NHL offseason transactions
September 3, 2004
even though it will not matter too early 2005
MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM -- Acquired defenseman Tomas Malec and a 2004 third-round draft pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Martin Gerber; acquired defenseman Kurtis Foster from the Atlanta Thrashers for defenseman Niclas Havelid; acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Vaclav Prospal.
Atlanta Thrashers -- Signed defenseman Jaroslav Modry, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; acquired defenseman Niclas Havelid from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Kurtis Foster; signed defenseman Travis Roche, who had been with the Minnesota Wild; signed center Cory Larose, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed right wing Scott Mellanby, who had been with the St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins -- Agreed to terms with right wing Tom Fitzgerald, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, on a two-year contract.
Buffalo Sabres -- None.
Calgary Flames -- Signed center Byron Ritchie, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a three-year contract; signed center Jason Wiemer, who had been with the Minnesota Wild; acquired center Daymond Langkow from the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Denis Gauthier and left wing Oleg Saprykin.
Carolina Hurricanes -- Acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Tomas Malec and a 2004 third-round draft pick; traded goaltender Arturs Irbe to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations; traded left wing Jaroslav Svoboda to the Dallas Stars for a 2005 fourth-round draft pick; agreed to terms with defenseman Frantisek Kaberle, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with center Matt Cullen, who had been with the Florida Panthers, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Colin Forbes, who had been with the Washington Capitals, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Gordie Dwyer, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, on a one-year contract.
Chicago Blackhawks -- Signed right wing Matthew Barnaby, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche; signed center Curtis Brown, who had been with the San Jose Sharks; signed defenseman Jassen Cullimore, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a multi-year contract.
Colorado Avalanche -- Signed left wing Antti Laaksonen, who had been with the Minnesota Wild, to a multi-year contract; signed center Ian Laperriere, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a multi-year contract; signed center Brett McLean, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks; signed center Andre Savage, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers; signed left wing Mathieu Darche, who had been with the Nashville Predators; signed center Vincent Damphousse, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Acquired goaltender Arturs Irbe from the Carolina Hurricanes for future considerations; claimed left wing Geoff Sanderson off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks; acquired defenseman Radoslav Suchy and a 2005 sixth-round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2005 fourth-round draft pick.
Dallas Stars -- Acquired the rights to defenseman Shawn Belle from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Jason Bacashihua; acquired left wing Jaroslav Svoboda from the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2005 fourth-round draft pick.
Detroit Red Wings -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Bryan Helmer, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes; agreed to terms with center Eric Manlow, who had been with the New York Islanders; signed left wing Peter Vandermeer, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Edmonton Oilers -- Signed center Toby Petersen, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Rick Mrozik, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a one-year contract.
Florida Panthers -- Signed goaltender Jamie McLennan, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2006-07 season; agreed to terms with defenseman Eric Cairns, who had been with the New York Islanders; signed defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Sean Hill, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a two-year contract with an option for 2006-07; signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, who had been with the Washington Capitals; agreed to terms with center Serge Payer, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Burke Henry, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, on a one-year contract; signed goaltender Patrick DesRochers, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a one-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings -- Acquired goaltender Mathieu Garon and a 2004 third-round draft pick as part of a three-way trade involving the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens; agreed to terms with center Craig Conroy, who had been with the Calgary Flames, on a four-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Mike Weaver, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a one-year contract.
Minnesota Wild -- Signed right wing Kirby Law, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers; signed defenseman Raymond Giroux, who had been with the New Jersey Devils; signed center Brian Rolston, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a multi-year contract.
Montreal Canadiens -- Acquired center Radek Bonk and goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Los Angeles Kings as part of a three-way trade involving the Ottawa Senators; signed right wing Gavin Morgan, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract with a club option for 2005-06; signed center Benoit Dusablon, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract.
Nashville Predators -- Agreed to terms with center Cam Severson, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; agreed to terms with center Jerred Smithson, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; signed defenseman Andreas Lilja, who had been with the Florida Panthers.
New Jersey Devils -- Signed left wing Darren Langdon, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens; signed defenseman Richard Matvichuk, who had been with the Dallas Stars; signed left wing Krzysztof Oliwa, who had been with the Calgary Flames; signed center Pascal Rheaume, who had been with the St. Louis Blues; signed defenseman Bobby Allen, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers; signed defenseman Ray Schultz, who had been with the Nashville Predators.
New York Islanders -- Signed defenseman Richard Seeley, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; signed left wing Barrett Heisten, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract.
New York Rangers -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Jason Strudwick, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks; agreed to terms with defenseman Jeff MacMillan, who had been with the Dallas Stars; signed center Michael Nylander, who had been with the Boston Bruins; signed defenseman Jason Marshall, who had been with the San Jose Sharks; signed goaltender Kevin Weekes, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes.
September 3, 2004
even though it will not matter too early 2005
MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM -- Acquired defenseman Tomas Malec and a 2004 third-round draft pick from the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Martin Gerber; acquired defenseman Kurtis Foster from the Atlanta Thrashers for defenseman Niclas Havelid; acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Vaclav Prospal.
