Connor Carrick has signed a one-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV) with the Seattle Kraken.
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Nathan Todd has signed a two-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV) with the San Jose Sharks.
Todd had eight goals, eight six assists, eight PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 16 games with Springfield (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV) with the San Jose Sharks. The 27-year-old centre has yet to make an NHL appearance since making the jump to the ECHL in 2017-18 as an undrafted free-agent from Carleton University (USports).
Dallas has signed Nicholas Caamano to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Caamano had two goals, nine assists, 10 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 29 games played with Texas (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $775,000. The 24-year-old right-winger was drafted by Dallas in the fifth-round of the 2016 NHL Draft (146th overall) and has a goal and two assists through 36 career NHL games played.
Dallas has signed Scott Reedy to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Reedy had 11 goals, 12 assists, 21 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 56 games played with both Texas (AHL) and San Jose (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension. The 24-year-old centre was originally drafted by San Jose in 2017 in the fourth-round (102nd overall) and has seven goals, nine points and 10 PIMs across 35 career NHL games.
Alex Limoges has signed a one-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV) with the Washington Capitals.
Limoges had 20 goals, 34 assists, 12 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 63 games played with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV) with the Washington Capitals. The 25-year-old forward was signed as an undrafted free agent from Penn State (NCAA) who joined San Diego (AHL) after his 2020-21 college season.
Calgary has signed Brady Lyle to a one-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV).
Lyle was an undrafted free agent out of the OHL, who turned pro in 2021 and has spent the first three seasons of his career in the Bruins and Blues organizations. He has yet to crack the NHL, totalling 61 points (19G / 42A) in 139 AHL games with Providence and Springfield.
Philadelphia has signed veteran Marc Staal to a one-year, $1.1 million contract.
Staal had three goals, 12 assists, 55 SOG, 43 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 82 games with Florida in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. The 36-year-old veteran defenseman brings 52 goals and 229 points across 1101 career games of experience to the Flyers.
Dylan Gambrell has signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Gambrell had four goals, six assists, 46 SOG, 35 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 60 games with Ottawa in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Maple Leafs. The 26-year-old centre has 17 goals, 23 assists, and a -28 plus/minus through 233 NHL games played and will make a solid depth piece for Toronto.
The Maple Leafs have signed Max Domi to a one-year deal worth $3.0 million.
Domi had 20 goals, 36 assists, 179 SOG, 82 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 80 games with both Chicago and Dallas in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year deal worth $3 Million with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old centre will follow in the footsteps of his father who played 777 games for the Maple Leafs and picked up 196 points (84G/112A) and 2265 PIMs. Max has picked up 121 goals and 370 points in 581 career NHL games with six different teams.
The Wild acquired Max Cajkovic and Pat Maroon from the Lightning for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick.
The Wild acquired Pat Maroon and Max Cajkovic from the Lightning for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick.
The Lightning signed Calvin de Haan to a one-year contract worth $775K.
de Haan had two goals, 10 assists, 51 SOG, 20 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 53 games with Carolina in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract worth $775,000. The 32-year-old journeyman defenseman will be joining his fourth NHL team in 2023-24, bring 573 career games played and 131 points (21G/110A) to Tampa Bay.
The Kraken signed Kailer Yamamoto to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million.
The Maple Leafs signed Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million.
Bertuzzi had eight goals, 22 assists, 107 SOG, 29 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 50 games with both Boston and Detroit in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year deal with Toronto worth $5.5 million. The 28-year-old left-winger joins the Maple Leafs' with 92 goals and 218 points through 326 career NHL games.
The Panthers signed Gerald Mayhew to a one-year, two-way deal.
Mayhew had 24 goals, 20 assists, 68 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 69 games with Charlotte (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way deal with Florida. The 30-year-old veteran centre has 13 goals and 15 points across 57 career NHL games with three different teams (MIN, PHI, ANA).
Edmonton has signed Benjamin Gleason to a two-year, $1.550 Million contract ($775,000).
Gleason had nine goals, 24 assists, 40 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 68 games with Texas (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $1.550 Million contract ($775,000) with Edmonton. The 25-year-old undrafted offensive defensemen's only appearance in the NHL was in 2018-19 with Dallas, where he had an assist, two SOG and a -1 plus/minus.
Vancouver has signed Akito Hirose to a two-year contract extension.
Lias Andersson has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal for $775,000.
Andersson had 31 goals, 28 assists, 38 PIMs and a -17 plus/minus through 67 games with Ontario (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal for $775,000. The 24-year-old forward was a first round pick to Montreal in 2017 (7th overall) and has seven goals and 17 points across 110 career NHL games played.
Calgary has signed Jordan Oesterle to a one-year, one-way $925,000 contract.
Oesterle played the last two seasons with the Red Wings, finishing with a combined 19 points (4G / 15A) across 97 games. Oesterle operated as the No.6 defenseman for Detroit last season, averaging just 15:39 TOI/gm. Expect similar deployment in his first season with the Flames.
Colorado has re-signed Justus Annunen to a one-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000).
Annunen appeared in two regular season games in 2022-23 posting a 1-1-0 record, 3.58 GAA and .854 SV% with Colorado and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension ($775,000). The 23-year-old netminder was the Avalanche's 2018 third-round pick (64th overall) and has a 2-1-1 career record with a 3.92 GAA and .859 SV%.
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