MAY 2005 TRANSACTIONS as of Thursday, June 2, 2005 21:59 (see archives for past transactions)

MAY 25
- The Buffalo Sabres sign Steven Later (D) and release Nathan Barrett (F).
- The Buffalo Sabres sign Jani Hurme (G) and release Brad Tapper (F).
- The Phoenix Coyotes sign Brett Carson (D) and Bryce Lampman (D) and release Marcus Jonasen (F) and Matti Kaltiainen (G)
- The Phoenix Coyotes sign Teemu Lassila (G) and release Bryce Lampman (D)
- The Washington Capitals sign Johan Franzen (f) and release Denis Shvidki (F).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning trade Ilya Bryzgalov (G), COL2 and John Mitchell (F) to the Vancouver Canucks for Mike York (F) and Alexander Polushin (F).
- The Toronto Maple Leafs sign Alexandre Picard (D) and release Jeremy Williams (F).
- The Vancouver Canucks sign Troy Bodie (F) and release Martin Samuelsson (F).
- THE EDMONTON OILERS TRADE JURAJ KOLNIK (F) AND OSCAR HEDMAN (D) TO THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING IN EXCHANGE FOR ALEXANDER POLUSHIN (F).
- THE EDMONTON OILERS SIGN MATTHEW GREENE (D). (please not all capitals in emails!)
- The Tampa Bay Lightning sign Kevin Bieksa (D) and release Lukas Bolf (D).
- The Vancouver Canucks trade BUF3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Daniel Cleary (F).
- The Vancouver Canucks release Matt Bradley (F).
- The Vancouver Canucks sign Yan Stastny (F) and release Fukufuji (G).

MAY 26
- The Buffalo Sabres sign Jan Lasak (G), Andrew Alberts (D), Denis Hamel (F), Joel Kwiatkowski (D) Staffan Kronvall (D) and John Doherty (D) and release Shayne Corson (F), Jonathan Boutin (G), Kamil Piros (F), Martin Vagner (D), and Michael Ryan (F).
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May 27
- The Buffalo Sabres sign Colton Orr (F) and Jeremy Williams and release Matt Murley (F) and Jean-Francois Damphouse (G).
- The Tampa Bay Lightning sign Denis Shvidki (F) and release Trevor Letowsk i (F).
- The San Jose Sharks sign Adam Hauser (G) and release Igor Ulanov (D).

May 29
- The Buffalo Sabres trade Patrick Stefan (F), Alex Khavanov (D), and Jim Fahey (D) to the Phoenix Coyotes for Vesa Toskala (G), Brad Winchester (F), and Nikita Alexeev (F).
- The Buffalo Sabres sign Karel Rachunek (D), Christoph Schubert (D), and Mikael Samuelsson (F) and release Jani Hurme (G), Chris Thorburn (F), and Darcy Verot (F).
- Karel Rachunek owned by CHICAGO - GMS - ensure your rosters are current. After July 1, all rosters will be official. It is your job to double check your team and picks.

May 31
- The Vancouver Canucks trade Alvero Montoya (G) and Manny Legace (G) to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for ANA1 and TOR2.
- The Colorade Avalanche release Matt Jones (D).
- The Colorado Avalanche trade CAL2 to the Vancouver Canucks for Brad Isbister (F).
- The Buffalo Sabres sign Trevor Letowski (F) and Raitis Ivanans (F) and release John Doherty (D).
- The Colorado Avalanche trade Matt Carle (D) and TAM3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Ossi Vaananen (D).
- The Anaheim Mighty Ducks release Scott Stevens (D) and Burke Henry (D). (need to release another player)
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