7 July 2008, 4:35 pm
Last week, it looked like the Minnesota Wild were done with free agency. They weren't finished, though, and neither is Owen Nolan. General manager Doug Risebrough desired another veteran for the locker room and a rugged presence with a scorer's touch up front, so he offered Nolan a $5.5 million, tw... read more
7 July 2008, 1:45 pm
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward Janne Pesonen and defenseman Ben Lovejoy to one-year contracts on Monday. Pesonen, of Suomussalmi, Finland, had 34 goals and 44 assists with Oulu Karpat to lead the Finnish Elite League last season. The 26-year-old helped lead Karpat to its fifth league champio... read more
7 July 2008, 1:03 pm
Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the end of the 2011-12 season. Holmgren led a remarkable turnaround in his first full season as general manager, helping the team with the worst record in the league i... read more
7 July 2008, 10:33 am
Free-agent forward Todd Bertuzzi signed a one-year, $1.95 million contract with the Calgary Flames on Monday. "Todd is a proven scorer with the ability to play both wings," Flames general manager Darryl Sutter said. "He expressed to us that he wanted to play in Canada and that desire along with sign... read more
7 July 2008, 10:16 am
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent forward Matt Stajan to a two-year, $3.5 million contract on Monday. The 24-year-old played in all 82 games last season. He scored a career-high 16 goals and added 17 assists and 47 penalty minutes. In 314 games with the Maple Leafs, Stajan has 56 ... read more
7 July 2008, 9:55 am
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed center R.J. Umberger to a four-year contract Monday. The Blue Jackets acquired Umberger and a draft pick from the Philadelphia Flyers on June 20, in exchange for two draft choices. In three years and 228 games in the NHL, he has 49 goals and 67 assists, all with Phil... read more
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