Monday's Rumors News & Notes

Mark Messier is going to retire today. If he cries, I'll throw up.

The Panthers have re-signed two key RFAs, Olli Jokinen and Mike Van Ryn, to one-year deals. The number of one-year deals being signed this year guarantees more lunacy next offseason. Yay! Jay Bouwmeester is the team's last significant remaining unsigned RFA.

The Caps open camp today (WaPo coverage here, strikingly similar coverage in the WTimes here).