| 2005 Daily Transaction Log The following is a list of notable transactions made as NHL teams try to fill out their rosters under the rules outlined in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed forward Alexandre Picard and goaltender Tomas Popperle to entry-level contracts. Edmonton Oilers - Signed defenceman Danny Syvret to an entry-level contract. Nashville Predators - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Martin Erat. Pittsburgh Penguins - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Dick Tarnstrom to one-year contract awarded by arbitrator on August 27.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed defenceman Jordan Smith to a three-year contract. Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed defenceman Niklas Kronwall to a two-year contract. Edmonton Oilers - Signed defenceman Danny Syvret to a three-year contract. Florida Panthers - Signed defenseman Dan Focht, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ottawa Senators - Signed defenseman Lance Ward, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and right wing Jeff Hereema, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to one-year contracts. Tampa Bay Lightning - Signed defenceman Jay Rosehill and goaltender Morgan Cey to multi-year contracts. Phoenix Coyotes - Traded centre Erik Westrum and defenceman Dustin Wood to Minnesota for defenceman Zbynek Michalek. Washington Capitals - Signed defenseman Mike Green, a 2004 first-round draft pick, to a three-year contract.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed right wing Craig Adams, who had been with the Carolina Hurricanes, to a one-year contract. Atlanta Thrashers - Acquired defenceman Mark Popovic from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in exchange for forward Kip Brennan. Buffalo Sabres - Acquired defenceman Toni Lydman from the Buffalo Sabres for a third round pick in 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Detroit Red Wings - Signed goaltender Jimmy Howard to a three-year contract. Florida Panthers - Restricted free agent goaltender Roberto Luongo awarded one-year, $3.2 million US contract via salary arbitration. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Andrei Markov to a two-year contract. New York Rangers - Agreed to terms with defenceman Martin Grenier and centre Alexandre Giroux. Ottawa Senators - Signed defenceman Andrej Meszaros to a multi-year contract. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Dave Andreychuk to a two-year contract. Washington Capitals - Signed centre Dave Steckel to a two-year contract.
Carolina Hurricanes - Agreed to terms with forward Niklas Nordgren on a one-year contract. Dallas Stars - Signed forward Jussi Jokinen to a two-year contract, forward Loui Eriksson, goaltender Tobias Stephan and defenceman Nicklas Grossman to three-year contracts and defenceman Dan Jancevski to a one-year contract. Detroit Red Wings - Signed defenceman Andreas Lilja, who had been with the Nashville Predators, and forward Don MacLean, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to one-year contracts; re-signed forward Matt Ellis to a two-year contract. Los Angeles Kings - Agreed to terms with defenceman Joey Mormina on a multi-year contract. Minnesota Wild - Signed forward Peter Olvecky. New York Islanders - Re-signed forward Justin Papineau to a one-year contract. Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed defenceman Daniel Fernholm. San Jose Sharks - Signed forward Tom Cavanagh. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed forward Martin St. Louis to a six-year contract. Toronto Maple Leafs - Acquired forward John Pohl from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for future considerations. Vancouver Canucks - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Mattias Ohlund to a multi-year contract. Washington Capitals - Signed forward Chris Clark.
