Atlanta, GA (My Sportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent forwards Randy Robitaille and Eric Healey on Tuesday. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. The 27-year-old Robitaille is entering his eighth NHL season, having split last year with Pittsburgh and the New York Islanders. A 5-foot-11 center, Robitaille posted six goals and 14 assists in 51 games with the two teams. Robitaille had been signed by Atlanta following the Expansion Draft in June of 1999, but was later traded to Nashville for Denny Lambert, having never appeared with the Thrashers. He has recorded 40 goals and 70 assists over 249 games with Boston, Nashville, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and the Islanders. Playing for Manchester last season, the 28-year-old Healey led the AHL with 42 goals and finished 11th in the league with 73 points. He has collected 110 goals and 121 assists in 302 AHL games from 1998-2003. |
