Mets pitcher Tom Glavine declined his $13 million option with New York on Friday, making himself eligible for free agency. The 41-year-old lefty, who got his 300th win this year, gets a $3 million buyout in addition to his $7.5 million salary this year. “Tom has not had enough time to sufficiently think things through with his family and did not want to make a decision until he the opportunity with…
David Tanabe signed a two-year contract to return to the Carolina Hurricanes, who assigned forward Ryan Bayda to their AHL affiliate in Albany. Tanabe, a defenseman who has played parts of five seasons with the Hurricanes since turning pro in 1999-2000, will make $600,000 at the NHL level and $100,000 at the minor-league level this season and $900,000 at the NHL level next season.
Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber will be out three to six weeks after dislocating his knee cap in Thursday’s 4-0 victory over Colorado. The 22-year-old played only 2:19 of the opening period when he fell on the ice and caught his skate awkwardly. Weber has 108 points (19 goals, 31 assists) over the last two seasons in Nashville.
