Official 2008 FA signing thread

[LABillsFan]

So far this is who has signed according to TSN. FA officially begins at 12pm et/ 9am pt

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11353

[Myers57]

I was going to start one of these threads:

The Official HOLY **** HE SIGNED FOR THAT MUCH! FA thread

but then I thought it was kind of gay

[hammerbillsfan]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11353


Tuesday, July 1

<table><thead> <tr> <th class="statDate">TIME (ET)</th> <th class="alignLeft statText">TRANSACTION</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody><tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">11:35AM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">New Jersey re-signs forwards Jay Pandolfo (undisclosed) David Calrkson (undisclosed) and Barry Tallackson (undisclosed). Declines option on forward Sergei Brylin.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">10:21AM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">New Jersey agrees to terms with defenceman Bryce Salvador to a four-year deal worth $11.6 million (average of $2.9 million per season).</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">8:45AM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Washington re-signs defenceman Mike Green to a four-year deal worth $21 million (average of $5.25 million per season).</td></tr></tbody></table>

[hammerbillsfan]

<table><tbody><tr class="bg2"><th class="statDate">12:04PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Anaheim re-sign forward Corey Perry to a five-year deal worth $26.625-million which will average $5.325-million a year.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">11:58AM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Pittsburgh Penguins sign forward Pascal Dupuis to a three-year deal which will average $1.4-million per year.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">11:58AM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Detroit Red Wings and veteran defenseman Brad Stuart have agreed to terms on a 4 year contract that averages 3.75 per year.</td></tr></tbody></table>

[RockStar36]

Erik Cole traded from CAR to EDM

[BlackMetalNinja]

<table><tbody><tr class="bg1"><th class="statDate">3:24PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Toronto signs UFA goaltender Curtis Joseph to a 1 year deal worth $700,000</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">3:24PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Toronto signs UFA defenceman Jeff Finger to a 4 year deal worth $3.5-million a season</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">3:09PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Phoenix signs UFA forward Todd Fedoruk to a 3 year deal (undisclosed)</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">3:07PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Detroit signs UFA goaltender Ty Conklin to a 1 year deal worth $750,000</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">3:07PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Montreal re-signs RFA forward Andrei Kostitsyn to a 3 year deal worth $3.25-million a season </td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">3:03PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Colorado signs UFA goaltender Andrew Raycroft to a 1 year deal worth $800,000</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">2:53PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Washington signs UFA goaltender Jose Theodore to a 2 year deal (undisclosed)</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">2:50PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Phoenix signs UFA defenceman Kurt Sauer to a 4 year deal worth an average of $1.75-million a year</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">2:02PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Pittsburgh Penguins re-sign UFA defenceman Mark Eaton to a 2 year deal worth $2-million</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">1:58PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Minnesota Wild sign UFA forward Andrew Brunette to 3 year deal worth $7-million.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">1:33PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Vancouver signs RFA forward Kyle Wellwood to a 1 year deal worth $997,500.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">12:55PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Boston signs UFA forward Blake Wheeler to an entry-level contract.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg1"> <th class="statDate">12:52PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Lightning sign UFA forward Radim Vrbata to a $9-million, three-year contract.</td> </tr> <tr class="bg2"> <th class="statDate">12:04PM</th> <td class="alignLeft statText">Anaheim re-sign forward Corey Perry to a five-year deal worth $26.625-million which will average $5.325-million a year.</td></tr></tbody></table>

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11353

[BlackMetalNinja]

Goalies seem to be a hot commodity, glad to see we haven't bothered with one yet... :rolleyes:

[Michael82]

Goalies seem to be a hot commodity, glad to see we haven't bothered with one yet... :rolleyes:
That's because we like our minor league goalies as a backup.... :ill:

[mchurchfie]

Conklin would have been nice to get back, of course we should have never let him go to begin with.:ill:

[JD]

Conklin only signed for 700K! WTF.

Anyway, is there anybody good left??

[raphael120]

Ugh Mike Commodore signed with Columbus for a little over 3mil/season for 5 years.

Come on sabres, get us a defensemen now.

[chernobylwraiths]

Lalime! Pretty good for a backup.

[chernobylwraiths]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11353

2 years $2 mil

[raphael120]

Lalime better not be la-lame!

Duhn duhn duhn CHING!

[JD]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11353

2 years $2 mil
A little late :up:

[chernobylwraiths]

A little late :up:

I see, but nobody posted it here.

[Philagape]

Rangers sign Wade Redden, 6 years/6.5 per

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242200&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

[Philagape]

Islanders sign Mark Streit, 5 years/20.5

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242202&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl

That's a good deal.

[Philagape]

Avery to Dallas, 4 years/15.5

[Philagape]

Hainsey to Atlanta, 5 years/22.5

[hammerbillsfan]

www.tsn.ca (http://www.tsn.ca)

BREAKING NEWS:
Sources tell TSN the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers have completed a trade. The Rangers will get Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche, with Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman going to Columbus.

[hammerbillsfan]

<TABLE><TBODY><TR class=bg1><TH class=statDate>3:03PM</TH><TD class="alignLeft statText">Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year, $3.9 million contract.</TD></TR><TR class=bg2><TH class=statDate>2:33PM</TH><TD class="alignLeft statText">Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Shean Donovan to a two-year contract.</TD></TR><TR class=bg1><TH class=statDate>1:52PM</TH><TD class="alignLeft statText">Boston Bruins sign RFA Forward Petteri Nokelainen. (Undisclosed)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Philagape]

Sharks sign Rob Blake

[LABillsFan]

Pens sign Matt Cooke

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1166&hubname=nhl