Ice Scoopz: Thursday Morning

A few signings to report from yesterday afternoon and a few new rumors and signing to start this sunny Thursday morning.

*-> Yesterday the San Jose Sharks quickly circled in on freshly released defenseman Colin White. The Sharks signed the blueliner to a deal reportedly worth 1$ million for 1 year.

*-> The Blackhawks have signed two way forward Patrick Sharp to a 5 year deal worth 5.9$ million per season or 29.5$ million overall.

*-> Chad Johnson has resigned with the New York Rangers.

*-> The New York Islanders have resigned Blake Comeau to a one year deal.

*-> Joe Morrow of the Portland Winterhawks has been signed to a 3 year entry level deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

*-> Forward Jake Marto of the University of North Dakota has signed a 3 year entry level deal with the Winnipeg Jets (man that still feels weird typing that..)

*-> The Ottawa Senators has resigned Kaspars Daugavins to a one year two-way contract. It's yet to be seen if Daugavins will report to Bingo after he signed a deal with Dynamo Riga earlier this offseason.

*-> The enigmatic Nikolai Zherdev has officially signed in the KHL with Atlant Mytishchi of the KHL after Ice Scoopz broke this rumor last week.

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*-> This morning the Phoenix Coyotes have signed the incosistent Patrick O'Sullivan to a 1 year deal.

*-> Rugged defenseman Danil Markov has signed a deal with Alexei Zhamnov's Vityaz Chekhov of the KHL leaving behind SKA St. Petersburg.

*-> Johan Fransson has also left SKA St. Petersburg to play back home in Sweden for Lulea of the SEL.