Today, Ray Shero made his first free agent signing since becoming the general manager of the New Jersey Devils. It was rumored for about a week now that the team was interested in Avangard Omsk center and team captain Sergey Kalinin, also known as Sergei Kalinin. The team made it official today. Their website announced that he was signed to a one-year deal.
As you would expect, Tom Gulitti has more information about Kalinin in this post at Fire & Ice. Kalinin's deal is an entry-level contracts at the maximum possible salary: $925,000.