Scott Gomez is expected to agree to terms to become a member of the San Jose Sharks today, according to TSN.ca. Gomez, who has been traveling with the Sharks and skating with the team for the past few days, became an unrestricted free agent last week when his contract was bought out by the Montreal Canadiens. The [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Joffrey Lupul to a five-year, $26.25 million contract extension on Sunday. The deal reportedly includes a limited no-trade clause where he can have a list of 14 teams he’d be willing to join. That’s especially relevant to the 29-year-old winger, who’s been a part of four swaps in his career. [...]

Quick Hits from around the league: Dmitry Kulikov has inked a two-year deal with the Florida Panthers. Kulikov was a restricted free agent. He has missed pretty much the entirety of the short training camp due to the contract negotiations, but fortunately he played in Europe during the lockout. He had six points and 28 [...]

The New Jersey Devils have re-signed center Travis Zajac to an eight-year deal worth $46 million, according to ESPN. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said the Devils had previous discussions with Zajac about locking up the 27-year-old center, but could not complete the final details until the lockout ended. “He’s one of our core leaders and he has been [...]

Jim Vandermeer has inked a two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks, according to the Vancouver Sun. He will earn $600,000 at the NHL level and $275,000 in the minors. Vandermeer is slated to compete with Chris Tanev, Andrew Alberts and new addition Cam Barker for the sixth, seventh and eighth spots on the team’s defense [...]

The New York Rangers re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Michael Del Zotto on Sunday, according to the team’s twitter account. It’s a two-year deal worth $2.55 million per season, a source told ESPNNewYork.com. The team also announced it has signed defenseman Matt Gilroy, a former Ranger who played with Ottawa and Tampa Bay last season. Del Zotto, the Rangers’ first-round [...]

German website Sportal is reporting that veteran left wing Jochen Hecht has re-signed with the Buffalo Sabres. The 35-year-old spent a decade with the Sabres before signing with hometown club Adler Mannheim after becoming an unrestricted free agent last summer. Earlier this week, Sabres captain Jason Pominville who skated alongside his former linemate with Alder during the lockout said that Hecht would [...]

The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Alex Burrows to a four-year, $18 million contract extension Friday. The 31-year-old left winger had 28 goals and 24 assists in 80 games last season. “I never really thought about leaving,” Burrows said. “All along, I always wanted to stay in Vancouver. As soon as the management showed interest in an extension, for me [...]

Shane Doan was one of the NHL’s most coveted free agents this offseason, garnering attention from nearly half the league. Doan listened to all the offers, out of obligation to the free-agency process, himself, his family. There were some pretty good ones, too. But as he spoke with each of the teams interested in him, Doan [...]

Milan Lucic agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The deal will kick in after this season. In terms of average annual value, the 24-year-old will now become the highest-paid forward on the roster. The physical forward had 26 goals, 62 assists and 135 penalty minutes last season. [...]