as of September 11, 2007
Anaheim Ducks - Acquired center Stephen Dixon from the Pittsburgh Penguins for center Tim Brent; acquired left wing Jason King and a conditional 2009 third-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks for right wing Ryan Shannon; signed defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed right wing Todd Bertuzzi, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Maxim Kondratiev, who had been in Russia, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Shane Hnidy, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Joe Callahan, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Dan LaCouture, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a one-year contract.
Atlanta Thrashers - Acquired center Chris Thorburn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2007 third-round pick; acquired right wing Jesse Schultz from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Jimmy Sharrow; acquired a conditional 2008 first-round pick from the St. Louis Blues for the rights to left wing Keith Tkachuk and a conditional 2008 fourth-round pick; agreed to terms with center Todd White, who had been with the Minnesota Wild, on a multi-year contract; agreed to terms with center Eric Perrin, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, on a multi-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Ken Klee, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, on a multi-year contract; signed center Alexandre Giroux, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a multi-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Milan Bartovic, who had been in Switzerland; agreed to terms with defenseman Karel Pilar, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs; signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Boston Bruins - Acquired goaltender Manny Fernandez from the Minnesota Wild for right wing Petr Kalus and a 2009 fourth-round pick; signed right wing Shawn Thornton, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a multi-year contract; acquired left wing Peter Schaefer from the Ottawa Senators for right wing Shean Donovan; acquired center Carl Soderberg from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Hannu Toivonen; acquired center-right wing Petteri Nokelainen from the New York Islanders for center Ben Walter and a conditional 2009 second-round pick.
Buffalo Sabres - Agreed to terms with goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, on a one-year contract.
Calgary Flames - Acquired defenseman Adrian Aucoin and a 2007 seventh-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr; signed defenseman Cory Sarich, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a five-year contract; signed right wing Owen Nolan, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract; signed center Grant Stevenson, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Anders Eriksson, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a two-year contract.
Carolina Hurricanes - Acquired goaltender Michael Leighton from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2007 seventh-round pick; agreed to terms with center Jeff Hamilton, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, on a two-year contract; signed left wing Trevor Gillies, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Joey Mormina, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Wade Brookbank, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, on a one-year contract; acquired center Matt Cullen from the New York Rangers for defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, center Joe Barnes and a 2008 third-round pick.
Chicago Blackhawks - Acquired left wing Sergei Samsonov from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Jassen Cullimore and left wing Tony Salmelainen; acquired defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Adrian Aucoin and a 2007 seventh-round pick; signed center Yanic Perreault, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract; signed center Robert Lang, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed goaltender Wade Flaherty, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks; signed defenseman Jim Fahey, who had been with the New Jersey Devils; signed defenseman Prestin Ryan, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks; acquired center Kevyn Adams from the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Radim Vrbata.
Colorado Avalanche - Signed defenseman Scott Hannan, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a multi-year contract; signed left wing Ryan Smyth, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a multi-year contract; signed left wing Eric Healey, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a one-year contract; signed center Matt Hussey, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jeff Jillson, who had been in Germany, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Dale Purinton, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract; signed center Wyatt Smith, who had been with the Minnesota Wild, to a one-year contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets - Agreed to terms with defenseman Sheldon Brookbank, who had been with the Nashville Predators, on a one-year contract; signed center Jiri Novotny, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Jan Hejda, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a one-year contract; signed center Derek MacKenzie, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Dan Smith, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed center Kris Beech, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed center Michael Peca, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract.
Dallas Stars - Signed left wing Brad Winchester, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a one-year contract; signed center Toby Petersen, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Trevor Byrne, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Todd Fedoruk, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Philippe Sauve, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a minor league contract.
Detroit Red Wings - Agreed to terms with defenseman Brian Rafalski, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, on a five-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Dallas Drake, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, on a one-year contract; signed goaltender Adam Berkhoel, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Carl Corazzini, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a one-year contract; signed center Mark Cullen, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Randall Gelech, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a two-year contract; signed center Mark Hartigan, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Brad Ference, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Garrett Stafford, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract.
Edmonton Oilers - Signed defenseman Dick Tarnstrom, who had been in Switzerland, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Denis Grebeshkov, who had been in Russia, to a one-year contract; acquired defenseman Joni Pitkanen, left wing Geoff Sanderson and a 2009 third-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Jason Smith and right wing Joffrey Lupul; signed goaltender Mathieu Garon, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a two-year contract; acquired defenseman Allan Rourke and a 2008 third-round pick from the New York Islanders for a 2008 second-round pick; signed defenseman Sheldon Souray, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a five-year contract; signed left wing Dustin Penner, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a five-year contract.
