July 2, 2008 | 2:06pm ET (Last Update: 3:00pm ET)
Senators re-sign Donovan; ink Ruutu TheFourthPeriod.com
The Ottawa Senators have re-signed right-winger Shean Donovan to a two-year contract.
The 33-year-old completed his 13th NHL season and first with the Senators, recording 12 points and 73 penalty minutes.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound native of Timmins, Ont., was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 28th overall in 1993.
In 13 NHL seasons with San Jose, the Colorado Avalanche, Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Boston and Ottawa, Donovan has appeared in 856 regular-season games, tallying 105 goals, 121 assists and 631 penalty minutes.
The Senators have also signed unrestricted free agent forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year, $3.9 million contract.
Ruutu, 32, registered six goals, 10 assists and 138 penalty minutes in 71 games for the Penguins last season.
The native of Helsinki, Finland, has played in 419 career NHL games and has accumulated 36 goals, 47 assists and 716 penalty minutes.
