Avalanche bolster their defence by signing Shane O'Brien to 1-year contract
Nashville Predators' Shane O'Brien, right, checks Vancouver Canucks' Ryan Kesler during the first period of game 5 of an NHL Western Conference semi-final Stanley Cup playoff hockey series in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday May 7, 2011. The Colorado Avalanche have bolstered their defence by signing Shane O'Brien to a one-year deal Wednesday.O'Brien suited up for Nashville last season, scoring two goals and dishing out seven assists in 80 games. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
2011-07-13 23:54:00
DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche have bolstered their defence by signing Shane O'Brien to a one-year deal Wednesday.
O'Brien suited up for Nashville last season, scoring two goals and dishing out seven assists in 80 games.
He also played in all 12 playoff games last spring for the Predators, who were eliminated by the Vancouver Canucks in the conference semifinals.
The 27-year O'Brien was originally taken by Anaheim in the eighth round of the 2003 draft. He has 10 goals and 54 assists in 379 career games with the Ducks, Tampa Bay, Vancouver and Nashville.
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"We're playing the defending champs and you can tell they're not going to beat themselves. That team, just from them going all the way, you can see it over there. There's no panic…You can tell that's a machine over there and we've got to be at our best."
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