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Chris Pronger and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to a $34,9 million, seven-year contract extension on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the 2000 NHL MVP joined his new team.
The Flyers acquired the star defenseman in a blockbuster, draft-day trade with the Anaheim Ducks last month. Philadelphia surrendered a pair of first-round picks, a 25-goal scorer [...]

Free agent forward Stephane Veilleux has signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The team announced the deal on Tuesday.
A third-round pick in the 2001 draft, Veilleux has spent his entire career with the Minnesota Wild, playing in 361 games. The left winger scored a career-best 13 goals and notched 23 points in 81 games last season.

Alex Kovalev signed a two-year, $10 million deal Monday with the Ottawa Senators, leaving the rival Montreal Canadiens after parts of five seasons.
Kovalev, a 16-season NHL veteran, led Montreal with 26 goals and 65 points last season. He failed to reach a new deal before the free-agent season opened last Wednesday, and Montreal made several [...]

The Detroit Red Wings brought back a restricted free agent and hope to welcome back another one soon.
Ville Leino signed a two-year, $1.6 million contract Monday as Red Wings general manager Ken Holland attempted to re-sign Jiri Hudler, who is also a 25-year-old forward.
Detroit lost free agent forwards Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky to the [...]

Former Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin signed a three-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
The signing reunites the physical defenseman with Toronto general manager Brian Burke, who was Beauchemins GM with the Ducks.
I try to play an aggressive style of game, Beauchemin said during a conference call. Solid in the D-zone, I try [...]

Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets have reached agreement on an eight-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.
Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson confirmed the signing to The Associated Press on Friday night. The Canadian Press first reported the signing, saying the deal is worth $62.4 million. Nash will make $7 million in 2009-10.
Rick [...]

Anaheim forward Teemu Selanne says his next NHL season will be his last.
Selanne, a 10-time All-Star, celebrated his 39th birthday Friday. He told the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper in Finland that a man his age doesnt belong in the NHL.
Selanne recently contemplated retirement but decided to play for one more season.
He also pondered the possibility of [...]

The Carolina Hurricanes locked up another of their free agents Thursday, re-signing forward Chad LaRose to a two-year deal.
LaRose, 27, will make $1.5 million this upcoming season and $1.9 million in 2010-11. He made $875,000 last season - by far his best in the NHL.
Chad has grown into a key player for our franchise, general [...]

Defenseman Jordan Leopold, acquired in the deal that sent the rights to defenseman Jay Bouwmeester to Calgary, signed a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
The move came on the second day of free agency, one day after Florida assistant general manager Randy Sexton had said that the chances of signing Leopold appeared remote.
Im [...]

The Koivu brothers could be united in Minnesota.
After committing $30 million over six years to Martin Havlat during the flurry of the first day of free agency, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher turned his focus Thursday to Saku Koivu, the top center currently on the NHLs open market. Koivu would fill a glaring need at [...]