Florida Panthers - Acquired a second-round pick in either 2007 or 2008 from the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Chris Gratton; acquired goaltender Tomas Vokoun from the Nashville Predators for a 2007 second-round pick, a conditional second-round pick and a 2008 first-round pick; agreed to terms with right wing Richard Zednik, who had been with the New York Islanders, on a two-year contract; agreed to terms with center Brett McLean, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, on a three-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Radek Dvorak, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, on a two-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings - Signed left wing Kyle Calder, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed center Michal Handzus, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a four-year contract; signed left wing Ladislav Nagy, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Tom Preissing, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a four-year contract; signed defenseman Brad Stuart, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jon Klemm, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract.
Minnesota Wild - Signed defenseman Andre Lakos, who had been in Austria, to a one-year contract; acquired right wing Petr Kalus and a 2009 fourth-round pick from the Boston Bruins for goaltender Manny Fernandez; signed center Steve Kelly, who had been in Germany, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Nolan Schaefer, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a multi-year contract; signed center Eric Belanger, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a multi-year contract; signed defenseman Sean Hill, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a one-year contract; signed center Serge Payer, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a one-year contract.
Montreal Canadiens - Acquired defenseman Jassen Cullimore and left wing Tony Salmelainen from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Sergei Samsonov; acquired a 2007 seventh-round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Michael Leighton; signed defenseman Roman Hamrlik, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a four-year contract; signed center Bryan Smolinski, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Tom Kostopoulos, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Jamie Rivers, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, to a one-year contract.
Nashville Predators - Acquired a 2007 first-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for the rights to defenseman Kimmo Timonen and left wing Scott Hartnell; acquired a 2007 second-round pick, a conditional second-round pick and a 2008 first-round pick from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Tomas Vokoun; signed right wing Jed Ortmeyer, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a two-year contract; agreed to terms with center Radek Bonk, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, on a two-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Greg de Vries, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a two-year contract; signed goaltender Dan Ellis, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Shane Willis, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Martin Gelinas, who had been with the Florida Panthers, on a one-year contract; signed right wing Josh Langfeld, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract.
New Jersey Devils - Signed center Dainius Zubrus, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a multi-year contract; signed defenseman Karel Rachunek, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed goaltender Kevin Weekes, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski, who had been with the Nashville Predators; signed defenseman Ian Moran, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks; signed defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, who had been in Germany; signed left wing Noah Clarke, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; signed right wing Arron Asham, who had been with the New York Islanders; signed goaltender Dave Caruso, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a minor league contract.
New York Islanders - Agreed to terms with left wing Sean Bergenheim, who had been in Sweden, on a one-year contract; signed left wing Jon Sim, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a three-year contract; signed left wing Ruslan Fedotenko, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a one-year contract; acquired a 2008 second-round pick from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Allan Rourke and a 2008 third-round pick; signed right wing Bill Guerin, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a two-year contract; signed right wing Tim Jackman, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a one-year contract; signed center Mike Comrie, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Matthew Spiller, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Kip Brennan, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Joey MacDonald, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a two-year contract; signed right wing Darryl Bootland, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Aaron Johnson, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Maxime Ouellet, who had been in Germany, to a minor league contract; signed defenseman Andy Sutton, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a three-year contract; agreed to terms with center Josef Vasicek, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, on a one-year contract; acquired center Ben Walter and a conditional 2009 second-round pick from the Boston Bruins for center-right wing Petteri Nokelainen.
New York Rangers - Agreed to terms with center Scott Gomez, who had been with the New Jersey Devils; agreed to terms with center Chris Drury, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres; acquired the rights to left wing Mitch Fritz from the Tampa Bay Lightning for the rights to defenseman Bryce Lampman; acquired defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, center Joe Barnes and a 2008 third-round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for center Matt Cullen.
Ottawa Senators - Signed defenseman Matt Carkner, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Denis Hamel, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a three-year minor league contract; signed right wing Niko Dimitrakos, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; acquired right wing Shean Donovan from the Boston Bruins for left wing Peter Schaefer; signed defenseman Matt Kinch, who had been in Germany, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Luke Richardson, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a one-year contract.
