Thrashers sign Ex-Blackhawks, Ladd and Eager

DP · Jul 29, 2010

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Forward Ben Eager avoided arbitration on Wednesday, agreeing to a negotiated settlement on a one-year deal with the Atlanta Thrashers at $965,000.

Eager, who was obtained from Chicago in a trade that included Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel and Akim Aliu, filed for salary arbitration in early July and had a hearing scheduled for Aug. 3.

The restricted free agent put up seven goals and nine assists with a plus- 16 rating over 60 games with the Blackhawks last season. The Ottawa native has earned 27 goals and 25 assists with 621 penalty minutes in 255 career NHL games with Chicago and Philadelphia.

Eager, 26, was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2002 Entry Draft.
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Forward Andrew Ladd, a member of the Stanley-Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks who was traded to Atlanta on July 1, has settled on a 1-year, $2.35 million contract with the Thrashers, thus avoiding arbitration.

The 24-year-old native of Maple Ridge, B.C. had 17 goals and 21 assists for the Hawks last season, putting up three goals and three assists in the post-season en route to the championship.

Ladd was originally drafted fourth overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, going on to spend two seasons in Carolina.

In February of 2008, he was traded from Carolina to Chicago for Tuomo Ruutu.

Ladd was also a member of the gold-medal-winning Canadian World Junior hockey team in 2005.

In 321 career games between the 'Canes and Blackhawks, Ladd has 62 goals and 86 assists for 149 points.
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Best of luck to both Eager and Ladd. Beat up the Flyers for me!

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