NHL Transactions in July 2008

Jul 31, 2008

  • The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ville Koistinen to a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators re-signed left wing Antoine Vermette to a two-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed right wing Francis Lessard.

Jul 30, 2008

  • The Carolina Hurricanes signed left wing Drayson Bowman to a three-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed goaltender Pascal Leclaire to a three-year contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed center Valtteri Filppula to a five-year contract.

Jul 29, 2008

  • The Ottawa Senators re-signed center Josh Hennessy to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed center Dave Gove and defenseman Danny Richmond to one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed center Steven Stamkos to a three-year contract.

Jul 28, 2008

  • The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with right wing Matt Siddall on a multi-year contract.
  • The Boston Bruins signed centers Nate Thompson and Martin St. Pierre.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Jay Bouwmeester on a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with right wing Fredrik Sjostrom.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Jeff Glass to a one-year, two-way contract.

Jul 26, 2008

  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed right wing Pierre-Marc Bouchard to a five-year contract.
  • The Washington Captials re-signed defenseman Shaone Morrisonn to a one-year contract.

Jul 25, 2008

  • The Colorado Avalanche re-signed right wing Marek Svatos to a two-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed left wing Mike York to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed center Yanick Lehoux to a one-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators agreed to terms with center Rich Peverley on a two-year contract; signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a one-year contract extension.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with defenseman Bruno Gervais on a three-year contract.

Jul 24, 2008

  • The Buffalo Sabres signed left wing Mathieu Darche.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks acquired center Pascal Pelletier from the Boston Bruins for center Martin St. Pierre.

Jul 23, 2008

  • The Boston Bruins signed defenseman Dennis Wideman to a multi-year contract extension.
  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed left wing Ryan Oulahen to a one-year contract; signed right wing Darren Haydar to a one-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks re-signed defensemen Nathan McIver, Zach FitzGerald and James Sharrow, center Rick Rypien and right wings Ryan Shannon and Mike Brown.

Jul 22, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Ryan Donally to a two-year contract and left wings Josh Green and Troy Bodie and center Eric Boguniecki to one-year contracts.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with right wing Hugh Jessiman.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Kevin Marshall.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed left wing Daniel Carcillo to a two-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed left wing Riley Armstrong and right wing Mike Morris to one-year contracts; signed goaltenders Tyson Sexsmith and Timo Pielmeier to three-year contracts.

Jul 21, 2008

  • The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed goaltender Corey Crawford to a one-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars acquired right wing Lauri Tukonen from the Los Angeles Kings for left wing Richard Clune.
  • The Detroit Red Wings re-signed defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and goaltender Jimmy Howard to three-year contracts.
  • The Los Angeles Kings re-signed defenseman Peter Harrold to a three-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed center Fedor Fedorov.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with right wing Greg Moore.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed right wing Joffrey Lupul to a four-year contract extension.
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed defenseman Paul Bissonnette and left wing Jeff Taffe to one-year contracts and right wing Jonathan Filewich to a two-year contract.

Jul 20, 2008

  • The Calgary Flames signed left wing Andre Roy.

Jul 19, 2008

  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed left wing Stephane Veilleux to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with center Frans Nielsen on a four-year contract.

Jul 18, 2008

  • The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with center Angelo Esposito on a multi-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres signed goaltender Ryan Miller to a five-year contract extension through 2013-14.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with goaltender Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers on a two-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with center David Meckler on a three-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Brian Fahey.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed center Garth Murray to a one-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to terms with coach Michel Therrien on a three-year contract.

Jul 17, 2008

  • The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with center Marty Reasoner; re-signed left wing Brett Sterling to a multi-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames re-signed defenseman Adam Pardy.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed defenseman Aaron Rome to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed left wing Max Pacioretty to a three-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Jay Leach and left wings Jon DiSalvatore and Chad Wiseman.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired the rights to defenseman Danny Richmond from the Chicago Blackhawks for the rights to center Tim Brent.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed defensemen Matt Kinch and Brett Westgarth to one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Andy Wozniews.

