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Date Player News
7/31/2014 Robin Lehner, G The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Robin Lehner to a three-year contract extension.

Analysis: Lehner played a career-high 36 games last season with a record of 12-15-6 with a 3.06 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. In 61 regular-season games with Ottawa, Lehner has a record of 21-24-10, with a 2.82 GAA and .918 save percentage. Lehner was selected by Ottawa in the second round (46th overall) in the 2009 draft.
7/31/2014 Nick Spaling, C The Pittsburgh Penguins and Spaling have agreed to a two-year contract worth $4.4 million. The Penguins acquired Spaling and forward Patric Hornquist in a trade with Nashville in June that sent All-Star forward James Neal to the Predators.

Analysis: The 25-year-old Spaling is coming off a career season in Nashville. He had 13 goals and 19 assists in 71 games. Spaling has 40 goals and 44 assists in 297 regular-season games, all with the Predators.
7/31/2014 Nick Spaling, C The Pittsburgh Penguins and restricted free agent forward Nick Spaling have agreed to a two-year contract worth $4.4 million. The Penguins acquired Spaling and forward Patric Hornquist in a trade with Nashville in June that sent All-Star forward James Neal to the Predators.

Analysis: The 25-year-old Spaling is coming off a career season in Nashville. He had 13 goals and 19 assists in 71 games. Spaling has 40 goals and 44 assists in 297 regular-season games, all with the Predators.
7/30/2014 Dwight King, LW King has agreed to a three-year, $5.85 million contract to return to the Los Angeles Kings, avoiding arbitration.

Analysis: King set career highs with 15 goals and 15 assists in 77 games last season, adding three goals and eight assists in the playoffs.
7/30/2014 Andy Greene, D The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Andy Greene to a long-term contract extension Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Analysis: The 31-year-old Greene, who has spent his entire eight-year NHL career with the Devils, had one year remaining on his current contract at $3.5 million. Greene played in all 82 regular-season games last season, scoring a career-high eight goals and adding 24 assists as the Devils missed the playoff. He has 28 goals and 121 assists in his NHL career.
7/30/2014 Dana Tyrell, C The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forwards Jerry D'Amigo and Dana Tyrell to one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contracts.

Analysis: The 25-year-old Tyrell played 64 games in the AHL last year, totaling 15 goals and 18 assists. He also appeared in seven games for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
7/30/2014 Jerry D'Amigo, RW The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed D'Amigo and Dana Tyrell to one-year, two-way (NHL/AHL) contracts.

Analysis: The 23-year-old D'Amigo was acquired by Columbus along with a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Matt Frattin on July 1. He appeared in 22 games with Toronto last season, making his NHL debut on Dec. 5, 2013, against the Dallas Stars. He had one goal and two assists with the Maple Leafs in addition to also playing with the American Hockey League's Toronto Marlies.
7/29/2014 Justin Fontaine, RW The Minnesota Wild have re-signed right wing Justin Fontaine to a two-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing. The deal was done on Tuesday.

Analysis: Fontaine had 13 goals, eight assists and a plus-6 rating for the Wild in 66 games last season as a rookie, ranking fourth on the team in goals. Playing primarily on the third line, Fontaine also had one goal and one assist in nine playoff games.
7/29/2014 Eric Staal, C The Carolina Hurricanes say captain Eric Staal has had surgery to repair a core muscle injury and should be ready for training camp.

Analysis: General manager Ron Francis said the surgery was performed Tuesday by a doctor in Philadelphia. He says Staal suffered the injury - also known as a sports hernia - during offseason training. Francis says the doctor who performed the surgery believes Staal will be ready for training camp in September and should "be at full health for the start of the regular season."
7/29/2014 Michael Frolik, RW The Winnipeg Jets re-signed forward Michael Frolik to a $3.3-million, one-year contract Tuesday.

Analysis: Frolik had 42 points (15 goals, 27 assists) in 81 games with the Jets last season. The two sides were scheduled to go to salary arbitration on Thursday. The 26-year-old native of Kladno, Czech Republic, has 193 points and 137 penalty minutes in 430 games with Florida, Chicago and Winnipeg.
7/28/2014 Tomas Tatar, LW The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a three-year contract with Tatar after the left wing was second on the team in goals last season. Tatar's deal is worth $2.75 million per year. The 23-year-old forward had 19 goals and 20 assists in 73 games in his first full season in the NHL. Only Gustav Nyquist scored more goals for Detroit with 28.

