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Originally drafted by Nashville in 2005 as the 176th overall pick in the sixth round, Nashville owned Maki’s rights for the final two years of his college career. His recently-signed two-year contract gives him $40,000 annually at the minor league level and $475,000 a season if he makes the Predators’ top squad...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Hockey Stars Maki, Grumet-Morris Ink Deals With Nashville | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...Grumet-Morris enters the Music City with two years of professional experience, including stints at both the AA and AAA levels. Originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, the goalie signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes upon graduation...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Hockey Stars Maki, Grumet-Morris Ink Deals With Nashville | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...both parties fail to come to terms before Aug. 15, Reese could test the waters of free agency. Whatever the outcome of his contract talks, Reese plans to cut ten pounds, work on his explosive step, and adapt to a less-scrappy style of defense to better suit his 5’11 frame...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Hockey Stars Maki, Grumet-Morris Ink Deals With Nashville | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...Sprint isn't necessarily being unreasonable. There are customers who refuse to be satisfied. What's the fun in that? To these ultimate whiners, a cell phone contract is not an exchange of money for a specific service, it's an opportunity for corporate combat, for indulging their Goliath-killing, "they can't mess with me" fantasy. It's a chance to continually move the goalposts and then complain about a rule change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Can You Hear Me Now, Sprint?" | 7/11/2007 | See Source »

...incoming calls? Then it made promises about coverage that hardly matched reality, a shortfall that Verizon Wireless (Can you hear me now?) cleverly turned into marketing campaign. And let's not forget that there were no options if you were unhappy because you were padlocked into a two-year contract. The good news for Sprint's castoffs - no termination fee. Oh, thank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Can You Hear Me Now, Sprint?" | 7/11/2007 | See Source »

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