Boston Bruins - Signed defenceman Jay Leach and forwards Eric Nickulas and Garret Stroshein. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Todd Simpson. Los Angeles Kings - Signed forward Lauri Tukonen to an entry-level contract. Nashville Predators - Signed goaltender Pekka Rinne. New York Islanders - Signed centre Petteri Nokelainen to entry-level contract. New York Rangers - Acquired centre Steve Rucchin from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Trevor Gillies and a conditional pick in the 2007 draft. Ottawa Senators - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Marian Hossa to a multi-year deal, traded Hossa and defenceman Greg de Vries to Atlanta Thrashers for forward Dany Heatley. Phoenix Coyotes - Acquired forward Mike LeClerc from Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for conditional draft pick. Tampa Bay Lightning - Signed forwards John Toffey and Marek Kvapil to multi-year contracts. Vancouver Canucks - Signed forward Josh Green. Washington Capitals - Signed forward Petr Sykora.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Teemu Selanne. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed defenceman Cam Barker to entry-level contract. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed centre Mark Hartigan, centre Peter Sarno and defenceman Mark Flood. Florida Panthers - Re-signed centre Serge Payer. New York Rangers - Signed forward Jarkko Immonen to entry-level contract. New York Islanders - Signed restricted free agent forward Shawn Bates. Ottawa Senators - Signed forward Patrick Eaves to entry-level contract. Philadelphia Flyers - Signed goaltender Jamie Storr and forwards Eric Chouinard, Pat Kavanagh and Ryan Ready. Phoenix Coyotes - Signed restricted free agent defenceman Paul Mara. Vancouver Canucks - Acquired defenceman Steve McCarthy from the Chicago Blackhawks for a third-round draft pick in 2007 NHL Entry Draft, sign defenceman Sven Butenschon.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed right-winger Shane Hynes. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed right-winger Jaroslav Balastik. Dallas Stars - Signed forward Brenden Morrow, defenceman John Erskine, right-winger Janos Vas and goaltender Dan Ellis. Detroit Red Wings - Signed forward Valtteri Filppula. Edmonton Oilers - Re-signed centre Shawn Horcoff. Minnesota Wild - Re-signed forward Rickard Wallin. Nashville Predators - Signed centre Randy Robitaille. New York Islanders - Signed unrestricted free-agent defenceman Joel Bouchard. Ottawa Senators - Signed centre Steve Martins, left-winger Brett Clouthier and defenceman Tomas Malec. Phoenix Coyotes - Signed unrestricted free-agent goaltender Steve Passmore.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Re-signed forward Jonathan Hedstrom to a two-year contract. Carolina Hurricanes - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Josef Vasicek. Colorado Avalanche - Re-signed defenceman John-Michael Liles. Florida Panthers - Signed 2004 first-round pick Rostislav Olesz to three-year deal. New York Rangers - Re-signed restricted free agent forwards Jammie Lundmark, Garth Murray and Chad Wiseman. Pittsburgh Penguins - Re-signed right wing Michel Ouellet to a multi-year contract. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed goaltender Brian Eklund and signed veteran right-wingers Jim Campbell and Norm Milley and centre Jason Jaspers. Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins, to a one-year contract. Vancouver Canucks - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Dan Cloutier to a two-year deal. Washington Capitals - Re-signed center-right wing Dainius Zubrus to a two-year contract and defenseman Jean-Francois Fortin; signed right wing Matt Bradley, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Boston Bruins - Re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Travis Green. Colorado Avalanche - Signed restricted free agent goaltender Tom Lawson and unrestricted free agent defenseman Curtis Leschyshyn. Florida Panthers - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Jozef Stumpel. New York Islanders - Signed rookie forward Masi Marjamaki. Pittsburgh Penguins - Re-signed restricted free agent defenseman David Koci. Phoenix Coyotes - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Curtis Joseph. Vancouver Canucks - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Anson Carter. Washington Capitals - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Dwayne Zinger and rookie forward Chris Bourque.