Philadelphia Flyers - Acquired the rights to defenseman Kimmo Timonen and left wing Scott Hartnell from the Nashville Predators for a 2007 first-round pick; signed center Daniel Briere, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to an eight-year contract; acquired defenseman Jason Smith and right wing Joffrey Lupul from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen, left wing Geoff Sanderson and a 2009 third-round pick; signed goaltender Brian Boucher, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a minor league contract.
Phoenix Coyotes - Signed left wing Mike York, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; signed center Joey Tenute, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Jon DiSalvatore, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Tomas Surovy, who had been in Sweden, to a one-year contract; signed right wing-defenseman Craig Weller, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender David Aebischer, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Matt Murley, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Ryan Caldwell, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a one-year contract; acquired right wing Radim Vrbata from the Chicago Blackhawks for center Kevyn Adams; signed goaltender Alex Auld, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Pete Vandermeer, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Penguins - Acquired a 2007 third-round pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for center Chris Thorburn; acquired center Tim Brent from the Anaheim Ducks for center Stephen Dixon; signed goaltender Dany Sabourin, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks; signed defenseman Darryl Sydor, who had been with the Dallas Stars; signed right wing Petr Sykora, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers; signed center Nathan Smith, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract; signed center Jeff Taffe, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a two-year contract; signed goaltender Ty Conklin, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres; signed defenseman Mike Weaver, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a one-year contract.
St. Louis Blues - Acquired the rights to left wing Keith Tkachuk and a conditional 2008 fourth-round pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for a conditional 2008 first-round pick; signed left wing Paul Kariya, who had been with the Nashville Predators, to a three-year contract; signed defenseman Micki DuPont, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins; acquired goaltender Hannu Toivonen from the Boston Bruins for center Carl Soderberg; acquired center Francois-Pierre Guenette from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Zack Fitzgerald; signed defenseman Alex Brooks, who had been with the New Jersey Devils.
San Jose Sharks - Acquired a conditional first-round pick, a 2007 second-round pick and a 2009 fourth-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for goaltender Vesa Toskala and left wing Mark Bell; signed defenseman-left wing Brad Norton, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Alexei Semenov, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a one-year contract; signed center Jeremy Roenick, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract.
Tampa Bay Lightning - Acquired center Chris Gratton from the Florida Panthers for a second-round pick in either 2007 or 2008; signed left wing Jan Hlavac, who had been in the Czech Republic, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Michel Ouellet, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Craig MacDonald, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Mathieu Darche, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jay Leach, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Brad Lukowich, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a three-year contract; acquired the rights to defenseman Bryce Lampman from the New York Rangers for the rights to left wing Mitch Fritz; signed defenseman Dan Jancevski, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract.
Toronto Maple Leafs - Acquired goaltender Vesa Toskala and left wing Mark Bell from the San Jose Sharks for a conditional first-round pick, a 2007 second-round pick and a 2009 fourth-round pick; signed right wing Simon Gamache, who had been in Switzerland, to a two-year contract; signed center Jason Blake, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a five-year contract; signed goaltender Scott Clemmensen, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a one-year contract; signed left wing David Ling, who had been in Russia, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Derrick Walser, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Tony Salmelainen, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract.
Vancouver Canucks - Acquired defenseman Jimmy Sharrow from the Atlanta Thrashers for right wing Jesse Schultz; acquired right wing Ryan Shannon from the Anaheim Ducks for left wing Jason King and a conditional 2009 third-round pick; signed center Byron Ritchie, who had been with the Calgary Flames; signed left wing Brad Isbister, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed goaltender Curtis Sanford, who had been with the St. Louis Blues; signed center Greg Classen, who had been in Germany; signed defenseman Aaron Miller, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; acquired defenseman Zack Fitzgerald from the St. Louis Blues for center Francois-Pierre Guenette.
Washington Capitals - Signed defenseman Josef Boumedienne, who had been in Finland; signed defenseman Tom Poti, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a four-year contract; signed center Viktor Kozlov, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a two-year contract; signed center Michael Nylander, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a four-year contract; signed defenseman Jame Pollock, who had been in Germany; signed right wing Joe Motzko, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a two-year contract; signed center Jason Morgan, who had been with the Minnesota Wild; signed center Grant Potulny, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a minor league contract.
Anaheim Ducks - Acquired center Stephen Dixon from the Pittsburgh Penguins for center Tim Brent; acquired left wing Jason King and a conditional 2009 third-round pick from the Vancouver Canucks for right wing Ryan Shannon; signed defenseman Mathieu Schneider, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed right wing Todd Bertuzzi, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Maxim Kondratiev, who had been in Russia, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Shane Hnidy, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Joe Callahan, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Dan LaCouture, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a one-year contract.
