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The Minnesota Wild signed 2 free agents on the first day of NHL free agency. The two players signed are 28-year old right wing Martin Havlat and 29-year old defenseman Greg Zanon. Havlat signed a 6-year $30 million deal. He scored 29 goals and had 48 assists and had a total of 77 points with Chicago last season. He's played 8 seasons in the NHL. Zanon signed a 3-year $5.8 million deal. He played with Nashville last season and had 4 goals and 7 assists in 82 games last season. The Star Tribune is reporting that the Wild are in talks with Montreal free agent Saku Koivu. Saku is the 34-year old older brother of Wild top player Mikko Koivu.
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