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ATLANTA THRASHERS-Re-signed RW Scott Mellanby to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with G Johan Hedberg on a two-year contract.

BOSTON BRUINS-Signed D Zdeno Chara to a five-year contract, C Marc Savard to a four-year contract and RW Shean Donovan to a two-year contract.

CALGARY FLAMES-Signed D Andrei Zyuzin to a multiyear contract.

CAROLINA HURRICANES-Re-signed F Eric Staal to a three-year contract and D Mike Commodore, G John Grahame and RW Chad LaRose to two-year contracts.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS-Agreed to terms with D Anders Eriksson on a one-year contract, C Alexander Svitov and D Kris Russell.

DETROIT RED WINGS-Re-signed G Chris Osgood to a two-year contract.

EDMONTON OILERS-Re-signed G Dwayne Roloson to a three-year contract and F Fernando Pisani to a four-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS-Bought out the contract of D Sean Hill. Agreed to terms with D Ruslan Salei on a four-year contract.

LOS ANGELES KINGS-Agreed to terms with D Rob Blake on a two-year contract and C Alyn McCauley on a three-year contract. Signed LW Scott Thornton to a two-year contract. Extended qualifying offers to C Eric Belanger, LW Dustin Brown, C Michal Cammalleri, G Mathieu Garon, D Tim Gleason, D Tim Jackson and D Mike Weaver. Declined to exercise their option on D Nathan Dempsey.

MINNESOTA WILD-Signed D Kim Johnsson, RW Mark Parrish and D Keith Carney to multiyear contracts.

MONTREAL CANADIENS-Re-signed D Francis Bouillon to a three-year contract.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Re-signed G Chris Mason to a two-year contract. Signed C Jason Arnott to a five-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS-Re-signed LW Patrik Elias to a seven-year contract and RW Jamie Langenbrunner to a five-year contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS-Signed C Mike Sillinger to a three-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS-Signed D Karel Rachunek to a one-year contract and C Matt Cullen to a four-year contract. Re-signed F Martin Straka to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with G Stephen Valiquette and D Daniel Girardi.

OTTAWA SENATORS-Signed G Martin Gerber to a three-year contract and D Joe Corvo to a four-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS-Agreed to terms with D Nolan Baumgartner on a four-year contract and D Lars Jonsson on a one-year contract.

PHOENIX COYOTES-Agreed to terms with D Ed Jovanovski on a five-year contract. Signed G Mike Morrison to a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS BLUES-Agreed to terms with D Jay McKee on a four-year contract. Signed C Doug Weight to a multiyear contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING-Signed LW Nikita Alexeev, C Andreas Karlsson and D Andy Delmore to one-year contracts and D Filip Kuba to a three-year contract. Traded D Darryl Sydor to Dallas for a 2008 fourth-round draft pick.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS-Signed D Hal Gill to a three-year contract. Agreed to terms with D Pavel Kubina on a four-year contract.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS-Signed D Willie Mitchell to a four-year contract.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS-Signed D Brian Pothier to a four-year contract. Re-signed G Brent Johnson.