| Mar 31, 2009 The Anaheim Ducks signed center MacGregor Sharp to a two-year entry-level contract. The Los Angeles Kings signed right wing Corey Elkins to a one-year entry-level contract. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Christian Hanson to a two-year contract. Mar 30, 2009The San Jose Sharks signed defensemen Joe Loprieno and Nick Petrecki. Mar 27, 2009The Colorado Avalanche signed centers Ryan Stoa and Cedric McNicoll. The Dallas Stars signed goaltender Richard Bachman to a three-year contract. The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed center Mark Letestu to a two-year contract. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed defenseman Jay Harrison for the remainder of the 2008-09 season. Mar 26, 2009The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with defenseman Jamie McBain on a three-year contract. The Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms with goaltender Johan Backlund on a one-year contract. Mar 25, 2009The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Zach Miskovic to a one-year contract. Mar 23, 2009The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Jordan Eberle to a three-year contract. Mar 20, 2009The Phoenix Coyotes signed defenseman Jeff May to a multi-year contract. The Vancouver Canucks signed right wing Eric Walsky. The Washington Capitals signed center Trevor Bruess to a two-year contract. Mar 19, 2009The New York Islanders signed right wing Tim Jackman to a one-year contract extension. The Montreal Canadiens signed center Olivier Fortier to a three-year contract. The New York Rangers agreed to terms with center Paul Crowder. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed right wing Alex Berry to a two-year contract and assigned him to Toronto of the American Hockey League. The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with goaltender Mike Murphy on a three-year contract. Mar 14, 2009The Toronto Maple Leafs signed center Chris DiDomenico to a three-year contract. Mar 9, 2009The Dallas Stars signed center Brian Sutherby to a two-year contract. Mar 4, 2009The Anaheim Ducks acquired center Erik Christensen from the Atlanta Thrashers for minor-league center Eric O'Dell. The Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Steve Montador for center Petteri Nokelainen; acquired right wing Mark Recchi from the Tampa Bay Lightning for right wing Martins Karsums and defenseman Matt Lashoff. The Buffalo Sabres acquired goaltender Mikael Tellqvist from the Phoenix Coyotes for a fourth-round draft pick; signed center Tim Connolly to a two-year contract extension. The Calgary Flames acquired center Olli Jokinen from the Phoenix Coyotes for center Matthew Lombardi, right wing Brandon Prust and a first-round draft pick. The Chicago Blackhawks acquired center Samuel Pahlsson, defenseman Logan Stephenson and a conditional fourth-round selection from the Anaheim Ducks for defenseman James Wisniewski and center Petri Kontiola. The Colorado Avalanche acquired defensemen Lawrence Nycholat and Ryan Wilson from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Jordan Leopold. The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired center Antoine Vermette from the Ottawa Senators for goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a second-round draft pick. The Edmonton Oilers acquired left wing Patrick O'Sullivan from the Carolina Hurricanes for right wing Erik Cole. The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Steve Eminger from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Noah Welch and a third-round draft pick; acquired center Chris Neil from the Ottawa Senators. The New York Rangers acquired right wing Nik Antropov from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a second-round draft pick and a conditional draft pick; acquired defenseman Derek Morris from the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Dmitri Kalinin, left wing Nigel Dawes and left wing Petr Prucha. The Los Angeles Kings acquired right wing Justin Williams from the Carolina Hurricanes for left wing Patrick O'Sullivan; agreed to terms with defenseman Sean O'Donnell and goaltender Erik Ersberg. The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Filip Kuba to a three-year contract extension. The Philadelphia Flyers acquired left wing Daniel Carcillo from the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Scottie Upshall and a second-round draft pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed right wing Craig Adams off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks; acquired center Bill Guerin from the New York Islanders for a conditional draft pick. The San Jose Sharks acquired Travis Moen and defenseman Kent Huskins from the Anaheim Ducks for goaltender Timo Pielmeier and center Nick Bonino. The St. Louis Blues acquired defenseman Danny Richmond from the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Andy Wozniewski. The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed goaltender Martin Gerber off re-entry waivers from the Ottawa Senators; acquired goaltender Olaf Kolzig, defensemen Jamie Heward and Andy Rogers and a fourth-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Richard Petiot. Mar 3, 2009The Calgary Flames acquired defenseman Lawrence Nycholat off waivers. The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Niklas Backstrom to a four-year contract. The New York Rangers claimed left wing Sean Avery off waivers from the Dallas Stars. The San Jose Sharks signed left wing Brandon Mashinter. Mar 2, 2009The Atlanta Thrashers acquired defenseman Anssi Salmel from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Niclas Havelid and right wing Myles Stoesz. The Montreal Canadiens signed left wing Andrew Conboy to a three-year contract. |