Atlanta Thrashers -- Signed defenseman Jaroslav Modry, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; acquired defenseman Niclas Havelid from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Kurtis Foster; signed defenseman Travis Roche, who had been with the Minnesota Wild; signed center Cory Larose, who had been with the New York Rangers; signed right wing Scott Mellanby, who had been with the St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins -- Agreed to terms with right wing Tom Fitzgerald, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs, on a two-year contract.
Buffalo Sabres -- None.
Calgary Flames -- Signed center Byron Ritchie, who had been with the Florida Panthers, to a three-year contract; signed center Jason Wiemer, who had been with the Minnesota Wild; acquired center Daymond Langkow from the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Denis Gauthier and left wing Oleg Saprykin.
Carolina Hurricanes -- Acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Tomas Malec and a 2004 third-round draft pick; traded goaltender Arturs Irbe to the Columbus Blue Jackets for future considerations; traded left wing Jaroslav Svoboda to the Dallas Stars for a 2005 fourth-round draft pick; agreed to terms with defenseman Frantisek Kaberle, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with center Matt Cullen, who had been with the Florida Panthers, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Colin Forbes, who had been with the Washington Capitals, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with left wing Gordie Dwyer, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, on a one-year contract.
Chicago Blackhawks -- Signed right wing Matthew Barnaby, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche; signed center Curtis Brown, who had been with the San Jose Sharks; signed defenseman Jassen Cullimore, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a multi-year contract.
Colorado Avalanche -- Signed left wing Antti Laaksonen, who had been with the Minnesota Wild, to a multi-year contract; signed center Ian Laperriere, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings, to a multi-year contract; signed center Brett McLean, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks; signed center Andre Savage, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers; signed left wing Mathieu Darche, who had been with the Nashville Predators; signed center Vincent Damphousse, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, to a one-year contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Acquired goaltender Arturs Irbe from the Carolina Hurricanes for future considerations; claimed left wing Geoff Sanderson off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks; acquired defenseman Radoslav Suchy and a 2005 sixth-round draft pick from the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2005 fourth-round draft pick.
Dallas Stars -- Acquired the rights to defenseman Shawn Belle from the St. Louis Blues for goaltender Jason Bacashihua; acquired left wing Jaroslav Svoboda from the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2005 fourth-round draft pick.
Detroit Red Wings -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Bryan Helmer, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes; agreed to terms with center Eric Manlow, who had been with the New York Islanders; signed left wing Peter Vandermeer, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Edmonton Oilers -- Signed center Toby Petersen, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Rick Mrozik, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a one-year contract.
Florida Panthers -- Signed goaltender Jamie McLennan, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2006-07 season; agreed to terms with defenseman Eric Cairns, who had been with the New York Islanders; signed defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev, who had been with the New York Islanders, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Sean Hill, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a two-year contract with an option for 2006-07; signed defenseman Joel Kwiatkowski, who had been with the Washington Capitals; agreed to terms with center Serge Payer, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, on a one-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Burke Henry, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks, on a one-year contract; signed goaltender Patrick DesRochers, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a one-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings -- Acquired goaltender Mathieu Garon and a 2004 third-round draft pick as part of a three-way trade involving the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens; agreed to terms with center Craig Conroy, who had been with the Calgary Flames, on a four-year contract; agreed to terms with defenseman Mike Weaver, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, on a one-year contract.
Minnesota Wild -- Signed right wing Kirby Law, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers; signed defenseman Raymond Giroux, who had been with the New Jersey Devils; signed center Brian Rolston, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a multi-year contract.
Montreal Canadiens -- Acquired center Radek Bonk and goaltender Cristobal Huet from the Los Angeles Kings as part of a three-way trade involving the Ottawa Senators; signed right wing Gavin Morgan, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract with a club option for 2005-06; signed center Benoit Dusablon, who had been with the New York Rangers, to a one-year contract.
Nashville Predators -- Agreed to terms with center Cam Severson, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; agreed to terms with center Jerred Smithson, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; signed defenseman Andreas Lilja, who had been with the Florida Panthers.
New Jersey Devils -- Signed left wing Darren Langdon, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens; signed defenseman Richard Matvichuk, who had been with the Dallas Stars; signed left wing Krzysztof Oliwa, who had been with the Calgary Flames; signed center Pascal Rheaume, who had been with the St. Louis Blues; signed defenseman Bobby Allen, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers; signed defenseman Ray Schultz, who had been with the Nashville Predators.
New York Islanders -- Signed defenseman Richard Seeley, who had been with the Los Angeles Kings; signed left wing Barrett Heisten, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract.
New York Rangers -- Agreed to terms with defenseman Jason Strudwick, who had been with the Chicago Blackhawks; agreed to terms with defenseman Jeff MacMillan, who had been with the Dallas Stars; signed center Michael Nylander, who had been with the Boston Bruins; signed defenseman Jason Marshall, who had been with the San Jose Sharks; signed goaltender Kevin Weekes, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes.
