{"id":12520,"date":"2017-07-01T16:43:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T20:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=12520"},"modified":"2017-07-05T01:18:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T05:18:04","slug":"nick-cousins-max-reinhart-among-minor-signings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/07\/01\/nick-cousins-max-reinhart-among-minor-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Cousins, Max Reinhart Among Minor Signings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As free agency continues, here are some more minor signings around the National Hockey League:<\/p>\n<h3>Nick Cousins, Max Reinhart Among Minor Signings<\/h3>\n<h4>Arizona<\/h4>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/881235662195888130<\/p>\n<p>Forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/cousini01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Cousins<\/a><\/strong> played the 2016-17 season with the Philadelphia Flyers, scoring 16 points in 60 games. He was acquired along with <strong>Merrick Madsen<\/strong> in exchange for <strong>Brendan Warren<\/strong> and a 2018 fifth round pick.<\/p>\n<h4>Columbus<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBJ signs D Andr\u00e9 Benoit to one-year, two-way NHL\/AHL contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CBJ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CBJ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NhImUiDqax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/NhImUiDqax<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJacketsNHL\/status\/881235112536535043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defenceman<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/benoian01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Benoit<\/a><\/strong> played the 2016-17 season with the Malmo Redhawks of the SHL, scoring 24 points in 52 games.<\/p>\n<h4>Minnesota<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddeaMinneSweda! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mnwild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mnwild<\/a> agrees to terms with Niklas Svedberg on a one-year, two-way contract ($700,000\/$350,000) \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aPEslF6AR4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/aPEslF6AR4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Gb6s5HcLK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0Gb6s5HcLK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnwild\/status\/881216372386091008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/svedbni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Niklas Svedberg<\/a><\/strong> spent the 2016-17 with Salavat Yulaev Ufa, posting a 2.99 GAA and a .897 SV% in the KHL.<\/p>\n<h4>New York Islanders<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Isles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Isles<\/a> Transaction: The team has signed defenseman Kane Lafranchise on a one year, two-way (NHL\/AHL) contract: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLmScN34Ln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/LLmScN34Ln<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ufny95Zsqn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ufny95Zsqn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYIslanders\/status\/881227306399932417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kane Lafranchise<\/strong> was on an AHL contract in 2016-17 with the Islanders&#8217; AHL affiliate the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The minor league veteran had 21 points in 67 games.<\/p>\n<h4>Ottawa<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Sens<\/a> sign Ben Sexton, Erik Burgdoerfer to two-year deals and Max Reinhart, Danny Taylor to one-year deals.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brennan Klak (@nhlupdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nhlupdate\/status\/881228546550648833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Forward <strong>Ben Sexton\u00a0<\/strong>played with the Albany Devils in 2016-17 on an AHL contract, scoring 31 points in 54 games.<\/p>\n<p>Defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/burgder01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erik Burgdoerfer<\/a><\/strong> scored 17 points in 52 games with the Rochester Americans last season. He also played two games with Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/reinhma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Reinhart<\/a><\/strong> played for the Cologne Sharks of the DEL in 2016-17, scoring 23 points in 52 games for the German club.<\/p>\n<p>Goaltender <strong>Danny Taylor<\/strong> also played overseas in 2016-17, featuring in goal for Medvescak Zagreb and Sibir Novosibirsk of the KHL. With Zagreb, he had a 2.23 GAA and a .930 SV% in 17 games. With Sibir, Taylor had a 1.75 GAA and a .940 SV% in 29 games.<\/p>\n<h4>Philadelphia<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flyers add another depth player via Phantoms w\/Phil Varone. 2 years<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Panaccio (@tpanotchRET) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tpanotchRET\/status\/881234105018580992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Forward<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/varonph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phil Varone<\/a><\/strong> scored 51 points in 65 games with the Binghamton Senators last season. He appeared in seven games with Ottawa, recording no points.<\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have signed defenseman Mat Bodie to a one-year, two-way contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H4MBSJnPyA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/H4MBSJnPyA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBLightning\/status\/881230313124499458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defenceman<strong> Mat Bodie<\/strong> started 2016-17 with the Hartford Wolf Park, scoring 30 points in 45 games. He was traded to the Sabres in exchange for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/catenda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Catenacci<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>at the 2017 Trade Deadline. Bodie would finish the year with the Rochester Americans, scoring nine points in 17 games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have signed free agent left wing Alex Gallant to a one-year, two-way contract. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gwTJvAjPO1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/gwTJvAjPO1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBLightning\/status\/881249262138531840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Forward<strong> Alex Gallant<\/strong> had two assists in 29 games with the San Jose Barracuda last year, also recording 126 PIM.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/637531718\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/637531718?et=9q5bKVH7R5dGF_VFv-LL8g&amp;tld=ca&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=265Dt5BkdFUxTLRdOkNjcYKRqX6VZKfTNwbLNeOinaU=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forwards Nick Cousins and Max Reinhart were among another batch of minor signings on Saturday as free agency continues to progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1858,"featured_media":12524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1962,1961,1954,111,1957,1955,37,1958,1959,1956,221,491,38,662,1953,70,1960,126,42],"class_list":["post-12520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-alex-gallant","tag-andre-benoit","tag-ben-sexton","tag-columbus-blue-jackets","tag-danny-taylor","tag-erik-burgdoerfer","tag-hockey","tag-kane-lafranchise","tag-mat-bodie","tag-max-reinhart","tag-minnesota-wild","tag-new-york-islanders","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-free-agency","tag-niklas-svedberg","tag-ottawa-senators","tag-phil-varone","tag-philadelphia-flyers","tag-tampa-bay-lightning"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}