because he held a U.S. passport.
The Flyers also reassigned forward Mark Greig to their American Hockey League affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms. |  | ||||||
