NHL notebook: Penguins deal Sheary, Hunwick to Sabres

The Penguins are set to receive a conditional fourth-round pick in 2019 in
return.

The move clears up $5.25 million in cap room for the Penguins, which they
utilized later in the day by re-signing forward Riley Sheahan to a one-year,
$2.1 million contract.

Sheary, who turned 26 earlier in June, had 18 goals and 12 assists last
season, while Hunwick, 33, finished with four goals and six assists in 42
games. Both players are signed through the 2019-20 season.

--The Chicago Blackhawks traded backup goaltender Jean-Francois Berube to the
Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Jordan Schroeder.

Berube, who turns 27 next month, signed a two-year deal with the Hawks last
July and was largely ineffective in 13 games, including 10 starts. He made one
appearance in December and then was called up from American Hockey League
affiliate Rockford in February, going 3-6-1 with a 3.78 goals-against average
and .894 save percentage on the year.

The 27-year-old Schroeder appeared in just 21 games with the Blue Jackets last
season, spending more of his time with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters. Schroeder
posted 36 points in 48 games with Cleveland, but only scored one goal with one
assist for Columbus.

--The Arizona Coyotes announced the signing of pending unrestricted free agent
Kevin Connauton to a new two-year contract.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a report from 98.7 FM
Arizona Sports says Connauton will earn $2.75 million over the life of the
pact. Connauton, a defenseman, was set to become an unrestricted free agent on
Sunday.

In 73 games with the Coyotes last season, Connauton scored a career-high 11
goals and matched his previous personal best of 10 assists. His campaign was
cut short when he was shut down with an upper-body injury in April.

--Field Level Media