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ByReuters

Published 22/07/2017 at 00:11 GMT

July 21 (The Sports Xchange) - Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar signed a four-year contract on Friday, the team announced.

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Financial terms were not disclosed by the club, however multiple outlets reported that the deal was for $21.2 million.
The contract comes after the two sides were unable to work out an agreement and had to go to arbitration.
Tatar recorded a team-best 25 goals to go along with 21 assists while playing in all 82 games last season. The campaign was the final one in Tatar's three-year, $2.7 million deal.
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The Ottawa Senators and forward Ryan Dzingel agreed to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.8 million.
Dzingel, who was a restricted free agent, avoided a salary arbitration hearing in Toronto on Friday morning. He will be paid $1.5 million this season and $2.1 million in 2018-19.
Dzingel, 25, recorded 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists) in 81 games with the Senators in 2016-17, his first full NHL season. He also had two goals and one assist in 15 games during the Stanley Cup playoffs.
A seventh-round pick in the 2011 NHL draft, Dzingel owns 41 points (17 goals, 24 assists) in 111 NHL games, all with the Senators.
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Chicago Blackhawks forward Tommy Wingels sustained a left foot fracture during his offseason training and the recovery will take six-to-eight weeks, the team announced.
Wingels, 29, signed a one-year contract with the Blackhawks as free agency opened on July 1.
"Tommy Wingels sustained a left foot fracture during his offseason training. We anticipate a full recovery in six-to-eight weeks and in time for training camp. We do not anticipate any long-term issues," the Blackhawks' head team physician, Dr. Michael Terry, said in a statement.
Wingels recorded 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in 73 games split between the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators during the 2016-17 season. He also skated in nine playoff games with the Senators, who acquired him in a trade from San Jose in January.
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The Nashville Predators promoted Kevin McCarthy to associate head coach on Peter Laviolette's staff.
In addition, the Predators announced Friday the team hired Dan Muse as an assistant coach.
McCarthy joined the Predators prior to the 2014-15 season and alongside Laviolette helped Nashville make its first run to the Stanley Cup Final in franchise history in 2017 before losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins last month.
In addition to his time with the Predators, McCarthy has served as an assistant coach under Laviolette with Philadelphia and Carolina, winning a Stanley Cup with the Hurricanes in 2006 and reaching the Stanley Cup Final with the Flyers in 2010.
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Predators goaltender Marek Mazanec signed a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced on.
Mazanec will earn $650,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the American Hockey League level for the 2017-18 season.
The 26-year-old Czech recorded an 0-2-0 mark with a 4.73 goals-against average and .839 save percentage in four games with the Predators last season. He owns an 8-13-4 career mark with two shutouts, a 2.97 GAA and .895 save percentage in 31 career NHL appearances since being selected by Nashville in the sixth round of the 2012 draft.
Mazanec saw the majority of his work last season with Milwaukee of the AHL, posting a 27-17-1 mark with a 2.65 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.
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The Calgary Flames signed first-round pick Juuso Valimaki to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Valimaki, who was selected with the 16th overall pick of the 2017 draft, spent the last two seasons as a defenseman with the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League.
The 18-year-old Finn collected 19 goals, 42 assists and 34 penalty minutes in 60 regular-season games last season.
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