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Penguins sign F Nick Robertson to 2-year, $6.5M deal
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed veteran forward Nick Robertson to a two-year, $6.5 million contract on Tuesday.,Robertson, acquired on July 1 from Toronto for a 2028 fourth-round draft pick, was rewarded for posting a career-high 16 goals and 16 assists in 78 games last year with the Maple Leafs.,A s...

Avalanche sign F Fabian Lysell to 1-year deal
After spending last season in the minors, Fabian Lysell is getting another crack at the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche.,Colorado signed the forward to a one-year contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.,The Avalanche acquired Lysell from the Boston Bruins on June 27 in exchange for f...

D Braden Schneider, Rangers agree to 1-year contract
Defenseman Braden Schneider agreed to a one-year contract on Monday to remain with the New York Rangers.,The Rangers did not announce the terms of the deal, but The Athletic and New York Post reported that the contract is for $5.5 million and allows Schneider to avoid arbitration.,Per the reports, S...

F Peyton Krebs re-signs with Sabres on 4-year, $18M deal
A week after filing for arbitration, forward Peyton Krebs avoided a hearing by signing a four-year, $18 million deal with the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,Krebs, 25, is coming off his best season, posting a career-high 39 points (12 goals, 27 assists) while playing all 82 games. In his first NHL postse...

Oilers bring back F Colton Dach on 2-year contract
The Edmonton Oilers signed restricted free agent Colton Dach to a two-year, $2.4 million contract on Sunday.,The 23-year-old forward had nine points (three goals, six assists), a minus-15 rating, 47 penalty minutes, 27 blocks and 189 hits in 53 games for the Chicago Blackhawks last season before he ...

Blues re-sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year contract
The St. Louis Blues brought back forward Oskar Sundqvist, who was an unrestricted free agent, on a one-year, two-way contract on Friday.,Sundqvist signed a deal worth $850,000 at the NHL level and $300,000 at the American Hockey League level.,He recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists), a minus-1...

Ducks match offer sheet, make Leo Carlsson highest-paid player
The Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet tendered to Leo Carlsson on Thursday, with the plan to sign the forward to a five-year, $90 million contract.,The deal has an average annual value of $18 million, the richest in NHL history.,Carlsson, 21, officially will be the league's ...

Blackhawks' Connor Bedard out 4 months after shoulder surgery
Chicago Blackhawks star forward Connor Bedard is expected to recover in four months after undergoing surgery to repair his left shoulder, the team announced Wednesday.,Based on the team-provided timeline, Bedard would miss over one month of the 2026-27 regular season.,Bedard, who will turn 21 on Jul...

Mammoth match Barrett Hayton offer sheet from Devils
The Utah Mammoth matched the one-year, $4.775 million offer sheet tendered to forward Barrett Hayton by the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.,By enacting refusal rights, the Mammoth are not allowed to trade Hayton for the next year, meaning he will remain with the team ahead of being eligible for unre...

Claude Giroux signs one-year deal to return to Senators
Veteran forward Claude Giroux is returning to the Ottawa Senators on a one-year, $2 million contract.,The 38-year-old Giroux, who was an unrestricted free agent, signed the deal on Tuesday. This will be Giroux's fifth season with the Senators.,Last season, Giroux amassed 14 goals and 35 assists as h...

Flames ink trade acquisition D Simon Nemec to 5-year deal
The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Simon Nemec to a five-year, $36.25 million contract on Monday after acquiring him in a trade with the New Jersey Flames last month.,Nemec, 22, is just over four years removed from being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. He recorded 26 points (11 goals...

Rogers agrees to take 100% ownership of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Rogers Communications Inc. is moving to take full control of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment after reaching a $4.35 billion agreement to buy the remaining 25% stake held by Kilmer Sports Inc.,The deal, announced Monday, would make Rogers the sole owner of the company behind the NHL's Toronto Maple...

Panthers re-sign D Donovan Sebrango to 1-year deal
The Florida Panthers agreed to terms Monday with defenseman Donovan Sebrango on a one-year contract.,Terms of the contract were not disclosed.,"Donovan is a sturdy and mobile young defenseman who was able to make a positive impact on our blue line last season," president of hockey operations and gen...

Stars F Jason Robertson files for salary arbitration
Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson filed for salary arbitration ahead of Sunday's deadline, per multiple reports.,He was one of 15 restricted free agents to do so, making them ineligible to sign offer sheets from other teams.,Robertson is the biggest name on the list after recording a team-high 96...

Ducks sign D Pavel Mintyukov to 5-year, $36M extension
The Anaheim Ducks announced a five-year extension Sunday with defenseman Pavel Mintyukov.,Terms were not disclosed by the team, however multiple outlets put the total value at $36 million, or $7.2 million per season.,Mintyukov, 22, recorded 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) in 73 games with the Du...

Penguins sign F Egor Chinakhov, G Arturs Silovs
Forward Egor Chinakhov signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract to remain with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.,Chinakhov, who was a restricted free agent, will earn an average annual salary of $6.25 million.,Pittsburgh also kept goaltender Arturs Silovs in the fold by signing the restricted f...

Predators' new acquisition Mavrik Bourque gets 6-year, $33M deal
The Nashville Predators on Saturday announced a reworked contract for newly acquired forward Mavrik Bourque, who signed a six-year, $33 million deal.,The Predators traded for Bourque on July 1, also acquiring defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Dallas Stars in exchanged for a pair of draft picks: a ...

Oilers sign D Shakir Mukhamadullin to 2-year extension
The Edmonton Oilers signed newly acquired defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin to a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension, his agents confirmed Saturday.,The 24-year-old restricted free agent joined the Oilers along with defenseman Zachary Sharp in a trade Wednesday that sent veteran blueliner Darnel...

Maple Leafs sign RFA D Emil Andrae to 2-year contract
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed restricted free agent defenseman Emil Andrae to a two-year contract on Sunday morning.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however TSN reported the value of the deal at $3.1 million.,The Maple Leafs acquired Andrae, goaltender Samuel Ersson and a third-roun...

Leafs’ No. 1 pick Gavin McKenna signs entry-level contract
One week after picking him first overall in the NHL draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gavin McKenna to his three-year entry-level contract on Friday.,Toronto paid McKenna the maximum allowed salary under the collective bargaining agreement.,Starting this year, the maximum compensation for entry-...