Penguins
-"When the Penguins come calling, it catches your attention." - Pat Morris, the agent for free agent defenseman Jay McKee (above).
-Franklin Hockey League in Munhall will be holding a charity tournament Aug. 1. All proceeds will go to the Mario Lemieux Foundation.
Atlantic Division
-New Rangers forward Ales Kotalik (right) talked to former Rangers and Penguins forwards Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka before signing with New York.
-The Devils acquired forward Tim Sestito from the Oilers in exchange for a conditional draft pick.
-The Flyers promoted their AHL coach, John Paddock, to assistant general manager and hired former Maple Leafs goaltender Jeff Reese as goaltending coach.
Northeast DIvision
-The Sabres re-signed forward Matt Ellis to a one-year contract.
Southeast Division
-The Lightning signed rookie defenseman Victor Hedman to a three-year entry-level contract. Hedman was the second overall pick in this year's draft.
-For some reason, the Lightning doesn't want to bring back forward Radim Vrbata after he bailed on them last season.
-The Hurricanes signed former Maple Leafs defenseman Jay Harrison to a one-year two-way contract.
Central Division
-Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom is still sore about losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.
-With Marian Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson and other gone, Red Wings forwards Justin Abdelkader (right), Darren Helm and VIlle Leino will finally have a legit chance to make the roster out of camp.
-The Blues have brought on former Blackhawks goaltender Darren Pang as a broadcaster. He previously served as a televison commentator for the Coyotes.
-St. Louis re-signed goaltender Hannu Toivonen.
-The Blackhawks re-signed forward Peter MacArthur and signed former Lightning defenseman Richard Petiot to one-year contracts.
-Chicago general manager and former Penguins defenseman Dale Tallon admitted his team made a mistake in sending qualifying offers to his team's restricted free agents.
Northwest Division
-The Wild signed defenseman Tyler Cuma, a first-round pick in 2008, to a three-year contract worth $2.625 million.
-New Rangers forward Marian Gaborik claims the Wild never formally made him an offer.
-Joe Sakic's retirement will make it easier for the Avalanche's top pick in this year's draft, Matt Duchene (right), to make the roster out of camp.
-The Oilers put their rookies and prospects through a boot camp.
Pacific Division
-The Ducks signed former Panthers defenseman Nick Boynton to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million.
(Photo: McKee-Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Kotalik-Dave Sanford/Getty Images; Abdelkader-Harry How/Getty Images; Gaborik-Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Posted
Jul 10 2009, 05:57 AM
by
Seth Rorabaugh