Doug Murray agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Sharks on Wednesday, a few hours before the club?s exhibition opener, according to an Associated Press report.

New York Rangers' President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Evgeny Grachev. Grachev, 18, skated in one game for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Russian Super League (RUS) this past season. He also appeared in 30 games for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2 in the Russian Division I (RUS-3), registering 17 goals and 20 assists for 37 points. Internationally, Grachev has represented Russia in several tournaments. He skated in six games with Team Russia at the 2008 U-18 World Junior Championships in Russia, registering two goals and three assists for five points, along with two penalty minutes and a plus-three rating. His plus-three rating tied for second on the club, and his five points tied for sixth on Russia. In addition, he tallied the game-winning goal in Russia?s preliminary round match against Canada on April 16. The 6-4, 220-pounder appeared in four games with Russia at the 2008 Five Nations Tournament, notching two goals and two penalty minutes. In 2007, Grachev recorded five goals and four assists for nine points, along with 14 penalty minutes in eight international contests. The Khabarovsk, Russia native was originally the Rangers? third round choice, 75th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Dale Weise. Weise, 20, skated in 53 games with the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) this past season, registering 29 goals and 22 assists for 51 points, along with 84 penalty minutes. He led the Broncos in goals (29), ranked fifth in points (51) and tied for sixth in penalty minutes (84). He also tied for the team lead in power play goals (13) and shorthanded goals (three). Weise recorded a career-high, five-game points streak from November 9 vs. Medicine Hat to November 18 vs. Saskatoon, registering eight points (five goals and three assists) over the span. He notched his first career hat trick and tallied a career-high, four points (three goals and one assist) on January 16 vs. Red Deer. In addition, Weise appeared in 12 post-season contests for Swift Current (WHL), registering seven goals and six assists for 13 points, along with 20 penalty minutes. He finished the playoffs tied for the team lead in goals (seven), tied for second in points (13) and ranked third in assists (six).

Darren McCarty will return for his 13th season with the Red Wings after agreeing to terms of a one-year deal, according to an Associated Press report. General Manager Ken Holland announced the deal with McCarty on Wednesday night. McCarty re-signed with Detroit in February after playing two seasons with Calgary.

Jarret Stoll agreed to a $14.4M, four-year deal with the Kings on Thursday, as reported by the Canadian Press. The Kings acquired the 26-year-old Stoll from Edmonton in June as part of the trade that sent Lubomir Visnovsky to the Oilers. Stoll was selected in the second round of the 2002 draft by Edmonton and spent the past four seasons in the Alberta capital.