Here is a list of the most recent free agent signings and rumors:
Colby Armstrong signs with Vaxjo of the SHL. Rumors were that he only received two-way offers from teams and so he's heading to Sweden to try and revitalize his career.
Mikhail Grabovski has narrowed his possibilities to three teams, but no decision will be made for at least another week, if not more. We don't know which teams are among the three, except that Winnipeg is not among them, according to Aaron Ward.
Teams are contacting the Toronto Maple Leafs about the availability of Dion Phaneuf. The calls are being made because Phaneuf has only one year left on his deal and other GMs are wondering if the Leafs can re-sign him.
Continuing the Toronto-related rumors, Cody Franson is likely to be shopped before camps open. The Leafs are having difficulty coming to an agreement with Franson on a new deal, so they may look elsewhere in a trade.
Damien Brunner is supposedly close to signing with the Devils. He's been holding out all this time because he wants to land with a team that will give him top six minutes and significant time on the power play, but nobody has stepped up because the vibe around the league is that one lockout-shortened, streaky season does not make a proven scorer.
Phoenix might trade one or more of its defensemen before the season starts. They currently have nine players signed to one-way contracts on their back end. Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson would have to be considered untouchable, so the likely trade candidates would be guys like David Schlemko, Rostislav Klesla, and Chris Summers. There were also rumors that Coyotes GM Don Maloney turned down two offers for Yandle: A package of Matt Read and Sean Couturier from the Flyers, and a package of Magnus Pajaarvi and Sam Gagner from the Oilers.
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