The Devils signed free-agent center Jiri Tlusty to a one-year, $800,000 contract Wednesday, according to an ESPN.com report

The 27-year-old Tlusty, from the Czech Republic, had 14 goals and 17 assists in 72 regular-season games last season with Carolina and Winnipeg. He has 87 goals and 86 assists in 416 career games in eight seasons with Toronto, Carolina and Winnipeg.