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Peter Forsberg is trying to prove he can legitimately return to NHL action and the Ottawa Sun claims the Vancouver Canucks are the favorite to sign him. [FULL STORY]

Talk shifts to Schneider's future
There's no hiding the fact the Toronto Maple Leafs want to acquire Phil Kessel, but they may need another team in the mix to get a deal done, reports the Boston Globe. read more...

Canucks make Luongo signing official
The Vancouver Canucks have officially signed goaltender Roberto Luongo to a 12-year contract extension believed to be worth $64 million. read more...

Pos.	PLAYER	09-10 SALARY	09-10 CAP HIT
C	Cody Hodgson	$875,000	$1,695,833
C	Ryan Johnson	$1,100,000	$1,100,000
C	Ryan Kesler	$1,750,000	$1,750,000
C	Henrik Sedin	$6,100,000	$6,100,000
C	Kyle Wellwood	$1,200,000	$1,200,000
D	Kevin Bieksa	$4,250,000	$3,750,000
D	Alexander Edler	$3,250,000	$3,250,000
D	Christian Ehrhoff	$3,100,000	$3,100,000
D	Brad Lukowich	$1,800,000	$1,566,667
D	Willie Mitchell	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
D	Shane O'Brien	$1,600,000	$550,000
D	Sami Salo	$3,750,000	$3,500,000
D	Mathieu Schneider	$1,550,000	$2,750,000
G	Roberto Luongo	$7,000,000	$6,750,000
G	Andrew Raycroft	$675,000	$500,000
LW	Alex Burrows	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
LW	Darcy Hordichuk	$775,000	$775,000
LW	Matt Pettinger	$1,100,000	$1,000,000
LW	Mason Raymond	$760,000	$883,333
LW	Daniel Sedin	$6,100,000	$6,100,000
RW	Steve Bernier	$2,000,000	$2,000,000
RW	Pavol Demitra	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
RW	Jannik Hansen	$550,000	$550,000
RW	Mikael Samuelsson	$2,500,000	$2,500,000

1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR	#	PLAYER	Pos.	DRAFT FROM	LEAGUE
2009	22	Jordan Schroeder	C	Uni. of Minnesota	WCHA
2008	10	Cody Hodgson	C	Brampton Battalion	OHL
2007	25	Patrick White	C	Tri-City Storm	USHL
2006	14	Michael Grabner	RW	Spokane Chiefs	WHL
2005	10	Luc Bourdon	D	Val d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL

TEAM INFO.
Arena	General Motors Place
Capacity	18,630
Address	800 Griffiths Way Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6G1
Phone	1-604-899-4600
GM	Mike Gillis
Head Coach	Alain Vigneault