Atlanta Thrashers - Acquired center Chris Thorburn from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 2007 third-round pick; acquired right wing Jesse Schultz from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Jimmy Sharrow; acquired a conditional 2008 first-round pick from the St. Louis Blues for the rights to left wing Keith Tkachuk and a conditional 2008 fourth-round pick; agreed to terms with center Todd White, who had been with the Minnesota Wild, on a multi-year contract; agreed to terms with center Eric Perrin, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, on a multi-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Ken Klee, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, on a multi-year contract; signed center Alexandre Giroux, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a multi-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Milan Bartovic, who had been in Switzerland; agreed to terms with defenseman Karel Pilar, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs; signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Boston Bruins - Acquired goaltender Manny Fernandez from the Minnesota Wild for right wing Petr Kalus and a 2009 fourth-round pick; signed right wing Shawn Thornton, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a multi-year contract; acquired left wing Peter Schaefer from the Ottawa Senators for right wing Shean Donovan; acquired center Carl Soderberg from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Hannu Toivonen; acquired center-right wing Petteri Nokelainen from the New York Islanders for center Ben Walter and a conditional 2009 second-round pick.
Buffalo Sabres - Agreed to terms with goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, on a one-year contract.
Calgary Flames - Acquired defenseman Adrian Aucoin and a 2007 seventh-round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr; signed defenseman Cory Sarich, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a five-year contract; signed right wing Owen Nolan, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract; signed center Grant Stevenson, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Anders Eriksson, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a two-year contract.
Carolina Hurricanes - Acquired goaltender Michael Leighton from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2007 seventh-round pick; agreed to terms with center Jeff Hamilton, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, on a two-year contract; signed left wing Trevor Gillies, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Joey Mormina, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Wade Brookbank, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, on a one-year contract; acquired center Matt Cullen from the New York Rangers for defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, center Joe Barnes and a 2008 third-round pick.
Chicago Blackhawks - Acquired left wing Sergei Samsonov from the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Jassen Cullimore and left wing Tony Salmelainen; acquired defensemen Andrei Zyuzin and Steve Marr from the Calgary Flames for defenseman Adrian Aucoin and a 2007 seventh-round pick; signed center Yanic Perreault, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract; signed center Robert Lang, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed goaltender Wade Flaherty, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks; signed defenseman Jim Fahey, who had been with the New Jersey Devils; signed defenseman Prestin Ryan, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks; acquired center Kevyn Adams from the Phoenix Coyotes for right wing Radim Vrbata.
Colorado Avalanche - Signed defenseman Scott Hannan, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a multi-year contract; signed left wing Ryan Smyth, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a multi-year contract; signed left wing Eric Healey, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a one-year contract; signed center Matt Hussey, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jeff Jillson, who had been in Germany, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Dale Purinton, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract; signed center Wyatt Smith, who had been with the Minnesota Wild, to a one-year contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets - Agreed to terms with defenseman Sheldon Brookbank, who had been with the Nashville Predators, on a one-year contract; signed center Jiri Novotny, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Jan Hejda, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a one-year contract; signed center Derek MacKenzie, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Dan Smith, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed center Kris Beech, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed center Michael Peca, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract.
Dallas Stars - Signed left wing Brad Winchester, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a one-year contract; signed center Toby Petersen, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Trevor Byrne, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Todd Fedoruk, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Philippe Sauve, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a minor league contract.
Detroit Red Wings - Agreed to terms with defenseman Brian Rafalski, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, on a five-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Dallas Drake, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, on a one-year contract; signed goaltender Adam Berkhoel, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Carl Corazzini, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a one-year contract; signed center Mark Cullen, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Randall Gelech, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a two-year contract; signed center Mark Hartigan, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Brad Ference, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Garrett Stafford, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract.
Edmonton Oilers - Signed defenseman Dick Tarnstrom, who had been in Switzerland, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Denis Grebeshkov, who had been in Russia, to a one-year contract; acquired defenseman Joni Pitkanen, left wing Geoff Sanderson and a 2009 third-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Jason Smith and right wing Joffrey Lupul; signed goaltender Mathieu Garon, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a two-year contract; acquired defenseman Allan Rourke and a 2008 third-round pick from the New York Islanders for a 2008 second-round pick; signed defenseman Sheldon Souray, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a five-year contract; signed left wing Dustin Penner, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a five-year contract.
