Free Agent Frenzy

Today this entry will be a running entry tracking all rumors and signings from around the NHL. Anything the Islanders are involved in will be placed in bold. If you hear something & don't see it posted here as long as its from a reputable source meaning no hockeybuzz or things like that feel free to post it in comments. Without further adeu:

1:44AM - On twitter many reliable writers including Bob McKenzie have said that the Coyotes may explore the trade market for Keith Yandle if they can't sign him to an extension. Yandle is 24 years old and had 59 points for the Coyotes last season.

It has been said by Botta, Strang, BD, and quoted on the isles twitter timeline from Garth Snow that the Islanders will look to the trade market to acquire a legit top four defenseman because none of the free agents left are to appealing. To me Yandle would be a great guy to trade for as to me at least he is better then Ehrhoff. Only question with him is if he'd sign here. There's talk that hes not sold on the future of Phoenix which is why hes reluctant to sign there.

1:44AM - Ruslan Fedotanko signs a 1 year 1.4 million dollar deal with the Rangers

1:44AM - Sean Bergenheim signs in Florida 4 years 2.75 per

1:43AM - Michael Handzus signs in San Jose 2 years 2.5 million per

1:43AM - Andrew Ebbet signs in Vancouver 1 year 525K

1:42AM - Tanner Glass signs in Winnipeg 1 year 750K

1:41AM - Dan Carcillo signs in Chicago 1 year 775K

1:41AM - Brian Elliot signs with ST Louis 2 years 1.2 million

1:40AM - Chuck Kobasew signs with Colorado 2 years 1.25 per

5:06PM - Oilers sign Eric Belanger to a 3 year deal worth 1.75 per year

4:58PM - Florida signs Thomas Fleischmann to a 4 year 18 million dollar deal

4:38PM - JS Giguere signs with Colorado

4:37PM - Jim Vandermeer signs 1 year deal with the Sharks

4:35PM - Shelden Souray signs 1 year 1.65 million deal with Dallas

4:22PM - Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 year 1.5 to Carolina

4:19PM - Marco Sturm signs a 1 year 2.25 million dollar deal with Vancover

4:12PM - Buffalo signs Villie Leino to a 6 year 27 million dollar contract

4:09PM - Ducks trade Andy Sutton to the Oilers for Kurtis Foster

4:05PM - Benoit Pouliot signs with Boston 1 year 1.1 million

3:59PM - Kris Versteeg has been traded to the Flyers for a 2012 or 2013 second round pick and Sharks 2012 3rd round pick

3:45PM - Dallas Stars sign Michael Ryder to a 2 year deal worth 3.5 per year

3:39PM - Ottawa signs Alex Auld 1 year 1 million

3:35PM - Oilers sign Darcy Hordichuck to a 1 year 825K deal and sign Cam Barker to a 1 year 2.25 million dollar deal

3:32PM - Eric Cole signs 4 year 18 million dollar deal with the Canadiens

3:25PM - Caps sign Joel Ward to a 4 year 12 million dollar deal and Roman Hamrlik to a 2 year deal worth 7 million dollars

3:24PM - Isles sign Marty Reasoner to a 2 year deal worth 1.35 per year. (theres our 4th line center)

3:17PM - Steve Sullivan to Pit. 1 year 1.5 million

3:11PM - Darren Dregger says Montreal is closing in on Eric Cole

3:09PM - Mike Rupp goes to the Rangers 3 years 1.5 per (to me they overpaid like most others today)

3:07PM - Detroit signs Mike Commodore to a one year 1 million dollar deal

2:45PM - Carolina signs Brian Boucher to a two year 950K deal

2:32PM - Flyers sign Max Talbot to a 5 year deal worth 9 million dollars

2:27PM - Radim Vrbata signs 3 year 9 million dollar deal to stay in Phoenix

2:10PM - Devils sign Johan Hedberg to a 1 year extension

2:02PM - Capitals trade Semyon Varlemov to the Avalanche, caps got 1st rounder next year and a 2nd in 2012 or 2013. Varlemov reportedly signs 2 year 5.5 million dollar deal with the Avanlanche

1:57PM - Marcel Goc signs with the Florida Panthers for a 3 year deal worth 1.7 million per

1:51PM - Andrew Brunette signs in Chicago on a one year deal worth 2 million

1:50PM - BD Gallof says the Isles offered Upshall 3 years 3.5 but he chose Florida instead

1:37PM - Ed Jovanoski signs with Florida, 4 year deal worth 16.5 million

1:36PM - Jan Hejada signs 4 year deal in Colorado worth 3.25 million per year

1:28PM - Stars sign Radek Dvorak & Vernon Fiddler, Dvorak got 1 year 1.5 per according to McKenzie, Vernon Fiddler got 3 years 1.8 per according to MacKenzie

1:25PM - Phoenix signs Boyd Gordon to a two year deal worth 1.3 in year one and 1.35 in year to

1:22PM - Flyers sign Jaromir Jagr, he got 1 year 3.3 million

Phoenix signs Mike Smith a to a 2 year 4 million dollar contract and Raffi Torres to a two year deal worth 1.75 per

1:16PM - Capitals sign Halpern 1 year 825K

1:12PM - Scottie Upshall signs in Florida, the deals 4 years 14 million according to TSN

1:10PM - Sean O'Donnell signs 1 year 850K with Chicago

1:06PM - Dallas signs Adam Pardy 2 years 2 million per

1:03PM - Andrew Brunette is drawing interest from the Rangers, Hawks, Predators among others

Also the Blackhawks are the front runners to sign Max Talbot

12:55PM - Jose Theodore 2 years 1.5 per with Florida

12:51PM - Ben Eager signs 3 year deal worth 1.1 per with the Oilers

Jamal Mayers signs 1 year 550K with Chicago

12:35PM - Devils sign Andy Greene to a 4 year deal

12:29PM - Michael Handzus has NOT signed with the Flyers! Bob McKenzie says they haven't even had discussion

12:07PM - Isles sign Kirill Kabanov to an entry level deal

12:03PM - Penguins resign Tyler Kennedy to a 2 year deal worth 2 per

12:02PM - Chris Higgins signs 2 year extension with Vancover to a 2 year deal worth 1.9 per and Vancover also resigns Sami Salo to a 1 year 2 million dollar deal

12:00PM - James Wisniewski signs a 6 year 33 million dollar deal with the Bluejackets

11:59AM - Jesse Joensuu signed a 2 year deal with a Swedish Club (The Islanders retained his rights according to Chris Botta because we sent him a qualifying offer last week)