TIME (ET) TRANSACTION
9:26PM Columbus Blue Jackets sign UFA winger Kristian Huselius (4-year, $4.75 million).
NYI Fan Central Comments:
I know I did not want him here for that kind of money or term.
7:49 pm, David Spina Phoenix (Re-signing)
N/A Length of contract: TBD
7:45 pm, Al Montoya Phoenix (Re-signing)
N/A Length of contract: TBD
7:24 pm, David Nesbitt Phoenix
N/A Length of contract: TBD
7:20 pm, Drew Fata Phoenix
N/A Length of contract: TBD
6:05PM Philadelphia Flyers re-sign defenceman Randy Jones (2-years, undisclosed) and forward Riley Cote (3-years, undisclosed).
5:16PM Dallas Stars sign RFA forward B.J. Crombeen (1-year, undisclosed).
5:16PM Dallas Stars sign RFA forward B.J. Crombeen (1-year, undisclosed).
5:01PM Colorado Avalanche re-sign RFA forward Wojtek Wolski (2-years, undisclosed).
4:58PM Pittsburgh Penguins sign UFA defenceman Brooks Orpik to a six-year, $22.5 million contract.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
I think that closes out the major names on the backline.
4:41PM Minnesota Wild re-sign RFA defenceman Kurtis Foster (undisclosed).
Columbus Dispatch: Beatwriter Aaron Portzline reports in the teams blog the BlueJackers traded Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the Rangers for Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
It's either goodbye Jagr or goodbye Shanahan. Zherdev is a good young forward but was a contract headache a few years ago and apparently will not be staying in Columbus with Fliatov which is kind of strange unless he was a bigger headache than he was worth for Scott Howson and Ken Hitchcock. Tyutin helps Columbus on the backline which sets the stage for a big Orpik offer.
Tsn.ca: Confirms trade on it's homepage.
3:38PM Atlanta Thrashers sign UFA defenceman Ron Hainsey to a five-year, $22.5 million contract.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
A bit more than the Isles paid Streit for a younger and more well-rounded defender, good signing for Don Waddell.
3:03PM Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year, $3.9 million contract.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
Another disturber just left the division, good for Islanders.
Nolan Baumgartner & Alexandre Bolduc resigned with Vancouver.(terms undisclosed)
NYI Fan Central Comments:
Either Pittsburgh is saving money for Malkin/Orpik (cbc reports Malkin just resigned) or they intent to overpay someone to play wing with Crosby and Malik.
Note-Malkin's new contract does not start until his current one expires next summer.
2:33PM Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Shean Donovan to a two-year contract.
1:52PM Boston Bruins sign RFA Forward Petteri Nokelainen. (Undisclosed)
NYI Fan Central Comments:
Nokelainen was reportedly resigned for two years a few days ago, sometimes these signings and the paperwork have a different time frame to when they become listed.
Randy Jones resigning was on Flyers website yesterday but could posted on Tsn in a day or two.
1:22PM Dallas Stars sign UFA Forward Sean Avery to a four-year, $15.5 million contract.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
The circus has left town, peace and quiet has returned to camp Cablevision. Will be funny reading the Ranger spin doctors now write how big a problem he was.
1:00PM Calgary Flames sign UFA defenceman Jim Vandermeer (undisclosed) and UFA forward Curtis Glencross. (undisclosed)
12:45PM Vancouver Canucks sign UFA goaltender Curtis Sanford. (Undisclosed)
12:35PM Detroit Red Wings sign UFA forward Marian Hossa to a one-year contract worth $7.4 million.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
Very impressive for a player to take a chance on an injury here that could cost him tens of millions to maybe win for a year in Detroit. Pittsburgh made the finals but now will start losing the trade for Hossa unless they sign Jagr or trade for a player of equal ability.
11:04 am, Josef Melichar Carolina
$1 million Length of contract: 1 year
10:41 am, Tyler Sloan Washington (Re-signing)
N/A Length of contract: TBD
10:34 am, Graham Mink Washington (Re-signing)
N/A Length of contract: TBD
10:30 am, Janne Niskala Tampa Bay
N/A Length of contract: 1 year
9:24am Vancouver Canucks Ryan Johnson
Avg. yearly value: $1.15 million Length of contract: 2 years
9:18PM Tampa Bay Lightning re-sign RFA forward Ryan Craig to a two-year deal.
