Leafs lose some heart and grit....

**Arashi Kage** · 08-01-2005, 04:57 PM

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132137

Panthers sign Nieuwendyk and Roberts

TSN.ca Staff

8/1/2005 3:15:42 PM

The Florida Panthers have signed unrestricted free agents Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts.

Monday is the first day teams can sign unrestricted free agents.

The childhood friends, who started their careers in Calgary in 1986-87, were reunited with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2003-04 campaign and will now play together for a third time. Roberts had 28 goals and 48 points in 72 games while Nieuwendyk had 22 goals and 50 points in just 64 games.

In 1,030 NHL games, the 39-year-old Roberts has scored 397 goals and 805 points while amassing 2,345 penalty minutes. He was named the winner of the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1995-96 after returning from neck surgery.

Over the same span, the 38-year-old Nieuwendyk has played in 1,177 games, scoring 533 goals and 1,062 points. The Whitby, Ontario native won the Calder Trophy with the Flames in 1987-88 and the Conn Smythe Trophy with Dallas in 1998-99.

Both players won the Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989 while Nieuwendyk also won with the Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils.

08-01-2005, 04:57 PM	#1
Arashi Kage Painkiller Posts: 1,124	Leafs lose some heart and grit.... http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132137 Panthers sign Nieuwendyk and Roberts TSN.ca Staff 8/1/2005 3:15:42 PM The Florida Panthers have signed unrestricted free agents Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts. Monday is the first day teams can sign unrestricted free agents. The childhood friends, who started their careers in Calgary in 1986-87, were reunited with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 2003-04 campaign and will now play together for a third time. Roberts had 28 goals and 48 points in 72 games while Nieuwendyk had 22 goals and 50 points in just 64 games. In 1,030 NHL games, the 39-year-old Roberts has scored 397 goals and 805 points while amassing 2,345 penalty minutes. He was named the winner of the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1995-96 after returning from neck surgery. Over the same span, the 38-year-old Nieuwendyk has played in 1,177 games, scoring 533 goals and 1,062 points. The Whitby, Ontario native won the Calder Trophy with the Flames in 1987-88 and the Conn Smythe Trophy with Dallas in 1998-99. Both players won the Stanley Cup with the Flames in 1989 while Nieuwendyk also won with the Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils.