The Anaheim Ducks finally reeled in restricted free agent Hampus Lindholm, signing the star defenseman to a six-year, $31.5 million deal.Lindholm, 22, has been looking for closer to $5.5 million per season as late as last week, but came down to Anaheims final offer.Lindholm, picked sixth overall in the 2012 draft by Anaheim, has 92 points in 236 NHL games and led the Ducks with a career-high 115 blocked shots last season.The Swede missed training camp and the first eight regular-season games this fall while holding out.Im really happy to be back in Anaheim, Lindholm said in a phone interview from Sweden. Thats where Ive been all my career. This is the only time when we had time to sign me, and we could still keep some players. It was kind of perfect that way to keep the team that we had last year.General manager Bob Murray echoed Lindholms excitement about the deal, which allows the Ducks to preserve the four-time Pacific Division champions core. A dominant regular-season team, Anaheim has won only three playoff rounds in the past four seasons, never advancing past the Western Conference finals.Hes part of the future of this franchise, and we did everything we could to get him signed at a fair price, Murray said. I wanted to give this group another shot, and Im going to do everything in my power to keep it that way.Lindholm agreed to slightly less than the six-year, $32.4 million deal signed by Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen earlier this month. Winnipegs Jacob Trouba is the NHLs only remaining restricted free agent without a deal, and he has asked for a trade.I was hoping to get this done in the summer, of course, but thats just how it is, Lindholm said. I cant do too much about that.?Lindholm has been working out daily at home with a Swedish Elite League team, along with extra work at home. He expects to be ready to step into Anaheims lineup after he gets his visa, although that process could take up to two weeks.Ive been practicing hard, Lindholm said. Its going to be exciting to come back and play some real hockey again.Forward Rickard Rakell, Lindholms teammate and fellow Swede, ended his own holdout by agreeing to a six-year, $22.8 million deal with Anaheim on Oct. 14, but he didnt practice with the Ducks until Wednesday.There has been much speculation that the Ducks might have to trade away a player now to manage their salary-cap space, but putting defenseman Simon Despres on long-term injured reserve has bought them some wiggle room for the moment.?Despres left the season opener at Dallas with an unspecified upper-body injury.Lindholm repeatedly mentioned the importance of getting a deal that would allow the Ducks to keep their core together. The Ducks were widely expected to afford Lindholm by trading another defenseman -- most likely Cam Fowler, the U.S. Olympian and a regular on Anaheims defense for six years.Fowler is the Ducks second-leading scorer this season with three goals and four assists in eight games. He is also leading the Ducks in ice time, averaging nearly 24 1/2 minutes per game.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? Orlando Cepeda Jersey . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. Deion Sanders Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. http://www.wholesalesanfranciscogiantsjerseys.com/ . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room. Dave Dravecky Jersey . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Mel Ott Jersey . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. NEW YORK -- Two minor league players in the Oakland Athletics system have been suspended for 50 games each because of drug violations.The commissioners office announced the penalties Tuesday for left-hander Kevin Duchene and catcher Beau Taylor.The 26-year-old Taylor hit .280 with five home runs and 53 RBI last season at Double-A Midland. He was suspeended after testing positive for an amphetamine.ddddddddddddThe 22-year-old Duchene was 1-0 with a 3.70 ERA in seven games in the rookie-level Arizona League. He was banned after a second positive test for a drug of abuse. Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Store Jerseys From China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys China ' ' '