Archive for July 10th, 2009

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft may be over, but our reporting is just beginning. NHL Intel is continuing coverage of the draft by providing team by team summaries and draft grades. Click here to read more about how the Columbus Blue Jackets did… »

The Washington Capitals and center Brendan Morrison have agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Morrison is expected to fill a void created when Sergei Federov decided to leave the Captials and play next season in the… »

The Tampa Bay Lightning and goaltender Antero Niittymaki have agreed to a one-year contract. Niittymaki is expected to back-up Tampa Bay’s starting goalie Mike Smith. The Lightning would like Niittymaki to play somewhere between 20 to 30 games next… »

The Montreal Canadiens and defenseman Paul Mara have agreed to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not released. Mara played last season with the New York Rangers posting five goals, 21 points, 94 penalty minutes in 76… »

The Tampa Bay Lightning lock up the No. 2 pick from last month’s draft, the Dallas Stars may be parting ways with a long-time defenseman, and the Buffalo Sabres re-sign one of their forwards. All this and more in this morning’s quick… »

The New York Rangers and forward Ales Kotalik agreed to a three-year contract worth $9 million, according to TSN. Kotalik split last season between the Buffalo Sabres and Edmonton Oilers scoring 20 goals and 43 points in 75 games… »