NHL.com: The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players' Association announced today that the Team Payroll Range established for the 2006-07 League Year, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, provides for a Lower Limit of $28 million, an Adjusted Midpoint of $36 million and an Upper Limit of $44 million.

Atlanta Thrashers — re-signed right wing Scott Mellanby to a one-year contract.
Boston Bruins — signed defenseman Zdeno Chara, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a five-year contract; signed center Marc Savard, who had been with the Atlanta Thrashers, to a four-year contract.
Calgary Flames — signed defenseman Andrei Zyuzin, who had been with the Minnesota Wild.
Carolina Hurricanes re-signed center Eric Staal to a three-year contract and defenseman Mike Commodore to a two-year contract; signed goaltender John Grahame, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a two-year contract.
Colorado Avalanche — signed center Tyler Arnason, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a one-year contract.
Columbus Blue Jackets — signed defenseman Anders Eriksson to a one-year contract; signed defenseman Kris Russell; re-signed center Alexander Svitov to a one-year contract.
Edmonton Oilers — agreed to terms with right wing Fernando Pisani on a four-year contract and goaltender Dwayne Roloson on a three-year contract.
Los Angeles Kings — agreed to terms with defenseman Rob Blake, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche, and left wing Scott Thornton, who had been with the San Jose Sharks, on two-year contracts.
Montreal Canadiens re-signed defenseman Francis Bouillon to a three-year contract.
New Jersey Devils re-signed right wing Jamie Langenbrunner to a multi-year contract.
New York Rangers — signed goaltender Stephen Valiquette and defenseman Karel Rachunek; agreed to terms with defenseman Daniel Girardi.
Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Nolan Baumgartner, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract; signed defenseman Lars Jonsson to a one-year contract.
Phoenix Coyotes — signed defenseman Ed Jovanovski, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a five-year contract.
St. Louis Blues — signed defenseman Jay McKee, who had been with the Buffalo Sabres, to a multi-year contract; re-signed left wing Dallas Drake to a multi-year contract.
Tampa Bay Lightning — signed left wing Nikita Alexeev and center Andreas Karlsson to one-year contracts; signed defenseman Andy Delmore, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a one-year contract.
Toronto Maple Leafs — signed defenseman Pavel Kubina, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a four-year contract and defenseman Hal Gill, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a three-year contract.
Washington Capitals — re-signed goaltender Brent Johnson; signed defenseman Brian Pothier, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a four-year contract.

NHL.com: This summer, the Stanley Cup will again log thousands of miles. As plans are being finalized, it appears the Cup will travel to three Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Alberta and Ottawa), seven states (North Carolina, North Dakota, Michigan, Maine, Missouri, New York and Minnesota) as well as to the Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and the Ukraine.
Every Hurricane player can celebrate in the way he best sees fit, but you know that every celebration, no matter how public or private, will include a drink (or two) out of the bowl of the Stanley Cup.