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Bowen Byram Re-Signed By Avalanche For Two Years
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram has signed a new two-year deal with the team, landing a contract that's worth $7.7 million. The 22-year-old has shown a lot of upside, but injuries have sadly kept him off the ice a lot of times. Bryam was limited to 42 games in 2022-23, posting 10 goals and 24 […]
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Jason Zucker Moves To Arizona As Free Agent
Winger Jason Zucker has signed a one-year, $5.3 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes. The 31-year-old is moving to the desert after playing the last three and a half seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Zucker had a rough time during the start of his Penguins career, but he did well in 2022-23 and has now […]
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Laurent Brossoit Returns To Winnipeg
Goaltender Laurent Brossoit is returning to the Winnipeg Jets for the 2023-24 season, having inked a one-year $1.75 million contract as a free agent. The 30-year-old played with the Jets for three seasons before moving on to Vegas in 2021. He had a very impressive end-of-the-season run in the Golden Knights crease last season before […]
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Ilya Sorokin And Semyon Varlamov Extend Stay With Islanders
New York islanders goaltenders Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov have agreed to contract extensions with the club. Sorokin has inked a big eight-year extension with an average annual value of $8.25 million and Varlamov's new contract will take up $2.75 million of the salary cap for the next four years. Sorokin's contract will kick in […]
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Ryan Graves Moves To Pittsburgh With Six-Year Pact
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed up defenseman Ryan Graves on a six-year, $27 million contract. The former fourth-round pick will carry a $4.5 million cap hit with the deal. Graves has 302 NHL games under his belt, suiting up for Colorado and New Jersey. He registered eight goals and 26 points in 78 games with […]
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Tristan Jarry Signs Five-Year Extension With Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry has agreed to a five-year extension with the team. The deal is set to begin with the upcoming season and will be carrying an average annual value of $5.375 million. Jarry struggled at times last term, but the team still has great faith in him, which is evident by the […]
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Dante Exum Returns To NBA, Signs For Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a one-year contract with former No. 5 draft pick Dante Exum. He is signing a guaranteed deal for a veteran minimum salary. Exum was drafted by Utah back in 2014 and he last suited up for Cleveland in the NBA three seasons ago. The Australian guard suffered some horrible […]
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Domantas Sabonis Agrees To Five-Year Extension With Kings
Sacramento Kings forward/center Domantas Sabonis has re-negotiated his contract to sign a five-year extension with the team. He will be netting $217 million with the pact, including $195 million in new money. Sabonis has fully earned the big money after making three All-Star appearances in four seasons. He has just completed his first full campaign […]
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Alex Len Returns To Sacramento On One-Year Deal
Sacramento Kings center Alex Len has agreed to re-sign with the team on a one-year, $3.2 million contract. The 30-year-old first suited up for the Kings during the latter half of 2019-20, and he will now start a third consecutive campaign with the team after splitting 2020-21 between Toronto and Washington. Len averaged only 6.2 […]
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Jalen McDaniels Signs For Raptors
Forward Jalen McDaniels and the Toronto Raptors have agreed on a two-year, $9.3 million contract. The 25-year-old is set to suit up for a third different team in a short time after being acquired by Philadelphia from Charlotte in February. He has completed his fourth NBA campaign, and McDaniels played well throughout last season, averaging […]
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Patty Mills Not Expected To Remain In Houston
Newly acquired Patty Mills is expected to quickly move on from Houston, with the Rockets looking to use him in a sign-and-trade deal for Dillon Brooks. Mills was picked up Saturday from the Brooklyn Nets, where he played very sparingly last season, averaging 6.2 points in 14.2 minutes while logging only 40 appearances. He'll provide […]
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Usman Garuba, TyTy Washington Traded To Atlanta
The Houston Rockets traded forward/center Usman Garuba and guard TyTy Washington Jr. alongside two future second-round draft picks to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, receiving the draft rights to Alpha Kaba in return. The move helped Houston to open up some extra cap room to finish off their free agency dealings. Atlanta grabbed a pair […]
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Austin Reaves Signs New Deal With Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers guard/forward Austin Reaves is returning to the team on a four-year, $56 million contract. Reaves was expected to be targeted by a number of teams after his breakout 2022-23 campaign, and with him being a restricted free agent, there was a danger of massive offer sheets coming his way, but the Lakers […]
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John Klingberg Signs With The Maple Leafs
Defenseman John Klingberg has decided to join the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent, signing a one-year, $4.15 million contract. Klingberg hit the open market for a second consecutive year after spending his first eight NHL seasons in Dallas. He penned a $7 million pact with the Ducks last summer but completed the 2022-23 […]
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Alex Killorn Ditches Tampa For Anaheim
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Alex Killorn will be an Anaheim Duck from the start of 2023-24. The long-time Tampa Bay Lightning forward has signed a four-year, $25 million contract with the Ducks. This is a major move for both parties involved, as Killorn switches teams for the first time in his career and Anaheim has […]
