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Anaheim has signed Noah Warren to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Warren had three goals, 17 assists, 35 PIMs and a +21 plus/minus through 47 games with Gatineau (QMJHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks. The 19-year-old defenseman was Anaheim's 2022 second-round pick (42nd overall) and is expected to suit up for Victoriaville (QMJHL) in 2023-24.

Noah Warren
New Jersey has signed Tomas Nosek to a one-year, $1 million contract.

Nosek had seven goals, 11 assists, 69 SOG, 48 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 66 games played with Boston in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $1 million contract with New Jersey. The 30-year-old centre will be joining his fourth NHL team and he has 42 goals, 101 points and 146 PIMs across 398 career games played.

Tomas Nosek
St.Louis has signed Jeremie Biakabutuka to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Biakabutuka had 17 goals, 25 assist, 53 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 56 games played with Charlottetown (QMJHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract after going undrafted in junior. The 21-year-old defenseman appeared in three AHL games with Grand Rapids after his QMJHL season was cut short, and failed to pick up a point but had two PIMs across his short professional showing.

Jeremie Biakabutuka
Dallas Stars have signed Riley Damiani to a one-year, two-way contract.

Damiani had 13 goals, 18 assists, 28 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games with Texas (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Dallas. The 23-year-old centre was a 2018 fifth-round draft pick (137th overall) and has a goal and an assist in seven career NHL games.

Riley Damiani
Detroit has re-signed Gustav Lindstorm to a one-year contract worth $950,000.

Lindstorm had a goal, seven assists, 18 SOG, 20 PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 36 games played with Detroit in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract worth $950,000 AAV. The 24-year-old defensemen was drafted in the second-round of the 2017 NHL Draft (38th overall) and has two goals, and 25 points across 128 career NHL games played.

Gustav Lindstrom
Detroit has signed Nolan Stevens to a one-year, two-way contract.

Stevens had 15 goals, 18 assists, 17 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 48 games with Utica (AHL) in 2022-23 and has been signed a one-year, two-way contract by Detroit. The 26-year-old centre was drafted in the fifth-round of the 2016 NHL Draft (125th overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut after six AHL seasons.

Nolan Stevens
Detroit has signed Wyatt Newpower to a one-year, two-way contract.

Newpower had two goals, five assists, 68 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 59 games with Grand Rapids (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension. The 25-year-old undrafted defensemen is entering his fourth season in the AHL and has yet to make his NHL debut.

Wyatt Newpower
Detroit has signed Jared McIsaac to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.

McIsaac had three goals, 19 assists, 30 PIMs and a -14 plus/minus through 61 games with Grand Rapids (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. The 23-year-old defenseman was drafted by Detroit in the second-round of the 2018 NHL Draft (36th overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut.

Jared McIsaac
Edmonton has signed Raphael Lavoie to a one-year, two-way contract worth $874,125.

Lavoie had 25 goals, 20 assists, 47 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 61 games played with Bakersfield (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $874,125. The 22-year-old right-wing was Edmonton's 2019 second-round Draft Pick (38th overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut.

Raphael Lavoie
The New York Islanders have signed Jakub Skarek to a two-year, two-way contract.

Skarek was 15-16-3 with a .892 SV% and 3.37 GAA in 2022-23 with Bridgeport (AHL) and has signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Islanders. The 23-year-old goaltender was selected by the Islanders in the third-round of the 2018 Draft (72nd overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut after four seasons in the AHL.

Jakub Skarek
Colorado has avoided arbitration and signed Ross Colton to a four-year, $16 million contract ($4,000,000 AAV).

Colton had 16 goals, 16 assist, 153 SOG, 50 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 81 games with Tampa Bay in 2022-23 and has signed a four-year, $16 million contract ($4,000,000 AAV) with Colorado. The 26-year-old centre was acquired for a 2023 second-round pick back in June and brings 47 goals and 83 points across 190 games played to the Avalanche.

Ross Colton
Florida has signed Will Lockwood to a two-year, two-way contract.

Lockwood had an assist, 12 SOG, and a -7 plus/minus through 13 games in 2022-23 with Vancouver and has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers. The 25-year-old right-winger was a third-round pick by Vancouver in 2016 (64th overall) and has an assist, 28 SOG, and 11 PIMs in 28 career NHL games across three seasons.

William Lockwood
Casey Fitzgerald has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers.

Fitzgerald had three assists, 13 SOG, four PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 27 games with both Buffalo and Florida in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with the Panthers. The 26-year-old defenseman was acquired off waivers from Buffalo in 2022-23 and has nine assists and a -21 plus/minus through 63 career NHL games.

Casey Fitzgerald
The New York Islanders have signed Oliver Wahlstrom to a one-year, $874,125 contract.

Wahlstrom had seven goals, nine assists, 70 SOG, 32 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 35 games with the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $874,125 contract extension. The 23-year-old right-winger was the Islanders first-round pick in 2018 (11th overall) and missed majority of last season due to a knee injury. He has 32 goals and 61 points in 161 games played across four NHL seasons.

Oliver Wahlstrom
Florida has signed John Ludvig to a two-year, two-way contract.

Ludvig had three goals, 14 assists, 72 PIMs and a +18 plus/minus through 54 games with Charlotte (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers. The 22-year-old defensemen was Florida's 2019 third-round pick (69th overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut after three seasons in the AHL.

John Ludvig
Winnipeg has signed Morgan Barron to a two-year, $2.7 million contract extension ($1,350,000 AAV).

Barron had eight goals, 13 assists, 112 SOG, 31 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 70 games in 2022-23 with Winnipeg and has avoided arbitration by signing a two-year, $2.7 million contract extension ($1,350,000 AAV) with the Jets. The 24-year-old centre was a sixth-round pick in 2017 (174th overall) with the New York Rangers and has 11 goals and 27 points across 102 games played in his career.

Morgan Barron
Chicago has signed Connor Bedard to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Bedard was selected with the first-overall pick of the 2023 draft and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract on his 18th birthday. The generationally talented centre is coming off a historic season in the WHL which saw his score 71 goals and 143 points across 57 regular season games.

Connor Bedard
Seattle has signed Eduard Sale to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Sale was the Kraken's 2023 first-round pick (20th overall) and has now signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Seattle. The 18-year-old right-winger is coming off a seven goal, 14 point season across 43 games with HC Kometa Brno (Czechia) and is expected to join the Barrie Colts (OHL) for the 2023-24 season.

Eduard Sale
Arizona has signed Ivan Prosvetov to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV.

Provestov was 4-3-0 with a .880 SV% and 3.98 GAA in 2022-23 with Arizona and has now signed a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $775,000 AAV with the Coyotes. The 24-year-old netminder was Arizona's fourth-round pick in 2018 (114th overall) and has struggled throughout three seasons in Arizona as he has a 4-6-1 record, 4.07 GAA and .871 SV% across 13 total games played.

Ivan Prosvetov
Arizona has signed Matias Maccelli to a three-year, $10.275 million contract extension ($3,425,000 AAV).

Maccelli broke out in 2022-23 with Arizona as he finished second in rookie scoring with 11 goals, 38 assists, 18 PIMs and 61 SOG and has signed a three-year, $10.275 million contract extension ($3,425,000 AAV).The 22-year-old left-winger was drafted by Arizona in the fourth-round (98th overall) and has 12 goals and 55 points in 87 career games.

Matias Maccelli

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