NHL Atlantic Division News

The Red Wings will open their preseason schedule on Sept. 16 against the Philadelphia Flyers at Joe Louis Arena.

John Paddock is back in the National Hockey League. The 55-year-old, who was fired as head coach of the Ottawa Senators in February 2008, was named Thursday as an assistant general manager for the Philadelphia Flyers.

The New York Rangers signed forward Ales Kotalik on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not released.

Mark Recchi joined the Boston Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup ring. He decided to stay to take another shot at it.

A day after fans rallied in Montreal in hopes the Canadiens would keep Alex Kovalev, the slick forward signed a two-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.

John Tavares' confident stride, friendly wave, broad smile and polished words didn't give away nervousness that had to be running through him on his first real day as the face of the New York Islanders.

Verizon has filed a program-access complaint with the FCC against Cablevision, saying that the cable operator should be compelled to sell HD programming from its Madison Square Garden Network to the telco and its FiOS multichannel video service.

The $325 million, multilayered financial arrangement officials signed to underwrite construction of Pittsburgh's Uptown hockey arena apparently lacked a significant detail: a due date for payments by the city's casino.

Ville Leino #21 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game Four of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals on June 4, 2009 at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Ottawa Senators have signed Alex Kovalev to a two-year, $10-million US deal.

The New York Rangers agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.25 million deal with Chris Higgins, a restricted free agent acquired last week in a six-player trade that sent Scott Gomez to the Montreal Canadiens.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Maxime Talbot had successful shoulder surgery on Tuesday and a timetable for recovery is expected to be four to five months, the club announced.

The Florida Panthers have signed center Jeff Taffe to a two-year contract, the club announced Monday.

Flyers general manager, Paul Holmgren, left, presents Chris Pronger with a Philadelphia Flyers jersey during his first press conference with the team on July 6. When Chris Pronger eventually hangs up his skates, he hopes it's with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Montreal Canadiens are busy again, signing center Mike Cammaleri and defensemen Jaroslav Spacek and Hal Gill on the first day of free-agent shopping in the NHL.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Chris Conner of the Dallas Stars to a one-year contract, team general manager Ray Shero announced Sunday.

Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler and the team are officially headed for arbitration, as noted by the Canadian Press: July 5, Canadian Press : New York Rangers winger Nikolai Zherdev and forward Jiri Hudler of the Detroit Red Wings are among 20 players who have elected salary arbitration, the NHL Players' Association announced Sunday night.

THE Montreal Canadiens acquired Scott Gomez, and his sizeable contract, from the New York Rangers in a seven-player trade on Tuesday.

Ty Conklin #29 of the Detroit Red Wings warms up before playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Seven of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena on June 12, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan.

Hockey fans aren't exactly your quiet and unassuming types. They want action with their ice, and lots of it.