| Friday, August 5, 2005 |
| TEAM | |
| Calgary Flames | Signed defensemen Steve Marr and Brett Palin. |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Signed goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning, to a four-year contract; signed center Jim Dowd, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens, to a one-year contract. |
| Edmonton Oilers | Agreed to terms with goaltender Jussi Markkanen on a two-year contract and defenseman Igor Ulanov on a one-year contract. |
| Colorado Avalanche | Signed left wing Brad May, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks, to a two-year contract. |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Signed right wing Tie Domi to a two-year contract. |
| Vancouver Canucks | Re-signed center Brendan Morrison to a three-year contract. |
| Washington Capitals | Agreed to terms with left wing Alexander Ovechkin, their first-round pick in 2004, on a three-year contract. |
| Thursday, August 4, 2005 |
| TEAM | |
| Boston Bruins | Agreed to terms with center Alexei Zhamnov, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, on a three-year contract. |
| Buffalo Sabres | Signed defenseman Teppo Numminen, who had been with the Dallas Stars, to a one-year contract; announced left wing Taylor Pyatt signed his qualifying offer for the 2005-06 season. |
| Calgary Flames | Re-signed defenseman Jordan Leopold and center Daymond Langkow. |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Signed defenseman Jaroslav Spacek, who had been with the Columbus Blue Jackets, to a two-year contract and right wing Martin Lapointe, who had been with the Boston Bruins, to a three-year contract. |
| Detroit Red Wings | Re-signed defenseman Chris Chelios to a one-year contract and defenseman Mathieu Schneider to a two-year contract; signed center Johan Franzen to a one-year contract. |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Signed centers Keith Aucoin and David Gove to one-year contracts; agreed to terms with defenseman Oleg Tverdovsky on a three-year contract. |
| Los Angeles Kings | Acquired center Jeremy Roenick and a 2006 third-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations. |
| New Jersey Devils | Re-signed defenseman Brian Rafalski; signed defensemen Vladimir Malakhov, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers, and Dan McGillis, who had been with the Boston Bruins. |
| New York Rangers | Signed left wing Ville Nieminen, who had been with the Calgary Flames; agreed to terms with right wing Jason Ward, who had been with the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Signed right wing Andre Roy, who had been with the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Colorado Avalanche | Announced left wing Alex Tanguay and defenseman Kurt Sauer signed their qualifying offers for the 2005-06 season. |
| Washington Capitals | Acquired right wing Chris Clark from the Calgary Flames for a 2006 conditional pick. |
| Florida Panthers | Named Andrew O'Brien strength and conditioning coach and Robert McLean equipment manager. |
| Nashville Predators | Agreed to terms with defensemen Sheldon Brookbank, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Mark Eaton. |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Signed goaltender Martin Prusek, who had been with the Ottawa Senators, to a one-year contract. |
| Minnesota Wild | Signed defensemen Scott Ferguson, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, and Kurtis Foster, who had been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. |