Jul 16, 2008

  • The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with goaltender Kari Lehtonen.
  • The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with left wing Daniel Paille on a multi-year contract; announced left wing Clarke MacArthur and right wing Mark Mancari have accepted their qualifying offers.
  • The Calgary Flames signed center Jamie Lundmark.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed left wing Alexandre Picard and defenseman Marc Methot to one-year contracts; signed center Steve Kelly to a one-year contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with center Shawn Horcoff on a six-year contract extension through the 2014-15 season.
  • The Los Angeles Kings re-signed left wing Gabe Gauthier to a two-year contract and goaltender Erik Ersberg, left wing Matt Moulson and defenseman Joe Piskula to one-year contracts.
  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed left wing Peter Olvecky and defenseman Clayton Stoner to one-year contracts.
  • The Montreal Canadiens re-signed defenseman Ryan O'Byrne to a three-year contract and defenseman Shawn Belle to a one-year contract; signed right wing Mike Glumac to a one-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators re-signed defenseman Kevin Klein to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders agreed to terms with left wings Jeff Tambellini and Sean Bergenheim on two-year contracts; announced centers Jeremy Colliton and Ben Walter have accepted their qualifying offers.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Nigel Dawes.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed left wing Jeff Hoggan and defenseman Ryan Lannon to one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed defenseman Jeff Woywitka to a one-year contract; signed left wing Brad Winchester.

Jul 15, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks acquired center Joakim Lindstrom from the Columbus Blue Jackets for a conditional draft pick; signed center Logan MacMillan to a three-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed defenseman Nathan Oystrick and right wing Joey Crabb.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed defensemen Aaron Johnson and Doug Janik to one-year contracts; re-signed center Colin Fraser to a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche re-signed right wing Cody McCormick to a one-year contract; signed right wing Brian Willsie to a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings announced the retirement of right wing Dallas Drake.
  • The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with right wing Zack Stortini on a three-year contract and right wing Carl Corazzini on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman John Scott, center Corey Locke and right wing Danny Irmen to one-year contracts; signed center Bryan Lundbohm to a one-year contract and defenseman Brandon Rogers to a multi-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with center Dan Fritsche.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Ryan Lannon and left wing Jeff Hoggan to one-year contracts.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed centers Kris Beech and Ryan Stone to one-year contracts; signed right wing Bill Thomas to a one-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Brendan Buckley and center Corey Larose to one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Rams signed left wing Steve Regier and center Cam Paddock.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to terms with defensemen Jaime Sifers and Richard Petiot, center Alex Foster and right wing Ben Ondrus on one-year contracts.

Jul 14, 2008

  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed center Jason Williams.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defenseman Mark Flood, center Joe Jensen and right wing Patrick Dwyer on one-year contracts.
  • The Colorado Avalanche re-signed left wing Cody McLeod to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with goaltenders Jason Bacashihua and Tyler Weiman, defensemen Darcy Campbell and Aaron MacKenzie and centers Nathan Smith and Philippe Dupuis.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed left wing Craig MacDonald to a one-year contract; re-signed center Derek MacKenzie to a two-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators agreed to terms with right wing Joel Ward on a one-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed center Marcel Goc and right wings Tom Cavanagh and Brad Staubitz to one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed right wing Matt Foy; re-signed center Jay McClement to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goaltender Mike Smith to a two-year contact extension.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired left wing Ryan Hollweg from the New York Rangers for a 2009 fifth-round pick.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed center Jason Krog.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed center Sergei Fedorov to a one-year contract.

Jul 13, 2008

  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed center Vincent Lecavalier to a 11-year contract extension.

Jul 11, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Brennan Evans to a two-year contract and defenseman Steve Montador to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets re-signed center Michael Peca to a one-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed left wing Jamie Benn to a three-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild acquired center Corey Locke from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Shawn Belle; signed center Krys Kolanos to a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Mitchell O'Keefe and defenseman Brendan Bell to one-year contracts.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed center Marcel Goc to a one-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed center Chris Gratton to a one-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed center-right wing Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract.

Jul 10, 2008

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed left wing Nikita Filatov to a three-year contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Jason Strudwick to a one-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers signed defenseman Vladimir Denisov.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Connor James and defenseman Joey Mormina to one-year contracts.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Mike Weaver.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed center Zenon Konopka to a two-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Pavol Demitra and defenseman Rob Davison.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed right wing Eric Fehr to a one-year contract.

Jul 9, 2008

  • The Atlanta Thrashers re-signed left wing Eric Boulton to a multi-year contract; signed right wings Junior Lessard and Mike Hoffman and center Grant Stevenson.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed left wing Chad LaRose to a one-year contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers signed center Marc Pouliot and left wing Jean-Francois Jacques to two-year contracts.
  • The Florida Panthers announced right wing Anthony Stewart has accepted his qualifying offer.
  • The Montreal Canadiens re-signed defenseman Josh Gorges to a three-year contract.
  • The Nashville Predators signed left wing Josh Gratton to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders signed defenseman Brendan Witt to a two-year contract extension.
  • The San Jose Sharks re-signed defenseman Christian Ehrhoff to a three-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Andrew Hutchinson to a two-year contract.
  • The Washington Capitals re-signed center Brooks Laich to a three-year contract.