Atlanta Thrashers - Re-signed restricted free agent forwards J.P. Vigier and Derek MacKenzie. Carolina Hurricanes - Signed defencemen Glen Wesley and Chris Hajt to one-year deals. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed forward Andrew Murray to a rookie contract. Colorado Avalanche - Signed goaltenders David Aebischer, Peter Budaj, Tom Lawson and Vitaly Kolesnik, and defenceman Brett Clark and forward Paul Healey. Detroit Red Wings - Signed defenseman Andy Delmore, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a one-year contract; re-signed right wing Darryl Bootland to a one-year contract; announced center Jason Williams accepted his one-year qualifying offer. Edmonton Oilers - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Raffi Torres to a two-year contract. Los Angeles Kings - Signed left wing Dany Roussin to a multi-year entry level contract. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Tomas Plekanec and unrestricted free agent defenceman Jonathan Aitken. Minnesota Wild - Re-signed right wing Kyle Wanvig to a one-year contract; signed right wing Joey Tetarenko. Nashville Predators - Re-signed right wing Steve Sullivan to a four-year contract; re-signed defenseman Dan Hamhuis to a one-year contract. New Jersey Devils - Signed free agent right wing Alexander Mogilny. New York Islanders - Signed restricted free agent Brent Sopel to two-year contract; re-signed defenceman Radek Martinek to a one-year contract. New York Rangers - Re-signed right wing Jozef Balej. Pittsburgh Penguins - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Konstantin Koltsov. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Vincent Lecavalier.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Re-signed restricted free-agent defenceman Mark Popovic to a one-year contract. Atlanta Thrashers - Agreed to terms with forward Jim Slater. Boston Bruins - Agreed to terms with defenceman Jonathan Sigalet on a three-year contract; agreed to terms with centers Brad Boyes, Ben Guite and Nate Robinson, left wing Eric Healey, right wing Jason MacDonald and defenceman Kevin Dallman on one-year contracts. Buffalo Sabres - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent forward Jochen Hecht on a three-year deal; Daniel Briere, J.P. Dumont, Maxim Afinogenov, Henrik Tallinder, Tim Connolly, Milan Bartovic, Ales Kotalik, Jason Pominville, Paul Gaustad and Michael Ryan accept qualifying offers. Calgary Flames - Restricted free agent forwards Chuck Kobasew and Mathew Lombardi accept one-year qualifying offers; signed forwards Eric Nystrom and Brandon Prust and goaltender Curtis McElhinney. Carolina Hurricanes - Restricted free agent forward Pavel Brendl and defenceman Bruno St. Jacques accept one-year qualifying offers. Columbus Blue Jackets - Restricted free agent defenceman Rostislava Klesla, goaltender Pascal LeClaire and forward Tim Jackman accept qualifying offers; re-sign forward Brandon Sugden . Dallas Stars - Signed forwards Jason Arnott, Antti Miettinen, Garrett Burnett and Mike Siklenka. Edmonton Oilers - Signed forward Ales Hemsky to one-year contract and defenceman Matt Greene to a two-year contract. Los Angeles Kings - Agreed to terms on one-year contracts with defencemen Brad Fast and Joe Corvo. Minnesota Wild - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Daniel Tjarnqvist. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed centre Saku Koivu to a one-year contract and re-signed restricted free agent Marcel Hossa. New York Rangers - Re-signed defenceman Tom Poti; signed defenceman Steven MacIntyre. Ottawa Senators - Re-signed right wings Chris Kelly and Brian McGrattan to one-year contracts. Phoenix Coyotes - Centres Krystofer Kolanos and Jeff Taffe have accepted qualifying offers. Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed unrestricted free agent forward John LeClair; re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Josef Melichar; signed unrestricted free agent Steve Poapst; announced centre Matt Hussey and forward Guillaume Lefebvre accepted their qualifying offers. San Jose Sharks - Re-signed forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm and defenceman Brad Stuart to multi-year contracts. Re-signed forwards Scott Parker and Josh Prudden, defencemen Matt Carkner Garrett Stafford and Doug Murray and goaltender Nolan Schaefer to one-year deals. St. Louis Blues - Defenceman Eric Brewer accepts qualifying offer; re-signed forward Jamal Mayers. Vancouver Canucks - Agreed to terms with defenceman Sami Salo on a two-year contract and defenseman Bryan Allen and right wing Jason King to one-year deals. Washington Capitals - Re-signed centers Jeff Halpern, Brian Sutherby and Graham Mink, right wings Stephen Peat and Brian Willsie, defensemen Brandon Witt, Steve Eminger, Shaone Morrisonn and Nolan Yonkman and goaltender Maxime Ouellet.
Calgary Flames - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Roman Hamrlik.
