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| | Rocky Mountain News: Avalanche (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The Colorado Avalanche announced Thursday that forwards Dan Hinote and Marek Svatos and defenseman Jeff Finger signed one- year qualifying offers, bringing to 20 the number of players under contract. |
 | | Hinote, 28, will earn $673,200; Svatos, 23, and Finger, 25, signed for $450,000 each, though either could see time in the minors. |
 | | Hinote compiled four goals, seven assists and 57 penalty minutes in 59 games in 2003-04 and has registered 22 goals, 30 assists and 206 penalty minutes in 280 career games. |
| rockymountainnews.com /drmn/avalanche/article/0,1299,DRMN_39_3997063,00.html (220 words) |
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