Jordan Spence knew something had to give when his ice time dwindled from an average of nearly 17 minutes per game in the regular season to between six and 11 minutes during the playoffs. He wanted a bigger role on the Los Angeles Kings,

The Washington Capitals signed a young player they got from the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, and a couple of Canadian teams re-upped defensemen on varying lengths of contracts

The Ottawa Senators have signed pending free agent Claude Giroux to a one-year contract extension with a $2 million cap hit, the team announced Sunday. The contract will carry $2.75 million in performance bonuses and contains a full no-move clause,

Veteran forward Claude Giroux is staying in Ottawa after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Senators, a person familiar with the discussions confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement is not finalized and was reached two days before the player was scheduled to

Veteran Senators forward Claude Giroux is staying put in Ottawa for one more season, and Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro has a new four-year contract that keeps him in Columbus.