*-> The New Jersey Devils have signed Brian Gionta's brother Stephen Gionta to a 2 way deal. Gionta played last season for Lowell the Devils AHL affiliate.
*-> Taylor Beck of the Guelph Storm has signed an entry level deal with the Nashville Predators this morning.
*-> David Spina has signed a 1 year 2 way deal with the St. Louis Blues.
*-> Jokerit of the Finnish Elite League has signed former Phoenix Coyote Petteri Nokelainen to a deal.
*-> Yesterday the Dallas Stars signed defenseman Nicklas Grossman to a 2 year deal worth 3.25 million overall. The deal works out to be 1.62 mil per year.
*-> Ilya Kovalchuks agent has told the Devils Management that they have 48 hours to signed the Russian superstar before he looks elsewhere. While many see this as a scare tactic by the Kovalchuk camp its believed the threat is real. Kovalchuk is sick of the situation and he feels he waited on the Devils and he's also shown tremendous loyalty to the Devils by giving them the first crack. Its also said that Kovalchuk still has a major offer from the KHL club St. Petersburg and also an unnamed club presumably AK Bars. As for NHL offers not very many teams are in the position to spend so very few suitors should surface. The main threat could be the New York Islanders. The New Jersey Devils are trying hard to get the cap space and have been pushing for a salary dumping deal. Bryce Salvador to the Dallas Stars is one known option.
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