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Free-agent ground changing for NHL veterans

By Terry Frei
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, June 29, 2006

It's not a fear of commitment. It's an acknowledgment that it can be mutually undesirable in the "new" NHL. That was one of the side issues raised when Joe Sakic signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche last week, long before the Saturday opening of the free-agency period. At 36, he was sticking around for an 18th season with the Quebec/Colorado franchise, giving him an opportunity to be one of the rare players to spend his entire career with a single team. Sakic's $5.75 million s ...

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