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TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Avoiding a salary arbitration showdown, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed left wing Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year National Hockey League contract worth 165 million dollars here.

The 27-year-old Ukranian was a hero for the Lightning in their 2004 Stanley chalice championship run, scoring both goals in Tampa Bay's Cup-clinching 2-1 triumph through Calgary in game seven of the 2004 final.

Fedotenko, who underwent a 2004 salary arbitration, scored a career-high 26 goals for Tampa Bay last season.

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