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Murray was 14-8-2 with a .903 SV% and 3.01 GAA in his first season in Toronto in 2022-23 but will now miss a large portion of the 2023-24 season as he is set to undergo a significant surgery (undisclosed) and will remain on LTIR. The 29-year-old goaltender has had his career hampered by injuries the last few seasons but will hope to be back to improve on his career 146-86-24 record, alongside his 2.79 GAA and .910 SV% in 272 games played.

Muzzin was only able to play in four games in 2022-23 with the Maple Leafs and picked up an assist and eight SOG across that span before missing the majority of the season due to a Cervical Spine injury. He is expected to spend the entire 2023-24 season on the long-term injured reserve for the final year of his contract. The 34-year-old defensemen is currently sitting on 69 goals, 294 points, and 399 PIMs across 683 career games played.

Jenik had seven goals, 16 assists, 50 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus with the Tucson Roadrunners in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Arizona worth $775,000. The 23-year-old forward had appeared in 17 games for the Coyotes across the previous three seasons, picking up four goals and an assist. He was the Coyotes 2018 third-round Draft Pick (65th overall) and will be hoping to stick with the big club for a full season.

Sokolov appeared in five games for the Ottawa Senators in 2022-23 and picked up a goal and an assist with a +2 plus/minus and signed a one-year, two-way contract extension Tuesday. The 23-year-old winger also had 21 goals, 38 assists, 72 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 70 games with Belleville (AHL) last season. He will provide Ottawa with more lineup depth after earning 13 games of NHL experience in the last two seasons.

DeSmith was 15-16-4 with a .905 SV% and a 3.17 GAA in 38 games played with Pittsburgh in 2022-23 and has been traded to Vancouver for Tanner Pearson and a 2025 third-round pick. The 32-year-old has spent his entire five-year career in Pittsburgh after breaking into the NHL in 2017-18 and has a 58-44-15 record, with a .912 SV% and 2.81 GAA through 134 career games played. He carries a $1,800,000 cap hit into the 2023-24 season.

Pearson had one goal, four assists, 17 SOG, 21 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 14 games with Vancouver in 2022-23 and has been traded to Montreal alongside a 2025 third-round pick for Casey DeSmith. The 31-year-old left-winger carries a cap hit of $3,250,000 into the 2023-24 season and has 133 goals and 272 points across 590 career games for three different organizations (LAK, PIT, VAN).

Addison had three goals, 26 assists, 22 PIMs, 77 SOG, and a -17 plus/minus through 62 games in 2022-23 with Minnesota and has signed a one-year, $825,000 contract extension. The 23-year-old was drafted by Pittsburgh in the second-round of the 2018 NHL Draft (53rd overall) and has played three seasons with the Wild where he has five goals, 28 assists, and a -21 plus/minus through 80 career games played. He should be a key piece of Minnesota's top power play in 2023-24.

Khaira had six goals, eight assists, 31 PIMs, 59 SOG, and a -11 plus/minus through 51 games played in 2022-23 with the Chicago Blackhawks and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Minnesota. The 29-year-old left-winger is joining his third team (EDM, CHI) in his ninth NHL season and has 33 goals, 80 points and 229 PIMs across 336 career games played.

Francouz was 8-7-1 with a .915 SV%, and 2.61 GAA in 2022-23 with Colorado but is likely to not be ready for the regular season as he had off-season adductor surgery with serious concern that he could miss "some time". The 33-year-old netminder has had his career decimated by consistent injuries since coming to the NHL in 2018-19 and has never appeared in more than 34 games (2019-20). The Avalanche have made it known that they are in the hunt for a replacement back-up goaltender while Francouz nurses his latest ailment.

Novak had seven goals, five assists, and six PIMs across 14 games with the Allen Americans (ECHL) in 2022-23 and has been traded from Ottawa to Montreal for future considerations. The 24-year-old forward was drafted by Ottawa in the seventh round of the 2018 draft (188th overall) and has never played at a higher level than the ECHL after joining Allen from Northeastern (NCAA) at the end of his collegiate career in 2022-23.

Kinkaid returns to New Jersey on a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 where he spent six seasons from 2012 to 2019. The 34-year-old played only two NHL games in 2022-23 with both Boston and Colorado and finished the season with a 1-0-0 record, .950 SV%, and 1.37 GAA. He will be entering his 11th NHL season and has a 70-58-21 record career record, .905 SV% and 2.91 GAA with five different teams (NJD, NYR, MTL, BOS, COL).

George was drafted by the Islanders in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft (98th overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with New York. The 19-year-old defenseman is expected to return to the London Knights for the 2023-24 season where he had seven goals, 22 points, 14 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 54 games played in 2022-23.

Holden announced he would be stepping away from hockey to join the Vegas Golden Knights Player Development Staff after 12 NHL seasons with six different teams (COL, VGK, CBJ, NYR, OTT, BOS). The 36-year-old defenseman played in 65 games with Ottawa in 2022-23, picking up two goals, 14 assists, 73 SOG, and 10 PIMs. He finishes his career with 52 goals, 178 points, 174 PIMs, and a +16 plus/minus in 654 games played.

Chisholm had five goals, 38 assists, 21 PIMs, and a -13 plus/minus through 59 games with Manitoba (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Winnipeg. The 23-year-old defenseman was Winnipeg's 2018 fifth-round pick (150th overall) and has made two NHL appearances with the club, failing to pick up a point.

Tatar had 20 goals, 28 assists, 30 PIMs, 153 SOG, and a +41 plus/minus through 82 games with New Jersey in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $1,500,000 contract with Colorado on Tuesday. The 32-year-old will join his fifth NHL team and has 211 goals, 455 points, and 276 PIMs through 783 career games played. It is a great depth signing for the Avalanche as Tatar comes at a cheap price tag and has seven 20+ goal seasons across his 12 years of playing in the NHL.

Lou Lamoriello announced Monday that Alexander Romanov may not be ready for the start of camp after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. The 23-year-old defencemen is coming off his first season in Long Island after recording two goals, 20 assists, 43 PIMs, and a +13 plus/minus through 76 games played. The islanders will be hoping to have him back for the start of the regular season at the latest.

Panthers GM Barry Zito did not have a definitive timetable for when Montour is expected to make his season debut but said it's safe to assume he'll be back between "November to January." Zito added that he believes Montour will be back before Aaron Ekblad, who will also miss the start of the season. Expect more detailed updates to come out during training camp.

Panthers GM Barry Zito did not have a definitive timetable for when Ekblad is expected to make his season debut but said it's safe to assume he'll be back between "November to January." That timeline doesn't clarify Ekblad's status, but more detailed updates could become available throughout training camp.

Ladd last played in the NHL in 2021-22 for the Arizona Coyotes and announced his retirement from professional hockey after 16 NHL seasons on Sunday. The 37-year-old was a two-time Stanley Cup Champion who finished his impressive career with 256 goals, 294 assists, 615 PIMs, and 2151 SOG across 1001 career games played.

Archibald had six goals, six assists, 43 PIMs 71 SOG, and a +6 plus/minus across 62 games with Pittsburgh in 2022-23 but has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purpose of contract termination by Tampa Bay. The 30-year-old had signed a two-year contract with Tampa in the offseason but had made the Lightning aware he would not be attending training camp this season as he plans to step away from the NHL.