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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jaroslav Halak was traded on May 1 to the Islanders for a fourth-round pick in the entry draft. (Alexander Nemenov/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The New York Islanders have signed goaltender\u00A0Jaroslav Halak to a four-year deal worth $18 million, according to a tweet Thursday from Newsday's Arthur Staple.\u00A0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 29-year-old goalie went 29-13-7 with a .921 save percentage and posted a 2.25 goals-against in his 52 games last year between his time with St. Louis and Washington. The Islanders acquired him from the Capitals for a fourth round pick on May 1 and project him to be the starter in the net next season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Islanders finished dead last in the Eastern Conference this past season with a 34-37 record.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;#Isles sign G Jaroslav Halak to 4-year, $18-million contract.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2014 Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) May 22, 2014&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE:\u00A02014 IIHF World Championship: Alex Ovechkin reportedly returns to Russia\u2019s\u00A0lineup&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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