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Eric Staal • C
Ht/Wt:6'4", 195 lbs.
Born:Oct 29, 1984 (39 yrs) in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Experience:18 years
Drafted:Drafted by Carolina in 2003 (1/2).
Shoots:L
Movements & Injuries
2022
10/21/2022 Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers to a one-year contract.
7/13/2022 Signed by the Florida Panthers to a professional try-out contract.
1/13/2022 Signed with the Iowa Wild (AHL) to a professional try-out contract.
2021
7/27/2021 Declared free agent.
5/25/2021 Missed the last playoff game (undisclosed).
5/24/2021 Undisclosed, day-to-day.
4/04/2021 Missed 3 games (covid-19).
3/30/2021 COVID-19, non-roster list.
3/26/2021 Acquired from the Buffalo Sabres
2020
9/16/2020 Acquired from the Minnesota Wild
3/10/2020 Missed 3 games (personal reasons).
3/05/2020 Personal reasons, day-to-day.
2019
2/25/2019 Signed by the Minnesota Wild to a two-year contract extension.
2018
11/08/2018 Missed 1 game (illness).
11/06/2018 Illness, day-to-day.
2016
7/01/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to a three-year contract.
2/28/2016 Acquired from the Carolina Hurricanes.
2014
10/28/2014 Missed 5 games (upper body injury).
10/22/2014 Upper body injury, injured reserve.
10/14/2014 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
1/13/2014 Missed 3 games (lower body injury).
1/05/2014 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2011
3/01/2011 Missed 1 game (upper body injury).
2/26/2011 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2010
1/10/2010 Missed 2 games (personal reasons).
1/06/2010 Personal reasons, sidelined indefinitely.
2009
11/25/2009 Missed 10 games (upper body injury).
11/02/2009 Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2008
9/11/2008 Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a seven-year contract extension.
2006
7/01/2006 Re-signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year contract.
2004
9/15/2004 Assigned to Lowell (AHL).
3/20/2004 Missed 1 game (torso injury).
3/19/2004 Torso injury, day-to-day.
2003
10/06/2003 Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year contract.
6/21/2003 Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round (2nd overall) in 2003.
Career Transactions
2021
3/26/2021 Buffalo Sabres traded Eric Staal to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2021 third-round pick and a 2021 fifth-round pick.
2020
9/16/2020 Minnesota Wild traded Eric Staal to the Buffalo Sabres for Marcus Johansson.
2016
7/01/2016 Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild.
2/28/2016 Carolina Hurricanes traded Eric Staal to the New York Rangers for Aleksi Saarela, a second-round pick in 2016 and a second-round pick in 2017.
2003
6/21/2003 Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round (2nd overall) in 2003.
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