Florida Panthers - Acquired a second-round pick in either 2007 or 2008 from the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Chris Gratton; acquired goaltender Tomas Vokoun from the Nashville Predators for a 2007 second-round pick, a conditional second-round pick and a 2008 first-round pick; agreed to terms with right wing Richard Zednik, who had been with the New York Islanders, on a two-year contract; agreed to terms with center Brett McLean, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, on a three-year contract; agreed to terms with right wing Radek Dvorak, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, on a two-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings - Signed left wing Kyle Calder, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a two-year contract; signed center Michal Handzus, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a four-year contract; signed left wing Ladislav Nagy, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Tom Preissing, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a four-year contract; signed defenseman Brad Stuart, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jon Klemm, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, to a one-year contract.
Minnesota Wild - Signed defenseman Andre Lakos, who had been in Austria, to a one-year contract; acquired right wing Petr Kalus and a 2009 fourth-round pick from the Boston Bruins for goaltender Manny Fernandez; signed center Steve Kelly, who had been in Germany, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Nolan Schaefer, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a multi-year contract; signed center Eric Belanger, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a multi-year contract; signed defenseman Sean Hill, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a one-year contract; signed center Serge Payer, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a one-year contract.
Montreal Canadiens - Acquired defenseman Jassen Cullimore and left wing Tony Salmelainen from the Chicago Blackhawks for left wing Sergei Samsonov; acquired a 2007 seventh-round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Michael Leighton; signed defenseman Roman Hamrlik, who had been with the Calgary Flames, to a four-year contract; signed center Bryan Smolinski, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Tom Kostopoulos, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Jamie Rivers, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Patrice Brisebois, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, to a one-year contract.
Nashville Predators - Acquired a 2007 first-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for the rights to defenseman Kimmo Timonen and left wing Scott Hartnell; acquired a 2007 second-round pick, a conditional second-round pick and a 2008 first-round pick from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Tomas Vokoun; signed right wing Jed Ortmeyer, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a two-year contract; agreed to terms with center Radek Bonk, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, on a two-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Greg de Vries, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a two-year contract; signed goaltender Dan Ellis, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Shane Willis, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a one-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Martin Gelinas, who had been with the Florida Panthers, on a one-year contract; signed right wing Josh Langfeld, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract.
New Jersey Devils - Signed center Dainius Zubrus, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a multi-year contract; signed defenseman Karel Rachunek, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed goaltender Kevin Weekes, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed defenseman Vitaly Vishnevski, who had been with the Nashville Predators; signed defenseman Ian Moran, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks; signed defenseman Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, who had been in Germany; signed left wing Noah Clarke, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; signed right wing Arron Asham, who had been with the New York Islanders; signed goaltender Dave Caruso, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a minor league contract.
New York Islanders - Agreed to terms with left wing Sean Bergenheim, who had been in Sweden, on a one-year contract; signed left wing Jon Sim, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a three-year contract; signed left wing Ruslan Fedotenko, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a one-year contract; acquired a 2008 second-round pick from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Allan Rourke and a 2008 third-round pick; signed right wing Bill Guerin, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a two-year contract; signed right wing Tim Jackman, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a one-year contract; signed center Mike Comrie, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Matthew Spiller, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Kip Brennan, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Joey MacDonald, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a two-year contract; signed right wing Darryl Bootland, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Aaron Johnson, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender Maxime Ouellet, who had been in Germany, to a minor league contract; signed defenseman Andy Sutton, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a three-year contract; agreed to terms with center Josef Vasicek, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, on a one-year contract; acquired center Ben Walter and a conditional 2009 second-round pick from the Boston Bruins for center-right wing Petteri Nokelainen.
New York Rangers - Agreed to terms with center Scott Gomez, who had been with the New Jersey Devils; agreed to terms with center Chris Drury, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres; acquired the rights to left wing Mitch Fritz from the Tampa Bay Lightning for the rights to defenseman Bryce Lampman; acquired defenseman Andrew Hutchinson, center Joe Barnes and a 2008 third-round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for center Matt Cullen.
Ottawa Senators - Signed defenseman Matt Carkner, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Denis Hamel, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a three-year minor league contract; signed right wing Niko Dimitrakos, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; acquired right wing Shean Donovan from the Boston Bruins for left wing Peter Schaefer; signed defenseman Matt Kinch, who had been in Germany, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Luke Richardson, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a one-year contract.