New York Islanders - Signed restricted free agents Mike York and Trent Hunter, avoiding arbitration with both forwards.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed restricted free agent forwards Travis Moen and Chris Kunitz. Atlanta Thrashers - Re-signed forwards Stephen Baby and Kevin Doell and goaltender Michael Garnett. Boston Bruins - Agreed to terms with defenseman Jiri Slegr on a one-year contract. Buffalo Sabres - Signed restricted free agent goaltenders Ryan Miller and Martin Biron and defenceman Brian Campbell to one-year qualifying offers. Calgary Flames - Signed restricted free agent goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff to a multi-year contract, signed restricted free agent defenceman Rhett Warrener. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Jeff MacMillan. Carolina Hurricanes - Signed restricted free agent forwards Erik Cole, Gordie Dwyer, Colin Forbes, Mike Zigomanis and Jesse Boulerice. Dallas Stars - Re-signed right wing David Oliver; announced goaltender Mike Smith signed his one-year qualifying offer; signed center Yared Hagos. Detroit Red Wings - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Kent McDonnell. Florida Panthers - Sign centre Chris Gratton; re-sign left winger Niklas Hagman. Los Angeles Kings - Signed restricted free agent forward Alexander Frolov and unrestricted free agent forward Valeri Bure. Signed forwards Jeff Giuliano and George Parros. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Jan Bulis. New York Islanders - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Allan Rourke. New Jersey Devils - Signed forwards Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson and David Clarkson and goaltender Frank Doyle. Ottawa Senators - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Anton Volchenkov to a two-year contract and restricted free agent centres Jason Spezza and Antoine Vermette, restricted free agent right wing Chris Neil and restricted free agent defenceman Christoph Schubert to one-year contracts. Pittsburgh Penguins - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Colby Armstrong. St. Louis Blues - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Ryan Johnson and defenceman Trevor Byrne, re-signed defenseman Mike Stuart and right wings Mark Rycroft and Mike Glumac. Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed restricted free agent forwards Nik Antropov and Clark Wilm. Signed forwards Roman Kukumberg and Mike Hoffman. Washington Capitals - Acquired defenceman Bryan Muir from the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations, signed defenceman Jamie Heward, forwards Boyd Kane, Matt Pettinger and Louis Robitaille.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Re-signed left wing Mike Leclerc to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Joe DiPenta to a one-year contract. Atlanta Thrashers - Re-signed goaltender Pasi Nurminen, left wing Brad Larsen, right wing Francis Lessard and defensemen Andy Sutton and Tomas Kloucek. Boston Bruins - Re-signed restricted free-agent Joe Thornton to three-year contract. Calgary Flames - Centre Steve Reinprecht signed his one-year qualifying offer; signed left wings Craig MacDonald, David Moss and Cam Severson, right wing Brannt Myhres and defenseman Zenith Komarniski. Chicago Blackhawks - Re-signed center Tyler Arnason to a one-year contract. Colorado Avalanche - Defenceman Jeff Finger and right wings Dan Hinote and Marek Svatos signed their one-year qualifying offers. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed free agent centre Ben Simon to a one-year contract. Dallas Stars - Re-signed forwards Niko Kapanen and Steve Ott to one-year qualifying offers. Florida Panthers - Centre Stephen Weiss and left wing Kristian Huselius signed their one-year qualifying offers. Los Angeles Kings - Agreed to terms with defenceman Richard Petiot, goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji and left wing Noah Clarke on two-year contracts. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed restricted free agents forward Mike Ribeiro (one-year), defenceman Mike Komisarek (one-year)and goaltender Jaroslav Halak (three-years) to contracts. New York Islanders - Signed unrestricted free-agent defenceman Brad Lukowich to a two-year deal. New York Rangers - Re-signed restricted free agent centre Blair Betts. Ottawa Senators - Re-signed restricted free-agent goaltender Ray Emery to a one-year contract. Phoenix Coyotes - Re-sign defenseman Derek Morris to one-year qualifying offer. Pittsburgh Penguins - Re-signed restricted free agent centre Shane Endicott to a multi-year contract. San Jose Sharks - Re-signed defenseman Kyle McLaren to a three-year contract extension. Re-signed restricted free agent right winger Niko Dimitrakos to a two-year contract. Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed unrestricted free agent Eric Lindros to a one-year contract. Vancouver Canucks - Re-signed forward Tyler Bouck to a one-year contract. Washington Capitals - Re-signed defenseman Jakub Cutta and center Jared Aulin.
