The St. Louis Blues signed free-agent goaltender Manny Legace to a one-year contract Tuesday, setting up a likely battle for the starting job. Terms of the deal were not released. Legace, who spent the last six seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, is expected to compete with Curtis Sanford to be the No.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Manny Legace finally has found a new team.

The St. Louis Blues signed free-agent forward Martin Rucinsky on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We have added a veteran goal scorer with proven leadership skills," Blues president John Davidson said. "We are happy to have an opportunity to acquire a player of Martin's ability and look forward to his second stint with the St.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - After spending last season in a familiar place, Martin Rucinsky is returning to another. Terms were not disclosed.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) - The Carolina Hurricanes wanted Jesse Boulerice back.

A federal judge has refused to revisit the prison sentence he handed Mike Danton for the former St. Louis Blues player's failed bid to have his agent killed, again foiling the inmate's push to be transferred to his native Canada to serve his time. In throwing out Danton's appeal, U.S. District Judge William Stiehl found that Danton knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to challenge the 7 1/2...

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The St. Louis Blues are banking on center Jay McClement building on his rookie numbers.

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Kings on Monday signed defenseman Kevin Dallman to a two-year contract.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - It looks like Erik Johnson will make his mark in college before taking his game to the NHL.

Erik Johnson, the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, will go to the University of Minnesota this fall rather than join the St. Louis Blues. The Blues retain the rights to the defenseman, and the team was part of his decision to go to college. "We feel this is a win-win situation for Erik to be going to an excellent hockey program to continue his development," Blues president John Davidson said Friday on...

ST LOUIS (Ticker) - Another day, another move for the St. Louis Blues.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The St. Louis Blues are expediting their rebuilding process.

Dan Hinote signed with St. Louis on Monday after spending his entire NHL career with Colorado, another step in the makeover of the Blues following a season in which they had the league's worst record. Hinote, a free agent, signed a three-year deal that will pay him $1 million for each season. The 29-year-old right wing will be entering his seventh season and was part of the Avalanche team that won...

The rebuilding St. Louis Blues added another veteran forward on Monday night, signing former Dallas Stars right winger Bill Guerin to a one-year contract. He joins Doug Weight, who returned to the Blues on Sunday after a brief stay with the Carolina Hurricanes, and Dan Hinote, who left the Colorado Avalanche.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - After six seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, Dan Hinote decided it was time to move on.

The Nashville Predators landed coveted free agent Jason Arnott to fill a hole on their first line on another busy day of NHL free-agent signings. Arnott was the biggest name on the move Sunday, signing a five-year, $22.5 million contract. The 31-year-old forward had a career-high 76 points for the Dallas Stars last season.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Doug Weight got what he wanted. Now he's returning to the "Gateway City."

Doug Weight is bringing his Stanley Cup ring back to St. Louis. The center signed a multiyear deal with the Blues on Sunday, six months after they traded him to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes. Weight was part of the Blues' payroll purge that helped facilitate the team's sale. With John Davidson now in place as club president, Weight returned to the team with whom he spent most...

Veteran defenseman Jay McKee agreed to terms on a four-year, $16 million contract with the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. McKee's agent Pat Morris told The Associated Press that the overall terms of the deal were far superior to the contract the Buffalo Sabres, his client's former team, offered before allowing McKee to become an unrestricted free agent.

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - One day after having the sale of the team finalized, the St. Louis Blues got down to the business of improving their on-ice product.