Aug 30, 2008

• The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Andrej Meszaros to a six-year contract.

Aug 29, 2008

• The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center Maksim Mayorov to a three-year contract.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Andrej Meszaros from the Ottawa Senators for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a 2009 first-round pick.

Aug 28, 2008

• The Boston Bruins signed defensemen Ryan Stokes and Mike Egener.
• The Chicago Blackhawks signed center Tim Brent.
• The Los Angeles Kings signed defenseman Colten Teubert to a three-year contract.

Aug 27, 2008

• The Anaheim Ducks signed left wing Joakim Lindstrom to a one-year contract.
• The Colorado Avalanche re-signed center Joe Sakic to a one-year contract.
• The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov and center Andrei Loktionov on three-year contracts.
• The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to a four-year contract extension.

Aug 26, 2008

• The Nashville Predators signed center Nick Spaling.

Aug 25, 2008

• The Chicago Blackhawks signed right wing Akim Aliu.
• The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman Tomas Kundratek.
• The Phoenix Coyotes signed center Adam Keefe and right wing Simon Ferguson.

Aug 20, 2008

• The Detroit Red Wings re-signed right wing Aaron Downey to a one-year contract.

Aug 15, 2008

• The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Yannick Weber to a three-year contract.

Aug 14, 2008

• The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with center Drew Larman on a one-year contract.
• The Ottawa Senators signed center Zack Smith.
• The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed center Joel Perrault to a two-year contract.

Aug 13, 2008

• The Buffalo Sabres signed left wing Jimmy Bonneau.

Aug 12, 2008

• The San Jose Sharks re-signed left wing Lukas Kaspar to a one-year contract; signed right wing Ryan Vesce to a one-year contract.

Aug 11, 2008

• The Colorado Avalanche signed left wing Tom Fritsche and defenseman Nigel Williams.
• The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with defenseman Drew Doughty on a three-year contract.
• The Nashville Predators signed goaltender Chet Pickard.
• The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Geoff Waugh to a one-year contract.

Aug 8, 2008

• The Buffalo Sabres re-signed defenseman Teppo Numminen to a one-year contract; signed left wing Tyler Bouck.
• The Calgary Flames re-signed left wing Cam Cunning.
• The Chicago Blackhawks signed center Pascal Pelletier to a one-year contract.
• The Florida Panthers agreed to terms with center Janis Sprukts on a two-year contract.

Aug 6, 2008

• The Montreal Canadiens signed defenseman Chad Anderson to a one-year contract.
• The Washington Capitals signed center David Steckel to a one-year contract extension.

Aug 5, 2008

• The Nashville Predators agreed to terms with left wing Triston Grant on a one-year contract.

Aug 4, 2008

• The Buffalo Sabres signed right wing Colton Fretter and left wing Colin Murphy.
• The San Jose Sharks signed left wing Ryane Clowe to a one-year contract.