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Lubomir Visnovsky staying in Slovakia for rest of year

Monday January 7, 2013 5:42 PM By Arthur Staple

Lubomir Visnovsky, left, looks for an open teammate

Photo credit: AP

Lubomir Visnovsky, the veteran defenseman the Islanders acquired for a second-round pick on draft day in June, will stay in his home country of Slovakia for the remainder of this season, his agent told Newsday.

Visnovsky, 36, is in the final year of his NHL contract, but there is no iron-clad agreement prohibiting him from staying in the Russia-based KHL, so he has decided to finish out the...

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