Goalie Giguere to stay with Ducks, signs 4-year, $24M deal

Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere has decided to stay with the Anaheim Ducks, perhaps passing up more money on the open market to sign a 4-year, $24 million contract with the Stanley Cup champions.

"Every single player in this league wants to play for this organization right now," Giguere said yesterday on a conference call. "It's an amazing place to live, ownership is great, it just doesn't get any better in the NHL."

The 30-year-old Giguere was acquired by the Ducks from Calgary in 2000 for a second-round draft choice. He had a 13-4 record in the playoffs while appearing in 18 postseason games with a 1.97 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage.

* Claude Julien was hired as coach of the Bruins, less than a week after Boston fired Dave Lewis and 2 months after Julien was dismissed by the New Jersey Devils in the season's waning days.

Julien is the Bruins' third coach in a year. He was let go by the Devils in April with three games left in the regular season and the team preparing for the playoffs.

* The Florida Panthers signed right wing Nathan Horton to a 6-year deal reportedly worth $24 million. Horton, a first-round pick by Florida in 2003, played in all 82 games this past season and had a career-high 31 goals and 31 assists.

* Senators goalie Ray Emery reportedly underwent surgery to repair torn cartilage in his wrist, according to an ESPN.com report. He is expected to miss 2-3 months, but should be ready for the start of next season.

* Toronto re-signed defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo to a 3-year contract worth $3.85 million. *