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CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks say recently signed winger Marian Hossa is rehabilitating a shoulder injury he suffered during the Stanley Cup playoffs while with Detroit

NEWARK, N.J. – Center Travis Zajac avoided salary arbitration and signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Devils.”During his previous three seasons in the National Hockey League, Travis Zajac has proven to be among the top young players in the game, and has developed into one of the core players on our team,” Devils chief executive Lou Lamoriello said in announcing the signing on Wednesday

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have bolstered their blue-line by re-signing defenceman Denis Grebeshkov to a one-year contract.Last season in Edmonton, Grebeshkov had seven goals, 32 assists and 38 penalty minutes in 72 games – all career highs

TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay and Phoenix have completed a three-player trade with the Lighting sending right wing Radim Vrbata to the Coyotes for left wing Todd Fedoruk and defenseman David Hale

BOSTON – Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Hunwick has a new deal with the team, and that’s what he wanted all along.”That was the No. 1 goal,” Hunwick said in a conference call with reporters on Tuesday

The Montreal Canadiens have avoided salary arbitration with centre Tomas Plekanec, signing him to a one-year US$2.75-million contract.Plekanec, 26, is coming off his fifth season with the Canadiens, posting his third consecutive 20-goal campaign (20 goals, 19 assists)

OTTAWA – Newly signed Senator Alex Kovalev says he’s hoping Dany Heatley will still be wearing an Ottawa uniform this season.Kovalev told reporters today that he knows Heatley from playing with the star left-winger in Russia during the NHL lockout

ATLANTA – The Atlanta Thrashers have signed first-round pick Evander Kane to a multi-year deal, the club announced Monday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens continued their off-season makeover Monday, inking netminder Curtis Sanford to a one-year contract.Sanford, 29, went 11-11-1 with a 2

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins have signed defenceman Matt Hunwick to a multiyear contract extension.Hunwick scored six goals with 21 assists as a rookie last season

MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he hopes the Continental Hockey League will expand to include clubs in central and western Europe

TORONTO – The NHL Players’ Association is recommending that players skip the on-ice portion of Olympic orientation camps because of insurance concerns

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have hired Matt Shaw as an assistant coach, reuniting him with head coach Todd McLellan.Shaw replaces Todd Richards, who left the Sharks last month to become the Minnesota Wild’s head coach

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild have signed veteran goaltender Wade Dubielewicz to add depth behind all-star Niklas Backstrom.The move gives the Wild a third goaltender on the roster and more stability should they decide to trade backup Josh Harding, who had a 2

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings are keeping defenceman Jack Johnson around.The club signed the restricted free agent to a two-year contract on Friday

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have traded defeceman Keith Seabrook to the Calgary Flames for future considerations.Seabrook was taken by Washington in the second round of the 2006 NHL entry draft

QUINCY, Mass. – A shoplifting charge against former NHL player Chris Nilan has been dismissed.Braintree police say Nilan and another man were arrested Wednesday at a mall after Lord & Taylor security guards accused Nilan of walking out with a bathing suit under his clothes

NEWARK, N.J. – Defenceman Cory Murphy has signed a two-way contract with the New Jersey Devils.Contract terms were not disclosed on Friday but Murphy’s salary will be determined by whether he plays for the Devils or one of their minor league affiliates

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenceman Brian Fahey from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenceman Nigel Williams.The 28-year-old Fahey scored 24 points in 66 games with the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack last season

CHICAGO – The first welcome for two of the newest Blackhawks, Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky, came on the way to the United Centre from the airport