Philadelphia Flyers - Acquired the rights to defenseman Kimmo Timonen and left wing Scott Hartnell from the Nashville Predators for a 2007 first-round pick; signed center Daniel Briere, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to an eight-year contract; acquired defenseman Jason Smith and right wing Joffrey Lupul from the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen, left wing Geoff Sanderson and a 2009 third-round pick; signed goaltender Brian Boucher, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a minor league contract.
Phoenix Coyotes - Signed left wing Mike York, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, to a one-year contract; signed center Joey Tenute, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Jon DiSalvatore, who had been with the St. Louis Blues, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Tomas Surovy, who had been in Sweden, to a one-year contract; signed right wing-defenseman Craig Weller, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract; signed goaltender David Aebischer, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Matt Murley, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Ryan Caldwell, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a one-year contract; acquired right wing Radim Vrbata from the Chicago Blackhawks for center Kevyn Adams; signed goaltender Alex Auld, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Pete Vandermeer, who had been with the Washington Capitals, to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh Penguins - Acquired a 2007 third-round pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for center Chris Thorburn; acquired center Tim Brent from the Anaheim Ducks for center Stephen Dixon; signed goaltender Dany Sabourin, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks; signed defenseman Darryl Sydor, who had been with the Dallas Stars; signed right wing Petr Sykora, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers; signed center Nathan Smith, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract; signed center Jeff Taffe, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a two-year contract; signed goaltender Ty Conklin, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres; signed defenseman Mike Weaver, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a one-year contract.
St. Louis Blues - Acquired the rights to left wing Keith Tkachuk and a conditional 2008 fourth-round pick from the Atlanta Thrashers for a conditional 2008 first-round pick; signed left wing Paul Kariya, who had been with the Nashville Predators, to a three-year contract; signed defenseman Micki DuPont, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins; acquired goaltender Hannu Toivonen from the Boston Bruins for center Carl Soderberg; acquired center Francois-Pierre Guenette from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Zack Fitzgerald; signed defenseman Alex Brooks, who had been with the New Jersey Devils.
San Jose Sharks - Acquired a conditional first-round pick, a 2007 second-round pick and a 2009 fourth-round pick from the Toronto Maple Leafs for goaltender Vesa Toskala and left wing Mark Bell; signed defenseman-left wing Brad Norton, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Alexei Semenov, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a one-year contract; signed center Jeremy Roenick, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to a one-year contract.
Tampa Bay Lightning - Acquired center Chris Gratton from the Florida Panthers for a second-round pick in either 2007 or 2008; signed left wing Jan Hlavac, who had been in the Czech Republic, to a one-year contract; signed right wing Michel Ouellet, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Craig MacDonald, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, to a one-year contract; signed left wing Mathieu Darche, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Jay Leach, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Brad Lukowich, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a three-year contract; acquired the rights to defenseman Bryce Lampman from the New York Rangers for the rights to left wing Mitch Fritz; signed defenseman Dan Jancevski, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract.
Toronto Maple Leafs - Acquired goaltender Vesa Toskala and left wing Mark Bell from the San Jose Sharks for a conditional first-round pick, a 2007 second-round pick and a 2009 fourth-round pick; signed right wing Simon Gamache, who had been in Switzerland, to a two-year contract; signed center Jason Blake, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a five-year contract; signed goaltender Scott Clemmensen, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a one-year contract; signed left wing David Ling, who had been in Russia, to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Derrick Walser, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a two-year contract; signed left wing Tony Salmelainen, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract.
Vancouver Canucks - Acquired defenseman Jimmy Sharrow from the Atlanta Thrashers for right wing Jesse Schultz; acquired right wing Ryan Shannon from the Anaheim Ducks for left wing Jason King and a conditional 2009 third-round pick; signed center Byron Ritchie, who had been with the Calgary Flames; signed left wing Brad Isbister, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed goaltender Curtis Sanford, who had been with the St. Louis Blues; signed center Greg Classen, who had been in Germany; signed defenseman Aaron Miller, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; acquired defenseman Zack Fitzgerald from the St. Louis Blues for center Francois-Pierre Guenette.
Washington Capitals - Signed defenseman Josef Boumedienne, who had been in Finland; signed defenseman Tom Poti, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a four-year contract; signed center Viktor Kozlov, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a two-year contract; signed center Michael Nylander, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a four-year contract; signed defenseman Jame Pollock, who had been in Germany; signed right wing Joe Motzko, who had been with the Anaheim Ducks, to a two-year contract; signed center Jason Morgan, who had been with the Minnesota Wild; signed center Grant Potulny, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a minor league contract.
