6:47 PM ET, Fri September 03, 2010

Sharks sign Cup-winning goalie Niemi

New York Post — SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Sharks signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi on Thursday. Niemi joins fellow Finnish netminder Antero Niittymaki in San Jose as the replacements for longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov. Niittymaki signed a...

22 hours ago

DiPietro expects to be at Islanders training camp

New York Post — Rick DiPietro says he's expects to be ready for Islanders training camp when it begins next month. "Yes I have been skating. My legs feel great and I am looking forward to taking part in Training Camp this season," DiPietro said in a Twitter conversation with fans on the...

August 6, 2010

Islanders re-sign Sim

New York Post — The Islanders have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with winger Jon Sim. Sim had 13 goals and nine assists in 77 games last season, his third with the Islanders. During the 2008-09 season, he split the season between the Islanders and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Bridgeport...

August 3, 2010
Sat 4/3 vs Ottawa W 4 - 1
Tue 4/6 vs Montreal W 4 - 3
Thu 4/8 at Pittsburgh L 3 - 7
Sat 4/10 at New Jersey L 1 - 7
Sun 4/11 vs Pittsburgh OTL 5 - 6
  • Kovalchuk deal with Devils approved New York Post The two-month saga is ending. Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the Devils will be accepted by the NHL today after the league and its Players Association agreed on amending the CBA, sources say, so that the the league would certify compliant contracts up to age 40. The sides were said...
  • Ilya Kovalchuk's re-worked contract with Devils to be approved, report says Newark Star-Ledger NHL, NHLPA agree to amendment to rules that govern long-term contracts
  • Penguins single-game seats to go on sale Pittsburgh Post-Gazette About 2,000 single-game tickets for each Penguins home date for the first season at Consol Energy Center will go on sale at 10 a.m. next Friday.
  • NHL and NHLPA reach agreement, Kovalchuk deal to be approved (confirmed) Fire & Ice | Bergen Record The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have reached an agreement on guidelines for future long-term contracts and the official paperwork is being worked on with the aim of completing it before today’s 5 p.m. deadline, multiple sources have confirmed to me. As part of the agreement, the 15-year, $100 million contract Ilya Kovalchuk signed with the Devils a week ago will be approved. The news that an agreement had been reached was first reported by ESPN and TSN. A source said the new guidelines include stipulations about how the salary cap hit would be calculated for long-term deals that go...
  • Penguins sign veteran forward Mike Comrie Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Penguins today signed veteran forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, potentially adding some scoring punch