European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 26 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 Bertuzzi headlines second Day of signings big Forward maintains Star Quality of nil free Agency the associated press Todd Bertuzzi gave Day 2 of the nil free agent signing period some of the Sta Quality that highlighted the first Day of the shopping Bertuzzi left hockey town and headed West to agree ing to terms monday night on a million Deal with the Stanley cup Champion Anaheim he was the highest profile player to switch teams which featured a lot of the activity of the first Day of free Agency even if it lacked the big the Best remaining Center came off the Board earlier in the Day when Michael Nylander left the new York rangers who stocked up on the position sunday and came to terms on a million contract with the Washington if Nylander can set up Alex Ander Ovechkis the Way he did former rangers teammate Jaromir the capitals will be quite pleased with their latest free agent a bust in 2vi seasons with the is not held in High regard in the nations but Nylander helped the Star Forward with Superb play making in new playing on jars line last sea son with the Nylander posted career highs of 26 goals and 83 Points and turned that into a lucrative contract with the Capi it was Washington third free agent signing in two Washington signed defense Man Tom Poti and Forward Viktor Kozlov away from the new York islanders on Nylander turned Down offers to return to new then was Cut David jus signed Colorado left Wing Ryan joins the teams general Francois and the teams other free agent defens Eman Scott As the players show off their new sweaters during a news conference in Denver on out of the mix by the rangers when they signed a pair of 1 Scott Gomez and Chris with Drury former sabres coca Tain Daniel Briere going to Philadelphia on Nylander was the Best free agent Center and the capitals went deep into the Check Book to get him to play with already a Star after two nil the Montreal canadians Shook off the disappointment of not land ing Briere or fellow Forward Ryan Smyth on sunday and reached deals with Center Bryan Smolinski and former Calgary de Senseman roman Smo who split time with Chica go and Vancouver last agreed to a oneyear contract Worth hamrlik got a million the 1 pick in the 1992 spent the past two sea sons with the flames and wanted a longer Deal than the two years offered by staying in Canada was another Factor in his its like playing soccer in in said who will earn million per season a million i really enjoy playing in especially for the Montreal canadians be cause they have a great the 33yearold czech native had 38 Points and a plus22 rating in 75 games last trying to keep up with their successful neighbors in the los Angeles Kings made a flurry of los Angeles agreed to terms with Center Michal Handzus on a contract Forward Ladislav Nagy on a oneyear Deal Worth lion defens Eman Tom Preissing on a con tract and Forward Kyle Calder on a i think today were a better hockey Kings general Man Ager Dean Lombard we got some Good hockey the Kings struck out on Sun Day but rebounded on Day in glad we didst have to fall to plan Lombard once the big boys so to we were in glad we did move in other moves monday Owen Nolan left the Phoenix coyotes for a oneyear Deal Worth million with the Calgary the Pittsburgh penguins added Veteran help to their stable of Young signing Forward Petr Sykora and defens Eman Dar Ryl Sydor to million Robert Lang agreed to a two year contract Worth Mil lion with h the Atlanta Thrashers signed defens Eman Ken Klee to a Jed the Only nil player from left the rangers for a Mil lion but new York resigned defens Eman Jason Strudwick for next season at Bates Battaglia stayed with signing a two year con tract for Bertuzzi split an injun a plagued season with Florida and which acquired him mondays signings Todd to Anaheim Duck signed re Bertuzzi to a two year Atlanta Thrashers agreed terms with d Ken Calgary flame signed re Owen Nolan to a oneyear contract Carolina Hurricane named Tony Macdonald director of Amateur scout i Chicago Blackhawk signed Dale general to a two year contract signed c Robert Lang to a two year contract Colorado Avalanche signed Law Ryan Smyth to a five year contract and d Scott Hannan to a contract Columbus Blue jacket agreed to terms with d Sheldon Brookbank on a oneyear contract resigned d Ole Kris Tian Tollefsen and c Alexander Sitov to two year los Angeles mugs signed c Michal Handzus and d Tom Preissing to fou year f Kyle Calder to a two year contract and f Ladislav Nagy to a oneyear contract Minnesota wild signed c Steve Kelly to a oneyear contract Montreal Canadien signed d roman hamrlik to a fou year contract and c Bryan Smolinski to a two year con tract Nashville predator