Jul 8, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed center Brendan Morrison to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Andrey Plekhanov to a two-year contract and defenseman Clay Wilson and left wing John Vigilante to one-year contracts.
  • The Montreal Canadiens re-signed goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders signed defenseman Joe Callahan to a one-year contract and defenseman Brendan Witt to a two-year contract extension.
  • The New York Rangers argeed to terms with defenseman Paul Mara.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Jason Smith to a two-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed defenseman T.J. Kemp and left wing Adam Henrich to one-year contracts.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed right wing Evgeny Artyukhin to a multi-year contract, right wing Brandon Bochenski to a two-year contract and right wing Mark Recchi to a one-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Steve Bernier.

Jul 7, 2008

  • The Calgary Flames signed left wing Todd Bertuzzi.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defenseman Dennis Seidenberg on a one-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed defenseman Matt Walker to a one-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center R.J. Umberger to a four-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Tomas Mojzis to a multi-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed left wing Ryan Flinn to a two-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed center Greg Mauldin to a two-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed right wing Arron Asham to a multi-year contract.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Janne Pesonen to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Ben Lovejoy.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed center Matt Stajan to a two-year contract.

Jul 6, 2008

  • The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Barry Brust to a multi-year contract, right wing Owen Nolan to a two-year contract and right wing Jesse Schultz to a one-year contract.

Jul 5, 2008

  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Matt Cooke to a two-year contract.

Jul 4, 2008

  • The Buffalo Sabres acquired defenseman Craig Rivet and a 2010 seventh-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for 2009 and 2010 second-round picks.
  • The Calgary Flames signed left wing Rene Bourque.
  • The San Jose Sharks acquired defensemen Dan Boyle and Brad Lukowich from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defensemen Matt Carle and Ty Wishart, a 2009 first-round pick and a 2010 fourth-round pick.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Mikhail Grabovski to a one-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks acquired right wing Steve Bernier from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2009 third-round pick and a 2010 second-round pick; signed center Mark Cullen.

Jul 3, 2008

  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with center Dwight Helminen on a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Daniel Tjarnqvist to a one-year contract; signed left wing Chris Durno.
  • The Dallas Stars signed right wing Landon Wilson to a one-year contract and defensemen Maxime Fortunus and Garrett Stafford and left wing Francis Wathier to two-year contracts.
  • The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Taylor Chorney to a three-year contract.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick, left wing Steve MacIntyre and goaltender Chris Beckford-Tseu on two year contracts; signed defenseman James DeLory to a three-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild signed right wing Antti Miettinen to a multi-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens signed goaltender Marc Denis and defenseman Alex Henry to one-year contracts and right wing Georges Laraque to a three-year contract; agreed to terms with goaltender Cedric Desjardins on a two-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders signed centers Mike Iggulden and Kurtis McLean, defensemen Brett Skinner and Chris Lee, left wing Mitch Fritz and goaltender Peter Mannino to one-year contra
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wing Markus Naslund and defenseman Dmitri Kalinin.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman David Hale to a two-year contract; re-signed defenseman Matt Jones to a two-year contract and right wing Brian McGrattan to a one-year contract; signed right wing Francis Lessard.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed left wing Ruslan Fedotenko and right wing Miroslav Satan to one-year contracts; re-signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year contract.
  • The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Rob Blake to a one-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues re-signed center Yan Stastny to a two-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed left wing David Koci and center Wyatt Smith to one-year contracts and defenseman Scott Jackson to a three-year contract.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Dominic Moore to a one-year contract, center John Mitchell to a two-year contract and left wing Greg Scott to a three-year contract; acquired center Mikhail Grabovski from the Montreal Canadiens for the rights to defenseman Greg Pateryn and a 2010 second-round pick.
  • The Washington Capitals signed center Keith Aucoin to a two-year contract.

