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Maxim Lapierre: Retiring from the NHL
Maxim Lapierre announced his retirement from the NHL after 10 seasons Sunday.Since last appearing in the NHL with the Penguins during the 2014-15 season, Lapierre has been active in various European leagues. The 35-year-old forward racked up 1,187 hits and 139 points in 614 career NHL contests.
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Maxim Lapierre: Released from tryout
Maxim Lapierre was released from his professional tryout Monday by the Rangers, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.Lapierre was a long shot to make the roster given the depth down the middle in New York. After spending last season in Sweden, it appears the 31-year-old will have to return to Europe if he hopes to continue his professional career. In 614 NHL appearances, spread out across five different organizations. Lapierre has tallied 65 goals and 74 assists to go with 586 PIM.
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Maxim Lapierre: Will attend Rangers' camp on PTO
Maxim Lapierre will attend the Rangers' training camp on a professional tryout agreement, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.Lapierre appeared in 34 games with MODO of the Swedish Hockey League last season, tallying 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) with an ugly minus-17 rating over that span. He'll hope to secure a bottom-six role, and a subsequent contract offer, with the Rangers in September's training camp. If he's ultimately unable to do so, the 31-year-old forward will likely head back overseas to continue his career.
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Lapierre Claims Second Point With Penguins
Lapierre recorded an assist in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Oilers.Since joining the Penguins in a late-January trade with the Blues, Lapierre has produced only two points in 20 games. He's made up for a lack of offensive skills by averaging over three hits a game with the Penguins, but it will be difficult for fantasy players to extract much usefulness from Lapierre beyond that.
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Lapierre Dealt To Pens On Tuesday
Lapierre was traded to the Penguins on Tuesday in exchange for forward Marcel Goc, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.
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Blues' Lapierre Gets Rare Point In Victory
Lapierre picked up an assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Maple Leafs.It was just Lapierre's ninth point in 44 games this season. Though Lapierre offered some value in specialty formats in the past for his high hit and PIM totals, he's not even excelling in that capacity anymore. Those looking for help in those categories can probably find better sources than Lapierre on the waiver wire.
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Blues' Lapierre Scores First Of Season
Lapierre scored his first goal of the season Saturday in a win over Ottawa. He was plus-1 and took three shots on the night.Lapierre is adding a bit more value of late from his spot on the fourth line with a goal and assist in the past five games. He can help in deep leagues where PIM and hits are helpful.
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Blues' Lapierre Picks Up Assist
Lapierre notched an assist Thursday in a 4-3 win over Nashville. He was also plus-1 on the night.It was Lapierre's first point in seven games and just his third point overall. While Lapierre has never been a scorer, he has been relegated to fourth line duty as the Blues have gotten deeper with additions like teammate Jori Lehtera and Paul Stastny down the middle of the ice. Lapierre is averaging fewer than 11 minutes of ice time thus far as a result.
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Blues' Lapierre To Sit Out Saturday
Lapierre will serve as a healthy scratch Saturday against the Flames, NHL.com's Lou Korac reports.After suiting up in Thursday's season opener against the Rangers, Lapierre will give way to Chris Porter in the Blues' second contest. Other than showing an ability to rack up penalty minutes, Lapierre doesn't have many skills that translate to meaningful fantasy production.
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Blues' Lapierre Finds Twine Tuesday
Lapierre found the net for his ninth goal of the season in Tuesday's loss to the Capitals.Lapierre's goal was the Blues' only tally of the game, which has become a familiar refrain with the offense going stagnant over the last few games. St. Louis typically only relies on Lapierre for his hitting acumen as the fourth-line center, with any offense he provides an added bonus.
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