The Blackhawks have signed Andreas Athanasiou to a one-year deal worth $3.0 million.
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The Blackhawks have signed Max Domi to a one-year deal worth $3.0 million.
The Coyotes have signed Troy Stecher to a one-year contract worth $1.2 million.
The Blues have signed Nick Leddy to a four-year contract extension worth $16.0 million ($4.0M AAV).
The Maple Leafs have signed Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year deal worth $1.0 million.
The Red Wings have signed Andrew Copp to a five-year contract worth $28.125 million ($5.625M AAV).
The Rangers have signed Vincent Trocheck to a seven-year deal worth $39.375 million ($5.625M AAV).
The Canucks have signed Curtis Lazar to a three-year deal worth $3.0 million ($1.0M AAV).
The Flames have signed Kevin Rooney to a two-year contract worth $2.6 million ($1.3M AAV).
The Blues have signed Robert Thomas to an eight-year contract extension worth $65.0 million ($8.125M AAV).
The Devils have signed Brendan Smith to a two-year deal worth $2.2 million ($1.1M AAV).
The Maple Leafs have signed Ilya Samsonov to a one-year deal worth $1.8 million.
The Lightning have signed Ian Cole to a one-year deal worth $3.0 million.
The Senators have signed Claude Giroux to a three-year contract worth $19.5 million ($6.5M AAV).
The Oilers have signed Jack Campbell to a five-year contract worth $25.0 million deal ($5.0M AAV).
Campbell played a career-high 49 games (47 starts), going 31-9-6 with a 2.64 GAA and .914 SV% with the Maple Leafs. With Mike Smith likely headed to LTIR, Campbell should serve as the Oilers No.1 netminder and Stuart Skinner will be his backup.
The Sabres have signed Victor Olofsson to a two-year contract extension worth $9.5 million ($4.75M AAV).
In his first three NHL seasons, Olofsson has averaged 24 goals and 32 assists (56 points) per 82 games. Olofsson finished the 2021-22 season on a heater, scoring 13 goals with 12 assists (25 points) in his final 28 games.
The Devils have acquired Erik Haula from the Bruins for Pavel Zacha.
Haula is headed into the second year of a two-year deal that carries a $2.375M cap hit. With Zacha in need of a new contract as an RFA, Haula provides some cost certainty for the Devils ahead of the free agency window opening. Haula had 18 goals and 26 assists (44 points) in 78 games with the Bruins in 2022.
The Bruins have acquired Pavel Zacha from the Devils for Erik Haula.
Zacha is a pending RFA who is coming off of a three-year deal worth $2.25M AAV. The 2015 No.6 overall pick has never fully unlocked the offensive potential he flashed as a Sarnia Sting (OHL). The 25-year-old is coming off of a 15-goal, 21-assist (36 points) season in 2021-22.
The Avalanche have re-signed Josh Manson to a four-year deal worth $18.0 million ($4.5M AAV).
The Avalanche acquired Manson from the Ducks in mid-March and he had 15 points (5G / 10A) in 42 combined games between the regular season and playoffs. Manson sticks around as a top-4 D option to play alongside Samuel Girard/Bowen Byram.
The Avalanche have signed Darren Helm to a one-year contract extension worth $1.25 million.
Helm played a key role for the Avalanche during their run to the Stanley Cup, often matching up against the opposition's top lines. He finished the season with seven goals and eight assists (15 points) in 68 games and will play a similar bottom-6 role for the Avalanche in 2022-23.
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Who are the top NHL players to watch this season?
There’s never been more talent scattered across the NHL than there is this season. With living legends like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin still setting records left-and-right, alongside today’s current superstars such as Connor McDavid and Nathan Mackinnon, the level of talent in the NHL is at an all-time high. Along with these established stars, there’s plenty of budding stars emerging every season such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matvei Michkov.
What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?
Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.
In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.
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Every season there are several players who have breakout years, establishing themselves as some of the best up-and-coming stars in the league. In the 2024-25 season early breakout candidates have emerged such as Dylan Strome of the Washington Capitals (on-pace for his first 100-point season) and Ivan Barbashev of the Vegas Golden Knights (on-pace for career-high in points).
Additionally, nothing beats a comeback story, and that can be said about surging veterans such as Anze Koipitar of the Los Angeles Kings, and Matt Duchene of the Dallas Stars.
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