Updated free agent signings.

DATE	NAME	POS	FROM	TO	Total	Years	Avg/Yr
								Jul 6	Summers, Chris	D	Phoenix	Phoenix	$550K	1	$550K
Jul 6	McNeill, Patrick	D	Washington	Columbus	n/a	1	n/a
Jul 6	Roy, Derek	C	Vancouver	St. Louis	$4M	1	$4M
Jul 6	Jones, Ryan	RW	Edmonton	Edmonton	n/a	1	n/a
Jul 6	Pardy, Adam	D	Buffalo	Winnipeg	$600K	1	$600K
Jul 6	Santorelli, Mike	C	Winnipeg	Vancouver	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul 6	Samson, Jerome	RW	Carolina	Winnipeg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul 6	Gordon, Andrew	RW	Vancouver	Winnipeg	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul 6	Sulzer, Alexander	D	Buffalo	Buffalo	n/a	1	n/a

For the most part, a pretty light day when it comes to free NHL Free agent signings. Nothing major today.

Greg Jamison to finally buy Yotes?

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It appears that the Coyotes ownership saga might finally be over. According to Mike Sunnucks of the Phoenix Business Journal, the Phoenix Coyotes appear to finally have an owner that isn't named the NHL. This is good news if your a fan of the Phoenix Coyotes - this is not good news if your a fan of city that is trying to lure the Coyotes to your home town.

Mike Sunnucks, Senior Reporter- Phoenix Business --- Prospective Coyotes buyer Greg Jamison has brought investment money and partners back into the fold and could soon close on the purchase of the team from the National Hockey League. The sale would keep the team in Glendale at Jobing.com Arena.

Jamison’s group has been trying to buy the Coyotes since last year.

Two sources with knowledge of the three-year-old Coyotes ownership saga say Jamison now has the investors and partners in place to finally buy the Coyotes and a deal could close very soon.

All that comes as free agent Coyotes captain Shane Doan puts off signing with a new team while Jamison tries to close the deal. The fact that Doan has held off signing with a new team could be an indicator that he is waiting on the Coyotes sale to close.

It will also be interesting to see if Phoenix Coyote forward Shane Doan will now resign with the Coyotes or not? Doan is an unrestricted free agent is looking for  a new deal and has expressed an interest to remain in Phoenix and has been waiting to see if the Coyotes ownership situation to be resolved.

Coyotes staying in Phoenix?

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For those that think the Coyotes might end up in Quebec City or somewhere else. Think again, it looks like the Coyotes might be staying in Glendale AZ.

Lisa Halverstadt, AZCENTRAL.COM --- This comes at a time when the city has seen its reserves depleted and faces a $35 million shortfall in next year's operating budget. As fans celebrated the Coyotes' most successful season in Arizona, four of seven Glendale council members directed staff to move forward with a deal that could include the city paying a future Coyotes owner $17 million next year to manage the city-owned arena. Any negotiated deal would have to return to the council for a formal vote. Beasley previously said he expected such a deal by the end of the month. The team's on-ice success and former San Jose Sharks President Greg Jamison's bid to buy the team have buoyed hopes that a deal to keep the team will finally get done. City staff say Jamison's reported 20-year deal would be crucial for Glendale, which counts on hockey visitors to generate sales-tax revenue that helps pay its arena debt. It's not the deal the city originally envisioned.

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The Coyotes response to the Torres Suspension

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This is what the GM of the Phoenix Coyotes had to say about his player Raffi Torres being suspended.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA --- Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney has issued the following statement regarding Coyotes forward Raffi Torres’ 25 game suspension that was announced today by the National Hockey League.

“I want to thank Brendan Shanahan and his staff for their thorough review of this incident," said Maloney. “The ruling is very severe for Raffi and our Hockey Club. Raffi plays a hard, physical game yet this contact crossed the line on what is acceptable in our game today. We hope Marian Hossa makes a full and speedy recovery as we all enjoy watching him perform. The Club accepts the NHL's decision and will focus on our game tonight.”

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