EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsZach Parise is back. And this time, it will be with the Colorado Avalanche as the club announced Friday the signing of the 39-year-old winger for the rest of the season.Parise, who spent the last two years with the New York Islanders, has been without a club since the start of the season. He finished with 21 goals…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNew York Rangers center Filip Chytil had a setback related to his suspected concussions while skating Friday at Madison Square Garden, sources told ESPN.Chytil fell on the ice, though it is unclear what caused the incident. He was down on the ice for several minutes before being helped off by two teammates. Chytil was evaluated immediately at the…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCorey Perry is close to making his Edmonton Oilers debut, which could come Saturday against the visiting Nashville Predators."It's looking as if he'll play (Saturday)," Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters after practice Friday.Perry, who officially joined the Oilers on Monday by signing a one-year, $775,700 contract plus performance bonuses, skated on the third line with Dylan Holloway…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsNEW YORK -- Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher has been suspended five games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech.The NHL announced the suspension Friday after a disciplinary phone hearing with Gallagher, who was given a match penalty and ejected for hitting Pelech in the head with his right elbow midway…