ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Veteran center Mike Santorelli has agreed to a one-year, $875,000 deal with the Anaheim Ducks.
The Ducks announced the deal Monday.
Santorelli had 12 goals and 21 assists last season while splitting time between Toronto and Nashville, which reacquired him in a multiplayer trade in February.
He also made his first NHL playoff appearances last spring with the Predators, who drafted him in 2004.
The Ducks are the sixth NHL team for the 29-year-old Santorelli, who also has played for Vancouver, Winnipeg and Florida.
He should help out down the middle on the Ducks' depth lines while Nate Thompson is sidelined early in the season.
Thompson had shoulder surgery in June. He isn't expected to return before December at the earliest.
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Oilers: McDavid skates with Hall for 1st time
TORONTO -- Connor McDavid has finally started playing with his Edmonton Oilers teammates -- well, at least two of them.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft joined Oilers teammates Taylor Hall and Darnell Nurse on Monday at a practice for a preseason mini-tournament in midtown Toronto.
It was the first time future linemates Hall and McDavid skated together, and the young center's skills were immediately apparent to the Edmonton left wing.
"He's got a lot of foot speed," Hall said. "He seems to glide faster than most guys skate in full speed. It's fun to be out here with him. Fun to hang around him and hopefully make him feel more comfortable for what he's got in store."
McDavid was taken first overall by the Oilers 26 after dominating the Ontario Hockey League. He scored 44 goals and added 76 assists during the regular season for the Erie Otters despite missing time with a broken hand. McDavid was even better in the playoffs, averaging more than two points a game with 21 goals and 28 assists in 20 games (see full story).