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 The team did not release financial terms of the deal, but the
total package was worth $8 million, according to ESPN.com.
In 81 regular-season games last season, Roussel had 29 points (14
goals and 15 assists) and 209 penalty minutes. He was the only
player in the NHL last season with more than 25 points and 150
penalty minutes. His penalty minutes were the third highest in the
NHL.
Roussel added three assists and 27 penalty minutes in the Stars' six
playoff games against the Anaheim Ducks.
Kyle Dubas was named assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple
Leafs, who recognized the 28-year-old as a rising personnel man
while clearing out assistant general manager Claude Loiselle and
vice president of hockey operations Dave Poulin, general manager
Dave Nonis' right-hand men in the organization.
Dubas spent the past three seasons as general manager of the Sault
Ste. Marie Greyhounds and was a scout for the team while attending
Brock University.
He was hired as general manager while serving as a player agent, but
left that career to be involved in team personnel.
Rookie defenseman Sami Vatanen signed a two-year deal with the
Anaheim Ducks.
Vatanen was fifth among first-year defenders in goals and sixth in
plus-minus last season. The 23-year-old had six assists and 15 goals
with a plus-9 rating.
The deal last year that kept the Arizona Coyotes in Glendale, Ariz.,
could face a challenge after the city's mayor called for an
investigation of a meeting last June between City Council members
and a team attorney.
The meeting that took place several days before the council voted to
approve a $225 million agreement with the NHL franchise could have
violated the state's Open Meeting Law because key information was
disclosed regarding the city's negotiating plans.
On Monday, Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers asked the state attorney
general to investigate the previously undisclosed meeting. Weiers
voted against the deal in June 2013 to keep the Coyotes in Glendale.
If an investigation is opened and a violation of the state's Open
Meeting Law is found, the team's deal with the city could be
potentially voided. If that happens, the city council would have 30
days to ratify the Coyotes' deal in an open meeting.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward David Booth to a one-year
deal reportedly worth $1.1 million. It is a team-friendly deal for
Toronto, which adds a veteran forward known for his strong two-way
play.
Booth, 29, had nine goals and 10 assists in 66 games with the
Vancouver Canucks last season, but was bought out of the final year
of his six-year contract.
Instead of earning $4.75 million next season, he will be paid $1.853
million over the next two seasons as part of the buyout.
The Vancouver Canucks signed forwards Darren Archibald and Brandon
DeFazio. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Archibald, 24, had three points in 16 regular-season games for the
Canucks last season. He also played in 59 games for the Utica
Comets, recording 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) and 102 penalty
minutes.
DeFazio, 25, recorded 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists) and 106
penalty minutes in 76 games with Utica last season.
Defenseman Nate Prosser signed a one-year, two-way contract with the
St. Louis Blues.
The 28-year-old Prosser spent parts of the past five seasons with
the Minnesota Wild. In 2013-14, he had eight points (two goals, six
assists) in 58 regular-season games and 12 penalty minutes in 10
playoff games.
Prosser totaled 21 career points (three goals, 18 assists) and 127
penalty minutes in 126 regular-season games for the Wild.
(Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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