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The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with goalie Martin Biron on a one-year deal.
Biron was 29-19-5 for the Flyers last season, with a 2.76 goals-against average, and led Philadelphia to the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh.
Adding Marty gives us three bona fide No. 1 goalies, general manager Garth Snow said in a statement. [...]

Dale Tallon helped restore the Chicago Blackhawks from a struggling hockey franchise to a young and talented team that went all the way to the Western Conference finals in May.
On Tuesday, less than two months after that run in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Tallon lost his job as general manager.
His ouster came a week after [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to a three-year deal with right wing Tom Kostopoulos (kuh-STAWP-oh-lis).
The deal, announced Tuesday, is worth more than $2.7 million.
The 30-year-old will make $700,000 next season, $950,000 the following year and $1.1 million in the final year of the deal.
Carolina president and general manager Jim Rutherford says Kostopoulos brings grit to [...]

The New York Rangers have traded Finnish left winger Lauri Korpikoski to the Phoenix Coyotes for Russian right winger Enver Lisin.
The deal was announced Monday in Glendale, where the Coyotes are being funded by the NHL while a U.S. Bankruptcy Court determines who will own the team.
Korpikoski, 22, played in 68 games as a rookie [...]

Lawyers for Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky are trying to keep his personal finances out of the teams bankruptcy case.
Responding to a motion by the City of Glendale to review Gretzkys income tax returns, Gretzkys attorneys argue that he is a California resident and is entitled to that states privacy protections. They also say his [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Jay McKee to a one-year contract.
The team announced the move Friday. McKee had one goal and seven assists and 44 penalty minutes for the St. Louis Blues in 69 games last season.
The 31-year-old 6-foot-4, 203-pound defenseman has played parts of 13 seasons in the NHL with the Blues and [...]

The Colorado Avalanche have signed defenseman Kyle Cumiskey and forward Justin Mercier to contracts.
The 22-year-old Cumiskey was Colorados ninth selection (seventh round, 222nd overall) in the 2005 NHL draft. He skated in six games with the Avalanche last season before a season-ending shoulder injury Jan. 29.
Cumiskey played in 28 games for the Lake Erie Monsters, [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with left wing Kris Versteeg on a three-year contract Wednesday, effectively ending a free agent signing headache that prompted a grievance from the NHL Players Association.
The NHLPA filed the grievance this week, saying the Blackhawks had missed the deadline for delivering qualifying offers to restricted free agents, including Versteeg. [...]

Claude Lemieux announced his retirement again Wednesday, wrapping up a 21-year NHL career with four Stanley Cups.
The 44-year-old forward came back from a five-year retirement in December to sign with the San Jose Sharks, where he had one assist in 18 games last season.
I want to thank my former teammates from my entire career for [...]

Saku Koivu has left the Montreal Canadiens after 13 seasons to join the Anaheim Ducks.
The two-time All-Star center, who turns 35 in November, signed a one-year deal Wednesday.
Koivu was Montreals captain for nearly 10 years, tying Jean Beliveau for longest-serving in the teams 100-year history. He had 191 goals, 450 assists and 623 penalty minutes [...]