Boston Bruins - Re-signed forwards Sergei Samsonov and P.J. Axelsson to one-year qualifying offers. Calgary Flames - Confirm goaltender Roman Turek's retirement. Carolina Hurricanes - Agreed to terms with forwards Justin Williams and Radim Vrbata on a one-year contracts. Chicago Blackhawks - Trade goaltender Jocelyn Thibault to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fourth-round draft pick in the 2006 draft. Re-signed restricted free agent Mark Bell to one-year deal. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed centre Jan Hrdina, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, to a one-year contract. Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed forward Tomas Kopecky, announce former coach Dave Lewis has accepted a scouting job. Edmonton Oilers - Re-signed forwards Brad Winchester and Jani Rita to two-year contracts and centre Jarret Stoll to a one-year deal. Los Angeles Kings - Re-signed forward Michael Cammalleri and goaltender Adam Hauser. Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Marty Wilford. Minnesota Wild - Re-sign defenceman Andrei Zyuzin. Nashville Predators - Re-signed forwards Scott Hartnell and Jeremy Yablonski. Ottawa Senators - Re-signed forwards Martin Havlat (one-year deal) and Mike Fisher (three-year deal). Philadelphia Flyers - Re-sign goaltender Robert Esche to two-year contract and announce that defenceman Dennis Seidenberg has accepted qualifying offer. Pittsburgh Penguins - Acquired goaltender Jocelyn Thibault from the Chicago Blackhawks for a fourth round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft. Re-signed forward Kris Beech. San Jose Sharks - Re-signed centre Wayne Primeau and sign defenceman Tom Preissing. Toronto Maple Leafs - Re-signed forward Wade Belak and defenceman Aki Berg. Vancouver Canucks - Re-signed left wing Daniel Sedin and center Henrik Sedin to one-year contracts. Washington Capitals - Signed unrestricted free agent defencemen Mathieu Biron and Ivan Majesky.
Atlanta Thrashers - Signed defenseman Shane Hnidy and right wings Brian Maloney and Adam Smyth. Calgary Flames - Acquired goaltender Phillipe Sauve from the Colorado Avalanche for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2006. Colorado Avalanche - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Karlis Skrastins. Carolina Hurricanes - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Kevyn Adams. Edmonton Oilers - Agreed to terms with restricted free agent centre Marty Reasoner. Minnesota Wild - Re-signed restricted free agent centre Todd White, forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard and defenceman Willie Mitchell. Philadelphia Flyers - Re-signed restricted free agent forwards Branko Radivojevic and Patrick Sharp and defenceman Kim Johnsson. San Jose Sharks - Re-signed restricted free agent forwards Wayne Primeau and Nils Ekman. St. Louis Blues - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Dean McAmmond. Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Bryce Salvador, and forwards Eric Boguniecki and Colin Hemingway. Tampa Bay Lightning - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Sean Burke and unrestricted free agent forward Rob DiMaio. Re-signed restricted free agent forward Dmitri Afanasenkov and restricted free agent defenceman Dan Boyle. Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed defenceman Staffan Kronwall and center Alexander Steen to multi-year contracts, sign unrestricted free agent defenceman Alexander Khavanov. Washington Capitals - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Andrew Cassels. Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Lawrence Nycholat.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Jason Marshall. Atlanta Thrashers - Signed unrestricted free agent forwards Scott Barney and Ramzi Abid. Buffalo Sabres - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Mike Grier. Carolina Hurricanes - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Matt Cullen. Columbus Blue Jackets - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Rick Nash. Detroit Red Wings - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Chris Osgood. Los Angeles Kings - Agreed to terms with centre Eric Belanger on a one-year contract. Minnesota Wild - Re-signed defenceman Willie Mitchell. Signed goaltender Miroslav Kopriva to a rookie contract. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Pierre Dagenais. Philadelphia Flyers - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Simon Gagne. San Jose Sharks - Re-signed restricted free agent defencemen Rob Davison and Jim Fahey. Washington Capitals - Signed unrestricted free agent forwards Miroslav Zalesak and Ben Clymer. Vancouver Canucks - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Richard Park.
