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Report: Avalanche sign Colborne to 2-year, $5M pact

The Colorado Avalanche have signed free-agent forward Joe Colborne to a two-year, $5-million contract, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

A former first-round pick, 16th overall in 2008, Colborne exploded in a big way last season, scoring 19 goals and adding 25 assists in 73 games for the Calgary Flames. He hit the market after he wasn't tendered a qualifying offer.

A center, Colborne will turn 27 in January. His previous career highs in goals and points were 10 and 28.

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Report: Capitals sign Connolly to 1-year, $850K deal

The Washington Capitals have added even more depth to their forward crop, signing Brett Connolly to a one-year contract worth $850,000, according to TSN's Gord Miller.

The former first-round draft pick will join the Capitals after a disappointing first full season with the Boston Bruins.

Connolly contributed just nine goals and 25 points in a career-high 71 games.

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Habs sign Zach Redmond to 2-year, $1.225 million contract

The Montreal Canadiens have come to terms with Zach Redmond, signing the defenseman to a two-year contract worth $1.225 million, the club announced.

The 27-year-old spent last season split between the Colorado Avalanche and their AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. He collected six points in 37 games with Colorado.

Redmond will likely slot in as a depth defenseman with the Canadiens and could prove to be valuable as a right-handed shot.

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Report: Kings ink Latta to 1-year deal, worth reported $600K

The Los Angeles Kings have signed forward Michael Latta to a one-year contract, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Latta is coming off his third season with the Washington Capitals, joining the club back in 2013 from the Nashville Predators - along with Martin Erat - in exchange for Filip Forsberg.

The 25-year-old played in just 43 games this past season where he had three goals and four assists.

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Stempniak signs with Hurricanes for 2 years, $5 million

Cross off another team from Lee Stempniak's list.

The Carolina Hurricanes added the forward on a two-year, $5-million contract Friday, the club announced.

The Canes are Stempniak's 10th NHL team. He had a strong 2015-16 season, scoring 19 goals and adding 32 assists for the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins.

Stempniak will be 34 in February, and provides leadership for a young Carolina team.

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Rangers sign Grabner, Gerbe, Clendening

The New York Rangers have signed veteran forwards Michael Grabner and Nathan Gerbe, as well as defenseman Adam Clendening.

Grabner's deal is reportedly worth $3.2 million over two years, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, while Darren Dreger of TSN is reporting a one-year, $600,000 contract for Gerbe.

Grabner, 28, has scored 104 goals in 397 career games, including a single-season high of 34 back in 2010-11. He spent this past season with the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he recorded nine goals and nine assists.

Gerbe spent the past two seasons in Carolina, but the majority of his career with Buffalo. The 28-year-old has recorded 58 goals and 80 assists in his 394-game career.

Clendening brings 50 games of experience to the table, with two goals and nine assists to his credit.

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Report: Kings add backup Zatkoff on 2-year deal

The Los Angeles Kings signed goaltender Jeff Zatkoff to a two-year contract Friday to back up Jonathan Quick, reports TSN's Bob McKenzie.

Zatkoff will join the team that originally drafted him in the third round in 2006. He never played a game for the Kings before signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1, 2012.

The 29-year-old dressed in 14 games this past season, posting a .917 save percentage and a 2.79 goals-against average.

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Report: Stars sign Dan Hamhuis to 2-year, $7.5M deal

Dan Hamhuis' tenure with the Vancouver Canucks is over.

The Dallas Stars have signed the defenseman to a two-year, $7.5-million contract, according to multiple reports.

The 33-year-old spent the last six seasons at the top of Vancouver's defensive depth chart, and although he's recently battled injuries, Hamhuis is confident he can return to the form that earned him a spot on Canada's 2014 Olympic team.

He joins a formidable defensive corps in Dallas that features John Klingberg, Johnny Oduya, and Jordie Benn.

Prior to scoring only 13 points in 58 games last season, Hamhuis registered 10 consecutive seasons of 20-plus points, and should benefit from an offensive boost in a potent Stars lineup.

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Canadiens sign Alexander Radulov to 1-year contract worth reported $5.75M

Alexander Radulov is coming back to the NHL.

The Russian winger has signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

Originally drafted 15th overall by the Nashville Predators in 2004, Radulov has 154 career NHL games on his resume, recording 47 goals and 55 assists during that time.

Following a four-year stint in the KHL beginning in 2008, Radulov returned to Nashville late in the 2011-12 season, but was suspended in the playoffs for breaking team curfew. The 29-year-old subsequently spent the past four seasons with CSKA Moscow, recording 78 goals and 238 points in his last 181 games.

Radulov will join the recently-acquired Shea Weber in Montreal, who served as team captain during his tenure with the Predators.

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