Jul 2, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed defenseman Stu Bickel to a three-year contract.
  • The Atlanta Thrashers signed defenseman Ron Hainsey to a multi-year contract.
  • The Boston Bruins signed center Petteri Nokelainen to a multi-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed left wings Curtis Glencross and Pete Vandermeer; re-signed defenseman Jim Vandermeer.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed defenseman Joni Pitkanen to a three-year contract; signed defenseman Josef Melichar to a one-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche re-signed left wing Wojtek Wolski to a two-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman from the New York Rangers for right wing Nikolai Zherdev and center Dan Fritsche; signed left wing Kristian Huselius to a four-year contract.
  • The Dallas Stars signed left wing Sean Avery to a four-year contract; re-signed right wing B.J. Crombeen to a one-year contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms with right wing Marian Hossa on a one-year contract.
  • The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Kurtis Foster to a one-year contract.
  • The Montreal Canadiens re-signed left wing Andrei Kostitsyn to a three-year contract.
  • The New York Islanders signed goaltender Yann Danis to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with center Doug Weight on a one-year contract.
  • The Ottawa Senators re-signed right wing Shean Donovan to a two-year contract; signed left wing Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed defenseman Randy Jones to a two-year contract and left wing Riley Cote to a three-year contract.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed goaltender Al Montoya and left wing David Spina; signed defenseman Drew Fata and right wing Derek Nesbitt.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins signed center Evgeni Malkin to a five-year contract extension; re-signed defenseman Brooks Orpik to a six-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed center Ryan Craig to a two-year contract and defenseman Janne Niskala to a one-year contract.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed centers Ryan Johnson and Alexander Bolduc and defenseman Nolan Baumgartner; re-signed center Kyle Wellwood and goaltender Curtis Sanford.
  • The Washington Captials signed right wing Graham Mink and defenseman Tyler Sloan.

Jul 1, 2008

  • The Anaheim Ducks signed right wing Corey Perry to a five-year contract.
  • The Boston Bruins signed right wing Blake Wheeler; signed right wing Michael Ryder to a multi-year contract.
  • The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with goaltender Patrick Lalime one a two-year contract.
  • The Calgary Flames acquired left wing Rene Bourque from the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional second-round pick; re-signed left wing Brandon Prust and right wing David Van Der Gulik; signed defensemen Mark Giordano and Ryan Wilson.
  • The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with left wing Ryan Bayda and defensemen Anton Babchuk and Wade Brookbank on one-year contracts and defenseman Tim Conboy on a two-year contract.
  • The Chicago Blackhawks signed defenseman Brian Campbell to an eight-year contract and goaltender Cristobal Huet to a four-year contract.
  • The Colorado Avalanche signed goaltender Andrew Raycroft and left wing Per Ledin to one-year contracts and left wing Darcy Tucker to a two-year contract.
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Mike Commodore to a five-year contract.
  • The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Brad Stuart to a four-year contract; agreed to terms with goaltender Ty Conklin on a one-year contract.
  • The Edmonton Oilers acquired left wing Erik Cole from the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Joni Pitkanen; acquired center Gilbert Brule from the Columbus Blue Jackets for left wing Raffi Torres.
  • The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with left wing Cory Stillman on a three-year contract.
  • The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Denis Gauthier and a 2010 second-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Patrik Hersley and left wing Ned Lukacevic.
  • The Minnesota Wild acquired defenseman Marek Zidlicky from the Nashville Predators for right wing Ryan Jones and a 2009 second-round pick; signed left wing Andrew Brunette and right wing Craig Weller to multi-year contracts.
  • The Nashville Predators agreed to terms with goaltender Drew MacIntyre on a one-year contract.
  • The New Jersey Devils re-signed right wings David Clarkson and Barry Tallackson, left wing Jay Pandolfo and defenseman Bryce Salvador; signed center Bobby Holik and right wings Brian Rolston, Matt Halischuk and Vladimir Zharkov.
  • The New York Islanders signed defenseman Mark Streit to a five-year contract.
  • The New York Rangers agreed to terms with left wings Patrick Rissmiller and Aaron Voros, right wing Andreas Jamtin, defensemen Wade Redden and Michal Rozsival and goaltender Stephen Valiquette.
  • The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Alex Auld to a two-year contract.
  • The Philadelphia Flyers signed center Glen Metropolit and left wing Sean Curry to two-year contracts and right wing Nate Raduns and defenseman Ossi Vaananen to one-year contracts.
  • The Phoenix Coyotes signed left wing Todd Fedoruk to a three-year contract and defenseman Kurt Sauer to a four-year contract; signed right wings Mikkel Boedker and Viktor Tikhonov.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed left wing Pascal Dupuis to a three-year contract and defenseman Mark Eaton to a two-year contract; signed right wing Eric Godard to a three-year contract.
  • The St. Louis Blues signed center David Backes to a three-year contract.
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning signed right wings Radim Vrbata and Adam Hall to three-year contracts and goaltender Olaf Kolzig to a one-year contract.
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to terms with goaltender Curtis Joseph on a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jeff Finger and left wing Niklas Hagman to four-year contracts.
  • The Vancouver Canucks signed left wing Darcy Hordichuk.
  • The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Mike Green to a four-year contract and goaltender Jose Theodore to a two-year contract.