Further News For July 7th, 2008

-Tampa Bay signs Mark Recchi (tsn): Deal is for one year with a base salary of $1.25 million but an additional $250k of incentives.  One would have to expect Tampa will be dealing one or both of Jussi Jokinen and/or Michel Ouellet soon or there won't be any room for the approximately one billion free agents they've signed this offseason.

-Anaheim signs Brendan Morrison (tsn): So, days after casting off another former Canuck, Brian Burke brings in a different former Canuck.  Financials/length are not revealed yet, but Morrison already turned down a one-year, $1.9 million deal to remain in Vancouver, so you'd have to think it's either for more money or more years, or maybe both.  Morrison battled through two injuries last year that ended his iron-man streak at 542 games and only put up 25 points, his lowest total in 9 full seasons in the NHL.

-Columbus re-signs Mike Peca (Columbus Dispatch): Expected to be announced formally on Tuesday.

-Montreal signs Ryan Flinn (RDS): I most remember him as the fighter who got into a scrum back when he played for the Kings, lost his footing and landed square on the top of his head.  It probably cut his NHL career short, as he never really got going in the NHL again, but he brings muscle to Montreal's farm club.