Analysis: Tatar represented Slovakia at last year's Olympics in Sochi. He was drafted by Detroit in the second round in 2009. In 100 career games with the Red Wings, Tatar has 24 goals and 23 assists.
7/28/2014 Daniel Winnik, LW Winnik has signed a $1.3 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs after spending last season with the Anaheim Ducks.

Analysis: Winnik, joining his fifth NHL team, had a career-high 30 points (six goals, 24 assists) and 23 penalty minutes in 76 games last season. He had one assist and two penalty minutes in nine playoff games. The 29-year-old Toronto native has 150 career points (49 goals, 101 assists) with Anaheim, Colorado, San Jose and Phoenix.
7/27/2014 Luke Adam, C The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Luke Adam to a one-year, two-way contract, which provides them the option to have him play in the minors.

Analysis: Adam was a restricted free agent after being tendered a contract offer by the team last month. He was selected in the second round of the 2008 draft, and has played parts of four seasons with the Sabres. Adam has 15 goals and 11 assists for 26 points in 87 NHL games.
7/25/2014 Landon Ferraro, C The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Landon Ferraro to a one-year contract. The team did not announce terms of the deal Friday.

Analysis: The 22-year-old Ferraro made his NHL debut for the Red Wings in March. He ended up playing four games with Detroit, averaging 8:58 of ice time. He also played 70 games with the team's minor league affiliate in Grand Rapids, scoring 15 goals with 16 assists.
7/25/2014 James Reimer, G Reimer and the Toronto Maple Leafs avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a two-year contract Thursday. Reimer's agent, Ray Petkau, confirmed the deal on Twitter. Reimer, a restricted free agent, and the Leafs were scheduled to go to arbitration Monday.

Analysis: Reimer lost the starting job to Jonathan Bernier last season, but was forced into service with Toronto's playoff hopes on the line when Bernier sustained a knee injury that ended his season. The 26-year-old goalie was 12-16-1 with a 3.29 goals-against average last season. In four seasons with Toronto, he's 65-48-15 with a 2.85 GAA.
7/25/2014 Nathan Walker, LW The Washington Capitals have signed forward Nathan Walker, the first Australian player to be drafted by an NHL team. The 20-year-old Walker was selected in the third round of last month's draft. He signed a standard three-year, entry-level contract Friday.

Analysis: Walker was born in Wales but spent his early childhood in Australia before moving to the Czech Republic. Walker became the first Aussie in the American Hockey League when he played for the Hershey Bears, the Capitals' AHL affiliate. He had five goals, six assists and 40 penalty minutes in 43 games with Hershey last season.
7/24/2014 Lars Eller, C The Montreal Canadiens avoided arbitration with center Lars Eller, agreeing to a four-year contract on Thursday.

Analysis: Eller was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing on Friday. "We are very pleased to have agreed upon a long term agreement with Lars Eller," general manager Marc Bergevin said in a statement. "He is an important part of our group of young veterans."
7/24/2014 Kevin Poulin, G The New York Islanders have agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with goalie Kevin Poulin.

Analysis: Poulin appeared in 28 games last season with the Islanders and posted an 11-16-1 record, with a .891 save percentage and a 3.29 goals-against-average. In 49 career games with the Islanders, Poulin has an 18-25-2 record with a 3.08 GAA and .900 save percentage.
7/24/2014 Jared McCann, C The Vancouver Canucks have signed center Jared McCann to an entry-level contract.

Analysis: The 18-year-old McCann played last season with the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, where he finished second on the team in goals (27) and points (62) in 64 games. He was selected by Vancouver in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2014 draft.
7/23/2014 Cory Sarich, D Sarich is recovering in a Calgary hospital after a cycling accident this week. The 35-year-old Sarich, who is a free agent, said it's been ''a rough couple of days and I'm grateful for the support I've been receiving.'' There's no timeline for his recovery.

Analysis: Sarich has spent a majority of his 15-year NHL career with the Calgary Flames and Tampa Bay Lightning. He suited up last season for Colorado, helping the Avalanche make the postseason for the first time since 2010.
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