Martin Havlat(notes) talks to the media after signing a six-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on Friday, July 3, 2009 in St. Paul, Minn. Havlat played the last three seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks, who went to the Western Conference finals this spring.

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2006, file photo, New Jersey Devils' John Madden(notes) celebrates after scoring in a shootout against the Carolina Hurricanes during an NHL hockey game in East Rutherford, N.J. The Chicago Blackhawks have signed Madden, a center who has spent his entire 10-year career with the Devils.

FILE - In this April 30, 2009 file photo, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin(notes) makes a save during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Edmonton Oilers signed Khabibulin to a US$15-million, four-year contract on Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

FILE - In this May 12, 2009, file photo, Detroit Red Wings right wing Marian Hossa(notes), left, of Slovakia, shoves Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger(notes) aside during a second-round NHL hockey playoff game in Anaheim, Calif. The Chicago Blackhawks said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that they are signing Hossa, a four-time All-Star, away from Detroit with a 12-year contract.

FILE - In this May 12, 2009, file photo, Detroit Red Wings right wing Marian Hossa(notes), left, of Slovakia, shoves Anaheim Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger(notes) aside during a second-round NHL hockey playoff game in Anaheim, Calif. The Chicago Blackhawks said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that they are signing Hossa, a four-time All-Star, away from Detroit with a 12-year contract.

Marian Hossa(notes), who wound up on the losing team in the Stanley Cup Final in each of the past two National Hockey League seasons, signed a 12-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Byron Froese of the Chicago Blackhawks talks to the media after being drafted in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Brandon Pirri of the Chicago Blackhawks poses for a portrait during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Brandon Pirri of the Chicago Blackhawks poses for a portrait during the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Brandon Pirri of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on after being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Brandon Pirri of the Chicago Blackhawks shakes hands with Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon after Pirri was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 27: Brandon Pirri of the Chicago Blackhawks looks on after being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 27, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Dylan Olsen of the Chicago Blackhawks poses for a portrait after he was selected #28 overall by the Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Dylan Olsen of the Chicago Blackhawks poses for a portrait after he was selected #28 overall by the Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Dylan Olsen (R) greets General Manager Dale Tallon (L) Chicago Blackhawks after Olsen was selected #28 overall by the Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Senior Advisor, Hockey Operations Scotty Bowman of the Chicago Blackhawks speaks at the podium during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Dylan Olsen puts on his new Chicago Blackhawks sweater after he was selected #28 overall by the Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Dylan Olsen puts on his new Chicago Blackhawks hat after he was selected #28 overall by the Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Dylan Olsen of the Chicago Blackhawks smiles on stage after he was selected #28 overall by the Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

-- FILE -- In this May 20, 2004, file photo, Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf walks towards the Major League Baseball offices in New York. A group led by Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Reinsdorf has offered to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes hockey team for $148 million and keep the team in Arizona.

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Team President John F. McDonough (R) of the Chicago Blackhawks talks with NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins prior to the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 26: Team President John F. McDonough of the Chicago Blackhawks during the first round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft at the Bell Centre on June 26, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)