The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Chris Kreider to a one-year contract worth $2.15 million. Kreider and the Anaheim Ducks recently agreed to terminate the final year of his contract. This agreement was made to clear cap space for the Ducks, who will need that space to sign restricted free agent Cutter Gauthier. Kreider should [...]
The New Jersey Devils reinforced their winger core today by signing Anthony Mantha to a two-year pact with an annual cap hit of $4.75M. That leaves them with just under $4 million in remaining cap space with a full lineup of 13/7/3. The Devils are missing Sefan Noesen for the beginning of the season, so [...]
The Winnipeg Jets have signed goalie Stuart Skinner to a two-year contract with a $3.75M AAV. Skinner finished the 2025-26 season with a 2.92 GAA and .888 SV% split between Edmonton and Pittsburgh. His numbers between the Oilers (23 GP, 2.83 GAA, .891 SV%) and the Penguins (27 GP, 2.99 GAA, .885 SV%) turned out [...]
The Islanders didn’t make any big signings, but they brought in Vitek Vanecek and Matias Maccelli as low-cost options with some upside to plug the holes on their roster. Maccelli receives a one-year deal worth $2.25 Million, while Vanecek is on a one-year deal worth $1 Million. What the Islanders Get: Maccelli heads to the [...]
The Leafs’ first signing today was adding Jack Roslovic on a two-year deal worth $4 Million per season, and it doesn’t appear that they’re done, with Dobber covering the other big splash. What the Leafs Get: The Leafs get a 45-point player, and you can take that to the bank, regardless of ice time, [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have signed winger Mats Zuccarello to a one-year contract for $1 million plus bonuses, forward Erik Haula to a two-year contract with a $3.6 million AAV, and forward Corey Perry to a one-year contract worth $1 million. Zuccarello finished the 2025-26 season with 54 points – an identical point total to [...]
After making some cap space by moving out Jack Drury last week, the Avalanche used most of that up by adding some scoring on the wing in Jaden Schwartz. What the Avalanche Get: The Avs take a chance on Schwartz who hasn’t paced for more than 51 points since the Covid-shortened 2019-2020 season. Schwartz is [...]
The St. Louis Blues have acquired forward Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks for two first-round picks (#15 – Nikita Klepov, #29 – later traded to Vegas with the #117 pick for the #28 pick, which Anaheim used to select Marcus Nordmark) in the 2026 draft. McTavish was unable to build on his career high [...]
The Boston Bruins have acquired winger JJ Peterka from the Utah Mammoth for a 2026 first-round pick (number 23, which Utah later used to trade to Detroit for goalie Sebastian Cossa) and a 2028 first-round pick (top 10-protected). Peterka finished his one and only season in Utah with 25 goals and 47 points. The point [...]
As reported by multiple sources, the Ottawa Senators have traded Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers for two 2026 first-round picks (#9 and #25), a 2027 second-round pick, and a 2029 conditional first-round pick. Wow. The initial reaction is that the Tkachuk brothers are being reunited. The Florida Panthers are going to be a major [...]
