The Penguins have signed forward Mike Comrie to a $500,000, one-year contract, giving them a proven scorer who might be capable of playing on one of their top three lines, according to an Associated Press report.

Comrie will join the Penguins several months after marrying actress Hilary Duff.
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The Kings have agreed to terms on a three-year entry level contract with defenseman David Kolomatis, Kings President/GM Dean Lombardi announced today.

Kolomatis, 21, played in 76 regular season games this past season with the Manchester Monarchs of the AHL and he ranked tied for second among club defensemen in points with 29 (tied for seventh among league rookie defensemen), tied for second among club defensemen in goals with eight, tied for second among club defensemen in assists (21) and tied for first among club defensemen with five power-play goals.

Originally selected by the Kings in the fifth-round (126th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, the 5-11, 189-pounder is a native of Livingston, New Jersey. [READ]

The Canadiens have re-signed restricted free-agent goalie Carey Price to a two-year contract.

The contract is worth $2.5M in the 2010-11 season and $3M in 2011-12, ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun reported.

The 22-year-old goaltender signed the new contract on Thursday, ending two months of negotiations with the Canadiens. [READ]

The Avalanche announced today that the team has signed restricted free-agent forward Chris Stewart to a two-year contract through the 2011-12 season.

Stewart, 22, led Colorado with 28 goals and finished second on the team in scoring with 64 points in 77 games last season.

“We are pleased to have Chris Stewart under contract,” said Avalanche GM/Executive Vice President Greg Sherman. “Chris was one of our top offensive players last season and we look forward to seeing him build on what he started a year ago.”
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The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2M deal with Antti Niemi, according to an Associated Press report.

The team announced the deal Thursday. [READ]

The Coyotes have another interested buyer, sources told ESPN.com.

Matthew Hulsizer, CEO of PEAK6 Investments is in the final stages of negotiating a new arena lease agreement with the City of Glendale after which Hulsizer is expected to make an offer to purchase the Coyotes from the NHL. [READ]

The deadline to accept or reject Ilya Kovalcuck's latest contract offer from the New Jersey Devils was extended from Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET to Friday at the same time, the NHL said via statement on its website.

The league and NHL Players' Association agreed to the extension on Wednesday, according to an ESPN.com report. [READ]

Former Blackhawks goaltender Antti Niemi has decided to accept a one-year, $2 million deal with the Sharks, according to a league source, and reported by ESPN.com on Wednesday. [READ]

Sharks CEO Greg Jamison is stepping down from his job running the day-to-day operations of the club, according to an Associated Press report.

The team announced Wednesday that Jamison’s last day as CEO will be Oct. 1. A search for a replacement will begin soon. Jamison will remain part of the ownership and will be the team’s representative on the NHL’s Board of Governors. [READ]

Predators President of Hockey Operations/GM David Poile announced today that the club has acquired defenseman Grant Lewis from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for forward Ian McKenzie.

Lewis, 25, split the 2009-10 season between the AHL’s Chicago Wolves and Hershey Bears, and appeared in one postseason contest during the Bears’ run to the 2010 Calder Cup. The 6-3, 190-pound blueliner, who also played on the Wolves’ 2008 Calder Cup-winning team, has posted 44 points and 145 penalty minutes in 133 AHL contests since turning pro in 2007. He has also appeared in one NHL game with the Thrashers on March 3, 2009 vs. Florida. [READ]

Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has been sentenced to 30 days in jail stemming from his Arizona drunken-driving conviction, according to an ESPN.com report.

The four-time All-Star received the sentence Tuesday in Scottsdale City Court. He was also fined $5,100 and must enroll in an alcohol-treatment program. [READ]

The Sabres have re-signed unrestricted free agent forward Matt Ellis to a one-year contract, according to an Associated Press report on Tuesday.

Ellis rejoins the team for a third season after setting career-highs with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) and 72 games played last year. [READ]

Brian Burke, president and GM of the Maple Leafs, announced Tuesday that the hockey club has signed restricted free agent forward Christian Hanson to a one-year contract.

Hanson, a 24-year-old native of Venetia, Pennsylvania, completed his first full season of professional hockey in 2009-10. He appeared in 32 games for the Maple Leafs and recorded two goals and seven assists with 16 penalty minutes. In the season finale, he earned two goals and an assist at Montreal on April 10. With the Marlies this past season, Hanson also had 12 goals and 19 assists in 38 AHL games. He was named to the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star Team and he collected an assist at the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic. At the conclusion of the season, he played in six games for the United States at the World Championships in Germany.

Hanson completed a four-year career at the University of Notre Dame in 2009. During his final season, Hanson played in 37 games for the Fighting Irish registering a career-high 31 points on 16 goals and 15 assists, along with 28 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating.

In 140 games with Notre Dame over four seasons from 2005 to 2009, Hanson collected 64 points (36 goals, 28 assists) and 123 penalty minutes. [READ]