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Oilers Sign John Klingberg
Daily Faceoff2:31 p.m.: Klingberg’s bonus is a signing bonus, not performance incentives, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports. There are no performance bonuses in the deal, but the prorated cap hit now rises to $1.35MM instead of $1MM. 1:57 p.m.: Klingberg’s contract carries a prorated base salary and cap h...
Read moreFlames Place Connor Zary On IR, Recall Rory Kerins
DucksThe Flames placed center Connor Zary on injured reserve Friday after he sustained a left knee injury Tuesday on a hit from Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson, per the league’s media portal. Initial imaging yesterday revealed no ACL or MCL damage, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports, but they’re sti...
Read moreInjury Updates: Monahan, Zetterlund, Walman, Faksa
Blue JacketsInjury updates from around the NHL including a wrist injury for Sean Monahan, updates from San Jose, and more.
Read moreAvalanche Sign Keaton Middleton To Two-Year Extension
Daily FaceoffDepth defenseman Keaton Middleton has put pen to paper on a two-year extension with the Avalanche, per a club announcement Thursday. It carries the league-minimum $775K cap hit and has a two-way structure in 2025-26 before converting to a one-way deal in 2026-27, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff rep...
Read moreInsider: Hurricanes Have A Plan on Adding a Goaltender
Daily FaceoffSo the Colorado Avalanche got their help between the pipes last week with the acquisition of Mackenzie Blackwood. But the Carolina Hurricanes, who everyone knows are in the market for some help in the crease, have not made a trade move yet. And according to insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff,...
Read moreInsider: Kraken To Deal Forward; 2 Named As Trade Candidates
KrakenThe Seattle Kraken have a roster construction problem. According to insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, on DFO Rundown Monday morning, the Kraken have too many forwards. Something's gotta give.They will look, at some point in the next few weeks here, I'm told, to move a forward if everyone st...
Read moreAtlantic Notes: Pitlick, Buium, Lightning Game, Boqvist
Anthony Di MarcoDepth forward Tyler Pitlick is still working on a professional tryout contract with the AHL’s Providence Bruins but that shouldn’t last much longer. Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff reports the Boston Bruins are expected to work out a contract of some kind with Pitlick, while other teams remain int...
Read moreRobin Lehner Won’t Count Against Golden Knights’ Salary Cap
Golden KnightsGoaltender Robin Lehner will carry a $0 cap hit for the Golden Knights this season, reports Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. They’d reportedly been exploring options to terminate his contract after he failed to report for his pre-training camp physical, which Lehner said was pre-planned. The 33-yea...
Read moreOilers Sign Travis Dermott To PTO
Edmonton OilersSep. 13: The Oilers made Dermott’s PTO official today. Sep. 10: The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Travis Dermott to a professional try-out contract, first reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli and later by Sportsnet’s Mark Spector. The deal gives Dermott a chance to earn a deal with h...
Read moreOilers Sign Travis Dermott To PTO
Daily FaceoffThe Edmonton Oilers have signed defenseman Travis Dermott to a professional try-out contract, first reported by Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli and later by Sportsnet’s Mark Spector. The deal gives Dermott a chance to earn a deal with his third Canadian club, having previously played five years in T...
Read moreNHL Rumors: Max Pacioretty Has 3 "Firm Offers”
Max PaciorettyIt was essentially yet another lost season in 2023-24 for veteran Max Pacioretty, but that hasn’t stopped the offers from coming in this summer. According to hockey insider Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, “Max Pacioretty has firm offers in-hand from at least three teams, the veteran forward expec...
Read moreMilan Lucic Hopes To Return To NHL, Still In Player Assistance Program
Milan LucicFormer Bruins forward Milan Lucic has been training this summer and hopes to return to the NHL, reports Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. Lucic has not played since being arrested for a domestic incident last November that resulted in assault and battery charges. Those charges were dropped in Februa...
Read moreAnalyst Calls Buffalo Sabres Move "Horrific"
Matt LarkinNow that everyone around the NHL has had a weekend to digest the shocking trade that the Buffalo Sabres made on Friday, sending 20-year-old prospect Matt Savoie (#9 overall, 2022 NHL Draft) to the Edmonton Oilers in return for Ryan McLeod, confusion is starting to set in. Analyst Matt Larkin of Dai...
Read moreOilers To Sign Jeff Skinner
SabresThe Oilers are expected to add winger Jeff Skinner in free agency, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reports. It’s a one-year deal worth $3MM, Seravalli adds. Skinner, 32, became a UFA after the Sabres bought out the final three seasons of the eight-year, $72MM pact he signed back in 2019. He’s had va...
Read moreWinnipeg Jets Expected To Sign Eric Comrie
Eric ComrieThe revolving door of backup goaltenders will continue in the Winnipeg Jets organization as Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports the team will be signing netminder Eric Comrie. Comrie was originally drafted by the Jets in the 2013 NHL Draft and this will mark his third stint with the organizatio...
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