Quick Hits from around the league: The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed netminder Riku Helenius to a two-year contract. GM Steve Yzerman said the deal will officially be announced at some point today. According to a report, the first year of the deal is a two-way agreement and the second year carries a one-way pact that [...]

Quick Hits from around the NHL: The Pittsburgh Penguins still has the option of simply holding on to Jordan Staal. And as General Manager Ray Shero tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that’s not as far-fetched as some might think. ”I’d like to do that, if possible,” he said. “We’re looking at hopefully getting extensions with Sidney Crosby and Staal.” The Tampa Tribune reports [...]