July 2, 2008 | 6:36pm ET
Islanders sign free agents Weight, Danis TheFourthPeriod.com
The New York Islanders have signed unrestricted free agent center Doug Weight to a one-year, $1.75 million contract and goalie Yann Danis to a one-year, two-way contract.
"Bringing Doug aboard was a priority for us," said Islanders GM Garth Snow. "He not only brings a wealth of NHL games and experience with him, but he's the type of player we want our younger players to learn from."
Last season, Weight split his time between St. Louis and Anaheim and scored a total of ten goals with 15 assists for 25 points in 67 games.
The 37-year old is among the NHL's all-time active leaders in assists and points, ranking eighth with 704 assists and twelfth with 969 points.
Danis has a record of 81-67-18 in 176 career AHL games with a 2.78 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.
Danis played in six games with the Montreal Canadiens over his career and had a record of 3-2-0 with a 2.69 goals against average and a save percentage of .908.