Carolina Hurricanes - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Ray Whitney. Colorado Avalanche - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Milan Hejduk and unrestricted free agent forward Andrew Brunette. Nashville Predators - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Scott Nichol. Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Ziggy Palffy.
Atlanta Thrashers - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Eric Boulton. Calgary Flames - Sign defencemen Steve Marr and Brett Palin and forwards Derek Couture and Warren Peters. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and unrestricted free agent centre Jim Dowd. Colorado Avalanche - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Brad May. Dallas Stars - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Johan Hedberg, unrestricted free agent defenceman Stephane Robidas, defenceman Mario Scalzo and forward Junior Lessard. Edmonton Oilers - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Igor Ulanov and goaltender Jussi Markkanen. Nashville Predators - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Paul Kariya. Phoenix Coyotes - Signed restricted free agent defenceman Brad Ference. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Nolan Pratt, signed defencemen Brandon Elliott, Brady Greco and Timo Helbling and forward Mitch Fritz. Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed unrestricted free agent centre Jason Allison. Vancouver Canucks - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Brendan Morrison. Washington Capitals - Signed centre Alexander Ovechkin to a three-year contract.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Scott Niedermayer. Re-signed restricted free agent forward Rob Niedermayer. Boston Bruins - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Alexei Zhamnov. Buffalo Sabres - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Teppo Numminen. Signed restricted free agent forward Taylor Pyatt. Calgary Flames - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Daymond Langkow. Carolina Hurricanes - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Martin Lapointe. Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Jaroslav Spacek. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Martin Prusek. Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Chris Chelios and forward Johan Franzen. Los Angeles Kings - Acquired forward Jeremy Roenick and a third round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations. Minnesota Wild - Signed unrestricted free agents defencemen Scott Ferguson and Kurtis Foster. Nashville Predators - Signed unrestricted free agents defencemen defencemen Mark Eaton and Sheldon Brookbank. New Jersey Devils - Signed unrestricted free agent defencemen Brian Rafalski, Dan McGillis and Vladimir Malakhov. New York Rangers - Signed unrestricted free agent forwards Jason Ward and Ville Nieminen. Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Andre Roy. Toronto Maple Leafs - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Tie Domi to two-year deal. Washington Capitals - Acquired right wing Chris Clark from the Calgary Flames for a conditional draft pick.
Boston Bruins - Signed restricted free agent defenceman Brian Leetch. Calgary Flames - Re-signed restricted free agent forward Jarome Iginla, re-signed restricted free agent defenceman Jordan Leopold. Colorado Avalanche - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Patrice Brisebois and unrestricted free agent centre Pierre Turgeon. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Bryan Berard. Dallas Stars - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Mike Modano. Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Martin Skoula. Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Mathieu Schneider. Edmonton Oilers - Acquired forward Michael Peca from the New York Islanders in exchange for restricted free agent forward Mike York and a conditional draft pick in 2006. Signed defenceman Chris Pronger. Montreal Canadiens - Re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Alexei Kovalev. Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Mathieu Dandenault. Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Sergei Gonchar. Philadelphia Flyers - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Peter Forsberg. Minnesota Wild - Re-signed goaltender Manny Fernandez and centre Marc Chouinard. New York Islanders - Signed free agent forward Miroslav Satan. New York Rangers - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Martin Rucinsky. Vancouver Canucks - Re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Markus Naslund. Traded defenceman Brent Sopel to the New York Islanders for a conditional draft pick in 2006.
