TSN.ca is reporting that goaltender Ray Emery has signed a deal to play in Russia next season. The much-maligned goalie was demoted to back-up last season after he failed to show up on time to practices and game-day skates.

What is going on with salaries in the NHL? Well, at least in Toronto. On the first day of the free agent period the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Jeff Finger to a 4 year deal worth $3.5-million a season.

•    Phoenix Coyotes sign RFA defenceman Matt Jones to a two-year contract. •    St. Louis Blues re-sign forward Yan Stastny to a two-year contract. •    Minnesota Wild sign UFA forward Antti Miettinen to a three-year contract. •    San Jose Sharks sign UFA defenceman Rob Blake to a one-year, $5 million contract. •    New York Rangers sign UFA forward Markus Naslund to a two-year, $8 million contract •    New York Rangers sign UFA defenceman Dmitri Kalinin to a one-year contract. •    Colorado Avalanche sign UFA defenceman Daniel Tjarnqvist to a one-year contract. •    Montreal Canadiens sign UFA forward Georges Laraque to a three-year, $4.5 million contract. •    Phoenix Coyotes sign UFA defencemen David Hale. •    Pittsburgh Penguins sign UFA forward Ruslan Fedotenko (1-year, $2.5 million). •    Pittsburgh Penguins sign UFA forward Miroslav Satan (1-year, $3.5 million). •    Washington Capitals sign UFA forward Keith Aucoin to a two-year contract.

•    Columbus Blue Jackets sign UFA winger Kristian Huselius (4-year, $4.75 million). •    New York Islanders sign UFA forward Doug Weight (1-year, $1.75 million). •    Philadelphia Flyers re-sign defenceman Randy Jones (2-years, undisclosed) •    Philadelphia Flyers sign forward Riley Cote (3-years, undisclosed). •    Dallas Stars sign RFA forward B.J. Crombeen (1-year, undisclosed). •    Colorado Avalanche re-sign RFA forward Wojtek Wolski (2-years, undisclosed). •    Pittsburgh Penguins sign UFA defenceman Brooks Orpik to a six-year, $22.5 million contract. •    Minnesota Wild re-sign RFA defenceman Kurtis Foster (1-year, $1.025 million). •    Atlanta Thrashers sign UFA defenceman Ron Hainsey to a five-year, $22.5 million contract. •    Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year, $3.9 million contract. •    Ottawa Senators sign UFA Forward Shean Donovan to a two-year contract worth $1.25 million. •    Boston Bruins sign RFA Forward Petteri Nokelainen. (2-years, $1.7 million) •    Dallas Stars sign UFA Forward Sean Avery to a four-year, $15.5 million contract. •    Calgary Flames sign UFA defenceman Jim Vandermeer (undisclosed) •    Calgary Flames sign UFA forward Curtis Glencross (undisclosed). •    Vancouver Canucks sign UFA goaltender Curtis Sanford. (1-year, $650,000) •    Detroit Red Wings sign UFA forward Marian Hossa to a one-year contract worth $7.4 million. •    Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Ryan Johnson (2-years, $2.3 million) •    Carolina Hurricanes sign RFA defenceman Joni Pitkanen ...

•    Boston sign forward Michael Ryder to a 3-year deal worth $12 million •    New York Rangers re-signed goaltender Steve Valiquette (undisclosed) •    New York Islanders sign defenceman Mark Streit to a five-year contract worth $20.5 million •    Minnesota sign forward Craig Weller to a two-year contract worth $600,000 a season •    Tampa Bay Lightning sign forward David Koci to a one-year, two-way deal worth $525,000 in the NHL, $100,000 in the minors •    New York Rangers sign UFA defenceman Wade Redden to a six-year contract worth $39 million •    New Jersey Devils sign UFA forward Bobby Holik to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million •    Toronto Maple Leafs sign UFA forward Niklas Hagman to a four-year contract worth $12 million •    New York Rangers re-sign UFA defenceman Michal Rozsival to a four-year deal worth $20 million •    Vancouver Canucks sign UFA forward Darcy Hordichuk to a two-year deal •    Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Nate Raduns to a one-year deal •    Philadelphia Flyers sign UFA forward Glen Metropolit to a two-year deal •    New Jersey signs UFA forward Brian Rolston to a four year deal worth $20.25-million •    New York Rangers sign UFA forward Patrick Rissmiller to an undisclosed deal •    Philadelphia signs UFA defenceman Ossi Vaananen to a one year deal worth ...