Los Angeles news online: Steve Downie gets two-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning (SportingNews.com)

Steve Downie gets two-year deal with Tampa Bay Lightning (SportingNews.com)
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kings on 26/08/2010 05:34:00
 
Steve Downey's rise as an NHL player continued Wednesday as the Tampa Bay
Lightning announced they signed the restricted free-agent winger to a two-year,
$3.7 million deal. Not bad for a guy who early in his career was criticized for
stupid penalties, foolish fights and a 20-game suspension. Downie, 23, showed
maturity to go with his skill and toughness last season, his first with the
Lightning, and finished with 22 goals, 24 assists, a team-best plus-14 and a
19.0 shooting percentage that was tied for fourth in the NHL.