Atlanta Thrashers - Signed unrestricted free agent forward Bobby Holik. Boston Bruins - Re-signed free agent winger Glen Murray. Signed free agent winger Shawn McEachern. Agreed to terms with centre Dave Scatchard. Calgary Flames - Signed unrestricted free agent Tony Amonte. Signed unrestricted free agent Darren McCarty. Carolina Hurricanes - Signed unrestricted free agent Cory Stillman. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Adrian Aucoin. Detroit Red Wings - Re-signed unrestricted free agent Steve Yzerman. Edmonton Oilers - Acquired defenseman Chris Pronger from the St. Louis Blues. Florida Panthers - Signed free agents Martin Gelinas, Joel Kwiatkowski. Los Angeles Kings - Signed winger Pavol Demitra. Signed free agent goaltender Jason LaBarbera. Minnesota Wild - Signed left wing Roman Voloshenko. Montreal Canadiens - Signed defenceman Francis Bouillon. Signed unrestricted free agent forward Peter Vandermeer. Nashville Predators - Acquired defenseman Danny Markov from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2006 third-round pick. New York Islanders - Signed unrestricted free agent defenceman Alexei Zhitnik. New York Rangers - Re-signed restricted free agent goaltender Kevin Weekes. Signed unrestricted free agent forward Martin Straka and unrestricted free agent defenceman Marek Malik. Ottawa Senators - Re-signed unrestricted free agent Denis Hamel. Philadelphia Flyers - Signed unrestricted free agent defencemen Derian Hatcher, Mike Rathje and Chris Therien. Signed free agent forward Jon Sim. Traded defenceman Danny Markov to Nashville for a 3rd round pick in 2006. Phoenix Coyotes - Re-signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Brian Boucher. St. Louis Blues - Signed free agent forward Trent Whitfield. Signed forward Jeff Hoggan. Signed forward Ryan Ramsay. Acquired defensemen Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch from the Edmonton Oilers.
Boston Bruins - Acquired winger Brad Isbister from the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth round pick in 2006. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed unrestricted free agent Adam Foote, Re-signed unrestricted free agent Francois Beauchemin. Florida Panthers - Signed unrestricted free agents Joe Nieuwendyk and Gary Roberts. Los Angeles Kings - Signed unrestricted free agent Tom Kostopoulos. Minnesota Wild - Signed unrestricted free agent Andrei Nazarov. St. Louis Blues - Signed unrestricted free agent Aaron Downey.
Boston Bruins - Extended qualifying offers to centers Sergei Zinovjev, Andy Hilbert and Joe Thornton, left wings Martin Samuelsson, P.J. Axelsson, Ivan Huml and Sergei Samsonov, defensemen Zdenek Kutlak, Brad Boyes, Nick Boynton, Kevin Dallman, Hal Gill, Jonathan Girard and Colton Orr and goaltender Andrew Raycroft. Chicago Blackhawks - Extended qualifying offers to goaltenders Jocelyn Thibault, Michael Leighton and Craig Anderson and forwards Mark Bell, Tyler Arnason and Scott Nichol. Defencemen Bryan Berard and Stephane Robidas were not qualified, making them unrestricted free agents. Dallas Stars - Re-signed defenseman Sergei Zubov to a three-year contract; extended qualifying offers to defensemen John Erskine and Dan Jancevski, centers Jason Arnott, Niko Kapanen and Antti Miettinen, goaltenders Dan Ellis and Mike Smith, left wings Steve Ott and Brenden Morrow and right wing Junior Lessard. Nashville Predators - Agreed to terms with defenseman Jamie Allison and goaltender Brian Finley; extended qualifying offers to left wings Simon Gamache, Scott Hartnell and Darcy Hordichuk, right wings Darren Haydar, Steve Sullivan and Jeremy Yablonski, defensemen Dan Hamhuis, Andrei Mukhachev and Greg Zanon and center David Legwand.
