Minor Transactions: 7/17/16

Here is where we’ll keep track of today’s minor transactions:

• The Sabres announced the re-signings of center Daniel Catenacci and goaltender Jason Kasdorf to two-way contracts.  Financial terms of Catenacci’s deal were not disclosed while Kasdorf receives a two year pact with a cap hit of $612K according to General Fanager.  Catenacci played in 11 games with Buffalo last season, being held pointless while he added 12 goals and 12 assists in 50 AHL games.  Kasdorf made one NHL start late last year after being signed out of R.P.I., allowing four goals on 30 shots.  Both players are likely bound for AHL Rochester in 2016-17.
• Veteran NHL forward Tomas Kopecky is a late entrant into the free agent market after his Czech team announced that they have mutually terminated his contract. (Link in Czech.)  Kopecky recorded 18 points in 38 games for HC Trinec last season.  The 34 year old is a veteran of 578 career NHL games with Detroit, Chicago, and Florida.  He has 68 goals and 106 assists in his big league career.
• Forward Alexandre Mallet, who was a second round pick of Vancouver back in 2012 (57th overall), has signed a one year deal with HC Dynamo Pardubice, the Czech team announced. (Link in Czech.)  Mallet spent all of 2015-16 with Kalamazoo of the ECHL, playing in 72 games while collecting 57 points.  The Islanders acquired Mallet from the Canucks back in 2014 but declined to tender him a qualifying offer last month.
• Defenseman Mike Moore has signed a one year contract with the Fischtown Penguins of the DEL, the German league team announced. (Link in German.)  Moore spent the last two seasons on two-way deals with Washington but didn’t get into any NHL action.  Last season, with the Caps’ AHL affiliate in Hershey, he played in 48 games, collecting ten points.  Moore has six career NHL games under his belt, all with San Jose.