Oct 31, 2008

• The New Jersey Devils signed center Michael Ryan to a one-year contract.

Oct 30, 2008

• The Nashville Predators acquired right wing Hugh Jessiman from the New York Rangers for future considerations; acquired defenseman Tim Ramholt from the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Josh Gratton.
• The Ottawa Senators signed right wing Daniel Alfredsson to a four-year contract.
• The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Chris Holt.

Oct 29, 2008

• The New Jersey Devils signed left wing Alexander Vasyunov.

Oct 28, 2008

• The Phoenix Coyotes claimed defenseman Ken Klee off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks.
• The Phoenix Coyotes claimed defenseman Ken Klee off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks.

Oct 27, 2008

• The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman Alex Grant to a three-year contract.

Oct 23, 2008

• The Anaheim Duck signed defenseman Bret Hedican to a one-year contract.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Marek Malik to a one-year contract.
• The Washington Capitals signed defenseman John Erskine to a two-year contract extension.

Oct 22, 2008

• The St. Louis Blues signed goaltender Jake Allen.

Oct 21, 2008

• The St. Louis Blues claimed left wing David Koci off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning claimed left wing Matt Pettinger off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.

Oct 20, 2008

• The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Devin DiDiomete.

Oct 17, 2008

• The Boston Bruins signed right wing Jordan Knackstedt.
• The Los Angeles Kings signed defenseman Andrew Campbell to a three-year contract; signed defenseman Matt Greene to a five-year contract extension.

Oct 14, 2008

• The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Tysen Dowzak.

Oct 13, 2008

• The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Andrew Alberts from the Boston Bruins for left wing Ned Lukacevic and a 2009 conditional pick.

Oct 11, 2008

• The Los Angeles Kings signed center Anze Kopitar to a seven-year contact extension.

Oct 10, 2008

• The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Joey Haddad to a three-year contract and assigned him to his junior team.
• The Vancouver Canucks signed defenseman Alex Edler to a four-year contract extension.

Oct 9, 2008

• The Phoenix Coyotes traded center Mike Zigomanis to the Pittsburgh Penguins for future considerations.
• The San Jose Sharks released left wing Jeff Friesen.
• The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Tyson Strachan.

Oct 8, 2008

• The Chicago Blackhawks claimed defenseman Doug Janik off waivers from the Dallas Stars and traded him to Dallas for a conditional draft pick.
• The New York Islanders claimed center Nate Thompson off waivers from the Boston Bruins.
• The San Jose Sharks re-signed defenseman Alexei Semenov and left wing Tomas Plihal to one-year contracts.

Oct 7, 2008

• The Anaheim Ducks claimed left wing Joakim Lindstrom off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks and assigned him to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
• The Boston Bruins waived left wing Peter Schaefer and centers Nate Thompson and Jeremy Reich.
• The Dallas Stars released right wing Konstantin Pushkarev.
• The Los Angeles Kings re-signed center Patrick O'Sullivan to a three-year contract.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Luke Schenn to a three-year contract.

Oct 6, 2008

• The Carolina Hurricanes signed left wing Dan LaCouture to a one-year contract.

Oct 5, 2008

• The Montreal Canadiens placed goaltender Marc Denis and defenseman Alex Henry on waivers.
• The Montreal Canadiens waived defenseman Alex Henry.
• The Vancouver Canucks signed center Cody Hodgson.

Oct 4, 2008

• The Anaheim Ducks claimed defenseman Nathan McIver off waivers from the Vancouvers Canucks.
• The Atlanta Thrashers released defenseman Jamie Rivers.
• The Carolina Hurricanes signed center Zach Boychuk to a three-year contract.
• The Chicago Blackhawks released right wing Jesse Boulerice.
• The Nashville Predators placed forward Triston Grant on waivers.

Oct 3, 2008

• The Chicago Blackhawks claimed left wing Joakim Lindstrom off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks.
• The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms with goaltender Thomas McCollum on a three-year contract; released goaltender Larry Sterling, defensemen Jason Jozsa, Tom Galvin and P.J. Atherton and centers Francis Lemieux and Francis Pare.
• The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Justin Falk.

Oct 2, 2008

• The Dallas Stars claimed defenseman Doug Janik off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.
• The Los Angeles Kings signed goaltender Martin Jones to a three-year contract.
• The New York Islanders signed center Josh Bailey to a three-year contract.

Oct 1, 2008

• The Buffalo Sabres claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
• The Edmonton Oilers waived center Ryan Potulny and right wing Carl Corazzini; released right wing Guillaume Lefebvre.
• The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Luca Sbisa.
• The Phoenix Coyotes waived defenseman Ryan Lannon and center Mike Zigomanis.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins traded defenseman Michal Sersen to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fifth-round draft pick in 2009.
• The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Dan Gendur.