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Acquired left wing Travis Moen from the Chicago Blackhawks for right wing Michael Holmqvist. Minnesota Wild - Acquired centre Todd White from the Ottawa Senators for a 2005 fourth-round pick (Cody Bass). Atlanta Thrashers - Acquired defenceman Shane Hnidy from the Nashville Predators for a 2006 fourth-round pick. Boston Bruins - Signed defenceman Mark Stuart to a three-year contract. Signed defenceman Andrew Alberts to a one-year contract. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed left wing Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year contract. Toronto Maple Leafs - Acquired right wing Jeff O'Neill from the Carolina Hurricanes for a conditional draft pick in 2006.
Anaheim Mighty Ducks - Re-signed free agent defenceman Sandis Ozolinsh to a two-year contract. Acquired left winger Todd Fedoruk from Philadelphia for a second-round pick. Buffalo Sabres - Defenceman Dmitri Kalinin exercises option. Team exercises option on defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick. Carolina Hurricanes - Acquired defenceman Mike Commodore from Calgary for a 2006 third-round pick. Acquired defenceman Andrew Hutchinson from Nashville for a third-round pick previously acquired from Phoenix. Columbus Blue Jackets - Bought out defenecman Scott Lachance. Waived forward Andrew Cassels for the purpose of buying out his contract. Los Angeles Kings - Signed forward Ryan Flinn. Minnesota Wild - Bought out forward Matt Johnson. Re-signed forward Alexandre Daigle. New York Islanders - Re-signed goaltender Garth Snow to a three-year contract. New York Rangers - Bought out contract of forward Bobby Holik. Signed goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and forward Hugh Jessiman. Phoenix Coyotes - Bought out contract of forward Brian Savage. San Jose Sharks - Signed forward Steve Bernier, their first round pick in 2003.
Buffalo Sabres - Signed center Clarke MacArthur to a three-year contract. Chicago Blackhawks - Signed defensemen Brent Seabrook. Colorado Avalanche - Waived center Chris Gratton. Columbus Blue Jackets - Signed defenseman Duvie Westcott and right wing Joe Motzko to two-year contracts. Dallas Stars - Signed defenseman Shawn Belle and right wing B.J. Crombeen to three-year contracts. Detroit Red Wings - Brendan Shanahan exercised one-year contract option. Edmonton Oilers - Signed center Marc-Antoine Pouliot, their first-round pick in 2003, to a three-year contract. Florida Panthers - Bought out the contract of defenseman Mathieu Biron. Minnesota Wild - Signed center Patrick O'Sullivan. Nashville Predators - Re-signed unrestricted free agent centre Greg Johnson. Pittsburgh Penguins - Signed center Ryan Stone, a second round pick in 2003. St. Louis Blues - Picked up one-year contract options for goaltender Patrick Lalime, and defencemen Andy Roach and Matt Walker. San Jose Sharks - Signed right wing Steve Bernier, their first round pick in 2003, to a three-year deal. Tampa Bay Lightning - Re-signed unrestricted free agent centre Tim Taylor and restricted free agent defenceman Martin Cibak. Washington Capitals - Signed right wing Eric Fehr, their first-round pick in 2003 to a three-year contract.
Dallas Stars - Waived centre Pierre Turgeon; exercised the one-year contract option on left wing Jaroslav Svoboda. Florida Panthers - Traded left wing Darcy Hordichuk to the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick in 2005. New York Rangers - Signed goaltender Al Montoya, their first-round pick in the 2004 draft. Ottawa Senators - Exercised the one-year contract option on goaltender Dominik Hasek. Philadelphia Flyers - Signed centers Jeff Carter and Mike Richards to three-year contracts.
Los Angeles Kings - Re-sign unrestricted free agent Luc Robitaille. Detroit Red Wings - Place Derian Hatcher, Darren McCarty and Ray Whitney on waivers. Montreal Canadiens - Decline team options on Patrice Brisebois and Gavin Morgan.
Philadelphia Flyers - Buy out contracts of LW John LeClair and RW Tony Amonte.
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