-The NHL career of former Dallas Stars defenseman Sergei Zubov is over. 

It was reported today Zubov, 39, signed with St. Petersburg of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League. 

The 16-year NHL veteran tried to find another NHL team to sign with this summer but his age and concern over his health (he missed most of last season to hip surgery) made most NHL teams leery of signing him. 

Zubov was one of the league's best offensive defensemen in his heyday, and played a key role in the NY Rangers and Dallas Stars Stanley Cup championships in 1994 and 1999 respectively. His best NHL season was 1993-94 when he led the Rangers in regular season scoring with 89 points. 

He finishes his NHL career with 771 points in 1068 regular season games, and 117 points in 164 playoff games. 

- Another NHL defenseman whose playing career is likely over is Frantisek Kaberle, who was bought out of his contract earlier this week by the Carolina Hurricanes. 

Kaberle, 35, played nine seasons in the NHL with the Hurricanes, LA Kings and Atlanta Thrashers. His best season was in 2005-06 with 44 points in 77 regular season games and 14 points in 25 playoff games, scoring the Cup winning goal for the Hurricanes in Game Seven of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final. 

After that season he underwent shoulder surgery and was never the same later, playing only 30 games in the 2008-09 season. 

The buyout will count as $733K per season for the next two years against the Hurricanes cap. 

- The Philadelphia Flyers added more depth to their blueline on July 30th, signed former Columbus Blue Jacket Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to a one-year contract. Financial terms weren't disclosed. 

Tollefsen, 25, spent the last four seasons with the Blue Jackets. His best was the 2006-07 season, with 5 points and 123 PIMs in 70 games.