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"&lt;p&gt;               &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; (AP) -- Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux agreed to an eight-year contract extension on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the contract has not been signed and the extension not revealed by the Flyers.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The deal comes as Giroux was entering the final year of his contract and with the Flyers in the midst of reshaping a team that missed the playoffs last season.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; A two-time 25-goal scorer, Giroux is the Flyers' top play-making offensive threat. He had 13 goals and 35 assists for 48 points in 48 games last season.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Overall, he has 291 points (91 goals, 200 assists) in 333 career games spread over six seasons in Philadelphia.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Flyers have already made several splashes over the past two weeks. They landed this summer's most high-profile free agent by agreeing to terms with Vincent Lecavalier on a four-year contract Tuesday. Lecavalier was available after the Tampa Bay Lightning bought out the remaining years on their captain's contract.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Philadelphia was also aggressive in freeing up salary cap space. The team bought out the contracts of forward Danny Briere, who has agreed to a deal with Montreal, and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The Flyers did announce on Thursday that they will re-sign journeyman center Adam Hall to a one-year deal. The Flyers acquired Hall by claiming him off waivers in April.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Copyright 2014 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.      &lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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