Avs' Svatos signs

By Adrian Dater The Denver Post The Avalanche this morning agreed to contract terms with right wing Marek Svatos, the team's second-leading goal-scorer last season despite an injury that limited him to 62 games. Svatos agreed to a two-year, $4.1 million deal, which will pay him $1.75 million in 2008-09 and $2.35 million the following season. By signing, he avoided arbitration, which he filed for earlier this month. Svatos, 26, scored 26 goals before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Avalanche management believes Svatos has made a good recovery, however, and the Slovakian winger will be counted on this season, probably with a role on one of the top two lines. Svatos' signing means the Avs have no significant players unsigned, other than captain Joe Sakic, of course. Sakic continues to mull whether to return for a... [read full story]