Former Rebels Sign New Deals

It didn't take too long for the Chicago Blackhawks qualifying offer fiasco to subside. After six players were set to potentially become unrestricted free agents, they have since agreed to new deals.

Colin Fraser was the first to re-up, accepting his qualifying offer in the $700,000 range. he'll be an RFA again next season.

Kris Versteeg was the last to sign, and after a 53 point rookie season, he gets a hefty raise. Versteeg's new deal is a three-year fact at just over three million per season. Not bad for a 23 year-old.


Meanwhile, former first-round pick Jeff Woywitka signs a two year deal with the Dallas Stars.

The four-year Rebel has taken many years to become a full-time NHL'er, and last year finally played most of an entire season, scoring 18 points in 65 games with St.Louis.

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Meanwhile, current Rebs Landon Ferraro (Detroit), Darcy Kuemper (Minnesota), and Justin Weller (Pheonix) are all at NHL development camps this week...

Here's an article on Landon in today's Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090708/SPORTS0103/907080364/1128/Wings--top-pick-Landon-Ferraro-might-have-an-edge