Predators President of Hockey Operations/GM David Poile announced today that the club has signed forward Patric Hornqvist to a five-year, $21.25M contract.

“As we build towards the 2013-14 season and beyond, re-signing Patric Hornqvist was an off-season priority,” Poile said. “Since joining the Predators, he has become—and will remain—an integral member of our core group. Patric is everything we talk about as a Predator—he is relentless in going to the net and willing to pay the price to score goals, has a terrific work ethic and is  a quality person who is respected on and off the ice. Patric is just entering the prime of his career. He has led our team in goal-scoring in two of the last four seasons and we are looking forward to him being a significant part of the Predators’ on-ice success in the years to come.”

Hornqvist, 26, has amassed 20-plus goals in each of three full NHL seasons, becoming the first Nashville draft pick to do so.

The Capitals have signed goaltender Michal Neuvirth to a two-year, $5M contract extension, according to an ESPN.com report.

Neuvirth will make $2.4M next season and $2.6M in 2014-15 in the deal announced by the Capitals on Saturday.

The Capitals have re-signed forwards Eric Fehr and Aaron Volpatti, according to an ESPN.com report on Wednesday.

Fehr, a right wing, got a $3M, two-year deal. Volpatti, a left wing, will make $1.15M over his two-year contract. 

Left wing Matt Calvert, a valuable forechecker with the Blue Jackets, has signed a two-year contract extension that will pay him almost $1M a season through 2014-15, according to an ESPN.com report on Tuesday.

The Lightning have signed defenseman Mathieu Roy to a NHL contract for the remaining games of the 2012-13 season today, vice president and GM Steve Yzerman announced. 

Roy played in 51 games with the Hamburg Freezers of the German Elite League this season, recording eight goals and 26 points.  He led all Freezers defensemen for goals and was tied for the lead for points.  Roy also played in six playoff games, recording five assists, tied for the most on the team during the postseason. 

A native of St. Georges, Quebec, Roy has played in 65 career NHL games with the Lightning, Blue Jackets and Oilers.  He has amassed two career goals and 13 points.  

Roy was selected by Edmonton in the seventh round, 215^th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

The Flames have signed goaltender Joey MacDonald to a one-year contract extension. The one-way deal carries a base salary of $925,000, according to an NHL.com report on Saturday.

The Lightning have signed goaltender Ben Bishop to a two-year contract extension today, vice president and GM Steve Yzerman announced.

Bishop has played in six games with the Lightning after being acquired from the Senators at the April 3 trade deadline.  He has posted a 2-3-0 record with a .916 save percentage and a 3.21 goals-against average.  He has played in a total of 19 games this season with Tampa Bay and Ottawa, recording a 10-8-0 record with a .920 save percentage.

Steve Tambellini is out as GM of the Oilers, and he'll be replaced by former Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish.

Oilers president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe announced Monday that the team has fired Tambellini.

Tambellini was in his fifth season and was named the club's fourth GM on July 31 2008, according to an ESPN.com report. 

Swedish forward Carl Soderberg signed a three-year contract with the Bruins on Saturday, the team announced.

Soderberg will join the team Wednesday, and has an annual cap hit of $1M, according to an ESPN.com report.

Soderberg previously had reached an agreement with Boston on Tuesday, but was blocked from joining the team by the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation.

The Canadiens on Wednesday signed goaltender Peter Budaj to a two-year contract extension. The deal is worth $2.8M, a source told Pierre LeBrun.