signed f Jed Ortmeyer to a two year contract new York rangers resigned d Jason Phoenix Coyote bought out the remaining two years on the contract of c Dave Pittsburgh Penguin agreed to terms with d Ryan Whitney on a six year and f Petr Sykora and d Darryl Sydor on two year signed g Dany resigned d Rob Louis blues signed Law Paul Kariya to a three year contract Tampa Bay lightning signed Law Craig Macdonald and Law Mathieu Darcine to oneyear Toronto Maple Leafs resigned f Bates Battaglia to a two year Vancouver canucks resigned d Lukas Krajicek to a two year contract Washington capital signed c Michael Nylander to a fou year con tract and f Viktor Kozlov to a two year contract at the Trade because of a herniated disk in his the rugged right Winger played Only 15 regular season record ing three goals and eight he saw More action in the Post season with the red play ing 16 games and putting up three goals and four Bertuzzi is the second red wings player to leave for Ana Heim in two Veteran defend Seman Mathieu Schneider made the move spending in race for 2014 games concerns Ioc members by Stephen Wilson the associated press Guatemala Guatemala tens of millions of dollars pouring into olympic bid or lobbyists and spin doctors working Franti rumours of dirty tricks swirling be Hind the intrigue was rampant monday in the final 48 hours before the vote on the Host City for the 2014 Winter leading some senior International olympic com Mittee officials to say the bidding process has gotten out of control and needs to be i feel if this the smaller coun tries will have no Chance in the future for getting the Winter olympic Ioc executive Board member Gerhard Heiberg told the associated we have to do this time we have to accept but we need some new the South korean City of the russian Black sea resort of Sochi and the austrian ski station of Salzburg Are in a tight race for the 2014 with the win Ner to be selected wednesday in a secret ballot by the in a sign of the High the Heads of government of All the bidding countries have come to Guatemala to push their Case an olympic Kiln my opinion too much Money is being spent on trying to win the Winter it should be less about the political prestige and the 99 russian president Vladimir Putin flew in monday straight from his today Summit with president Bush in South korean president Roh Soohyun arrived a Day after austrian Chancellor Alfred All three will take part in the final presentations wednesday before the while no official figures Are the russians and koreans Are each believed to have spent in excess of Mil lion on their and Austria a fraction of the figures Are comparable to the sums spent during the bidding for the much More High profile 2012 summer in which London Defeated new Madrid and in my opinion too much Money is being spent on trying to win the Winter olym said a norwegian who organized the 1994 Lillehammer it should be less about the political prestige and the Gerhard Heiberg Ioc executive Board member the senior member of the Anita also is she led an Ioc Reform group in 2000 which exam ined ways to lower the Cost of i cant say right now that weve been very Defrantz i would prefer less of the or and More specifics about How the games will be bidding rules were tightened after the Salt Lake City which led to the ouster of 10 Ioc members for accepting improper members have since been prohibited from visiting candidate and limitations placed on promotional activity by the there is concern in olympic circles that the cities have pushed the rules to the limit or exceeded questions have been raised about the in fluence of South korean electronics giant Samsung an official olympic sponsor on Yeong change As Well As russian reported desire to make stat controlled Gas monopoly Gaz prom a future olympic there was also Contention Over Putin plans to hold individual meetings with Ioc members at his own under Ioc lobbying can Only take place at the official olympic so the russians Are changing their Sochi leaders were furious when they Learned that someone has been secretly slipping copies of Russia today a hotel newspaper service under the doors of Ioc members the publication ran stories they considered negative toward including reports of police break ing up an antigovernment rally in Moscow and two soldiers killed in a bomb blast in the russians asked the hotel to review its surveillance cameras and identified the person delivering the publication As a woman Delegate from a rival the Sochi team passed the information to guatemalan authorities but decided not to file a complaint with the the Ioc said monday that 97 members will be eligible to vote in the first it would take a majority of 49 votes to win on the first which is considered unlike the City with the fewest votes goes out in the first