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Matt Duchene Links Up With Stars On One-Year Deal
Following the buyout of his contract with the Nashville Predators, Matt Duchene has signed a one-year pact with the Dallas Stars. He will be paid $3 million for his services. The buyout isn't a great look for Duchene, but he has been among Nashville's best players in recent years and scored a whopping 43 goals […]
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Michael Bunting Signs Three-Year Deal With Hurricanes
Winger Michael Bunting has agreed on a three-year, $13.5 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. The 27-year-old has nicely cashed in on a couple of seasons spent with Toronto, as the average annual value of his contract jumps from $950,000 to $4.5 million. Bunting had 46 goals and 112 points in 161 games with the […]
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Max Pacioretty Inks One-Year, $2 Million Contract With Capitals
The Washington Capitals have picked up Max Pacioretty from free agency, signing the veteran winger to a one-year, $2 million contract with the potential for another $2 million in bonuses. Pacioretty is coming off a lost season that saw him skate just five times for the Hurricanes. After recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, he […]
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Dmitry Orlov Strikes Two-Year Deal With Hurricanes
Defenseman Dmitry Orlov has joined the Carolina Hurricanes on a two-year deal that is worth $15.5 million in total. He will carry a cap hit of $7.75 million. Orlov was the biggest defensive piece on the open market and he should be a great pickup for Carolina. The 31-year-old split last season between Washington and […]
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Joonas Korpisalo Signs Five-Year, $20 Million Deal With Senators
The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a five-year, $20 million contract. The Finnish netminder will be representing his third team in a short space of time after splitting the 2022-23 season between Columbus and Los Angeles. Korpisalo had a good campaign with an 18-14-3 record, allowing 2.87 goals per game with a […]
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Jonathan Quick Joins The Rangers
Goaltender Jonathan Quick has inked a one-year $825,000 contract with the Rangers. The deal includes a possible $100,000 in bonuses. Quick grew up as a Rangers fan in Connecticut and he will now get to represent his boyhood team at the twilight of his career. The 37-year-old will be backing up Igor Shesterkin in New […]
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Rangers Land Blake Wheeler
The New York Rangers have managed to pull in one of the biggest fish of the 2023 NHL free agency, signing Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract. The former Winnipeg captain is coming on the cheap as well, with reports saying that his contract will have a cap hit of only $800,000. Wheeler hit the […]
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James van Riemsdyk Heads To Boston On One-Year Deal
Veteran winger James van Riemsdyk has inked a one-year, $1 million contract with the Boston Bruins. The former No. 2 overall pick has just finished a big five-year, $35 million deal with Philadelphia and will head to Beantown following a 29-point campaign across 61 games. Van Riemsdyk is past his best at 34 years old, […]
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Connor Brown Joins Oilers On One-Year Deal
The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to a one-year contract with Connor Brown. Coming off an ACL surgery, the 29-year-old winger has received a deal with a base salary of $775k with $3.25 million in possible performance bonuses. This is an exciting move for Brown, who will be linking up with his junior linemate Connor McDavid. […]
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Gustav Nyquist Signs Two-Year Deal With Predators
Veteran winger Gustav Nyquist has signed a two-year, $6.37 million contract with the Nashville Predators. The 33-year-old is switching teams for a second time in five months after joining Minnesota from Columbus in February. He made only a handful of appearances for the Wild due to a shoulder injury but performed well by logging 10 […]
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Ryan O'Reilly Moves To Nashville
The Nashville Predators have snapped up center Ryan O'Reilly in free agency, signing a four-year, $18 million deal with the three-time All-Star. The Predators pretty much cleared the house at the center position ahead of free agency by trading away Ryan Johansen and buying out Matt Duchene, and they appear to have big plans for […]
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Hurricanes Re-Sign Frederik Andersen And Antti Raanta
The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed goaltenders Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta. Andersen has been brought back on a two-year deal that has a $3.4 million cap hit and Raanta earned himself a one-year, $1.5 million contract. Both players enjoyed good campaigns in 2022-23, although they were troubled by injuries and Andersen ended up playing in […]
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson Lands In Florida
Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million deal with the Florida Panthers. He joins the Stanley Cup finalists as a free agent after Vancouver bought out his contract on June 16. Ekman-Larsson had a disappointing time in Canada, but he's only just turning 32 and has previously proven himself as a very […]
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Cam Talbot Joins Kings As Free Agent
Goaltender Cam Talbot inked a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings on the first day of free agency. He will carry a cap hit of $1 million and is eligible to earn an additional $1 million in games played bonuses. The well-traveled veteran spent last season with Ottawa, posting a 17-14-2 record with 32 […]
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Josh Richardson Returns To Miami
Josh Richardson will be back in Miami Heat colors next season after striking a two-year deal with the team. He will be paid the veteran minimum and the second year on the contract is a player option. The Heat drafted Richardson in the second round back in 2015, and he had a productive four-year spell […]
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