The trade for a third-round draft pick came hours after Wisniewski agreed to a one-year deal with the Ducks, thus avoiding an arbitration hearing that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
Kurt Overhardt chuckled when I asked if he is worried that Marty Turco might not end up with a place to sit in this free agent game of musical chairs.
If you had to list the players in order of who is least likely to be traded from the Stars, I think Jamie Benn would be No. 1.
The Stars and the Idaho Steelheads have agreed to extend their relationship, and the highly successful Steelheads will continue to serve as the Stars' ECHL afiliate.
Former University of Minnesota defenseman Nick Leddy signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
CHICAGO – Niklas Hjalmarsson was starting to wonder if teal and black would look good on him after he signed a lucrative offer sheet with the San Jose Sharks earlier this month.
The Montreal Canadiens signed former Harvard center Louis Leblanc to a three-year contract Friday. Montreal selected Leblanc 18th overall in the 2009 Draft.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Louis Leblanc, their first round draft choice in 2009, to a three-year contract. Read comments
This could actually help with the FSN-Plus games, as I have heard most of the Ch. 21 games will be on the weekends (when FSN is swamped and has had to use the FSN-Plus channel that not everybody gets).
I personally think James Neal will be signed and will be in training camp, and I personally think he will have a great season.
I talked to Joe Nieuwendyk and he said to expect a quiet week. Assistant GM Frank Provenzano, who does all of the work on contract negotiations, is on vacation.
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