Lehkonen will undergo shoulder surgery in the near future, and his availability for 2024-25 training camp is "going to be close," according to GM Chris MacFarland.
Skinner allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Oilers' win in Game 7 in Vancouver. After sitting for Games 4 and 5, Skinner stopped 29 of the 32 shots (.906 SV%) he faced to win back-to-back games and get the Oilers to the Western Conference Final. He comes into the series with a 7-3 record, 2.87 GAA and .881 SV% in the playoffs.
Hintz missed the final two games of the Stars' series vs. the Avalanche and will miss Game 1 of the Western Conference Final. Head coach Pete DeBoer said that Hintz is "really close to returning," so there's a chance he'll be available for Game 2 on Saturday.
Oettinger allowed one goal on 30 shots in the Stars' 2-1 overtime win over the Avalanche in Game 6. Oettinger backed up the .925 SV% he posted vs. Vegas with a .911 SV% vs. Colorado, giving him an 8-5 record and .918 SV% in 13 playoff games so far. He was 1-0-1 with a 2.00 GAA, .932 SV% and one shutout vs. the Oilers in the regular season.
Jamsen is Los Angeles 2020 seventh-round pick (190th overall) and has signed a two-year, $1.705 million ($852,500 AAV) entry-level contract which will bring the forward over to North America in 2024-25. The 21-year-old winger has spent the last three seasons with Pelicans of Liiga in Finland and had an impressive 2023-24 with 14 goals and 25 points in 36 total games played.
Chytil has appeared in one game (May 9th vs. CAR) since November 2nd, 2023 due to concussion problems and an illness but was a full participant in warmups ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday vs. Florida and will return. The 24-year-old only appeared in 10 games during the regular season but had six assists, 22 SOG and four PIMs. He will line up on New York's third line.
Bobrovsky was solid in Florida's six-game take-down of Boston in the second round, posting a 4-2-0 record, and .907 SV% and is expected to take the crease on Wednesday vs. New York after occupying the starter's crease at morning skate. The 35-year-old dominated Florida's net all year with 36 wins, six shutouts and a .915 SV% which led to him appearing in the most games of his career since 2018-19 (58). He will head to New York for the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, who have won eight of their first ten playoff games and are coming off an easy six-game series with Carolina.
Shesterkin had a strong second-round series vs. Carolina as he knocked off the Hurricanes with his 4-2-0 record and .919 SV% and will start Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday vs. Florida. The 28-year-old is two seasons off of winning the Vezina Trophy and has very much been in that elite form the entire postseason, with his 8-2-0 record, 2.40 GAA and .923 SV%. He will host the pesky Florida Panthers on Wednesday, who are coming off a six-game series victory of the Boston Bruins in the second round.
Cagnoni was San Jose's 2023 fourth-round pick (123rd overall) and signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday with the Sharks. The 19-year-old defenseman is looking like a draft-day steal after putting up 18 goals and 90 points in 65 games with Portland (WHL) in his fourth junior season in 2023-24.
Gill is Tampa Bay's 2022 seventh-round pick (233rd overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The 19-year-old defenseman just finished his fourth season with Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) and had a goal and nine points in 12 games played in 2023-24.
Chytil has appeared in one game (May 9th vs. CAR) since November 2nd, 2023 due to concussion problems and an illness but was a full participant in the morning skate on Tuesday and is expected to return on Wednesday vs. Florida. The 24-year-old only appeared in 10 games during the regular season but had six assists, 22 SOG and four PIMs.
Bobrovsky was solid in Florida's six-game take-down of Boston in the second round, posting a 4-2-0 record, and .907 SV% and is expected to take the crease on Wednesday vs. New York after occupying the starter's crease at morning skate. The 35-year-old dominated Florida's net all year with 36 wins, six shutouts and a .915 SV% which led to him appearing in the most games of his career since 2018-19 (58). He will head to New York for the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, who have won eight of their first ten playoff games and are coming off an easy six-game series with Carolina.
Kral spent 2023-24 with the Pelicans of Liiga after leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022-23 but has signed a one-year contract worth $775,000 AAV and will be returning to Pittsburgh. The 24-year-old defenseman had five goals and 37 points in 46 games with the Pelicans and brings two games of NHL experience to Pittsburgh.
Gruden appeared in a career-high 13 games played in 2023-24 and has signed a two-year, $1.550 Million contract extension ($775,000 AAV) with Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The 24-year-old centre was drafted by Ottawa in the fourth-round of the 2018 draft (95th overall) and has appeared in a total of 16 career NHL games played and has one goal, five PIMs and nine SOG.
Pittsburgh completed its third signing of the day on Tuesday by announcing that they have extended defensemen Jack St. Ivany to a three-year, $2.325 million contract extension ($775,000 AAV). The 2018 fourth-round pick (112th overall) made his NHL debut in 2023-24 and had one assist, 11 SOG and two PIMs in 14 games played.
Wheeler hasn't played since February 15th but has worked his way back from a gruesome lower-body injury and could be an option for the Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final. It doesn't appear as if Wheeler will be inserted into the Game 1 lineup, but he could slot into the Rangers' bottom-6 at some point in their series vs. the Panthers. The veteran winger had 21 points (9G / 12A) in 54 games this season before getting hurt.
After two seasons in Nashville, Ryan McDonagh will return to Tampa Bay where he spent five seasons after he was acquired on Tuesday alongside a 2024 4th round pick (EDM) from Nashville for a 2025 2nd round pick and a 2024 7th round pick. The 34-year-old veteran defensemen has appeared in 928 career games played across 14 NHL seasons and has 76 goals and 389 points during that span.
Miner was Colorado's 2019 seventh-round pick (202nd overall) and signed a one-year, two-way contract extension on Tuesday. The 23-year-old spent the 2023-24 season with 29 games played split between the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) and has had an +.910 SV in his first three years with Utah.
Skinner returned to the Oilers' crease for a crucial Game 6 win after backing up for their previous two games and stopped 14 of 15 shots in the team's victory and will start Game 7 on Monday in Vancouver. The 25-year-old is having a very up-and-down second playoff in Edmonton this season, with his 6-3-0 record, 2.97 GAA and .881 SV% in nine appearances. He will head to Vancouver for Game 7 on Monday, who are looking to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2011.
Hakanpaa has not played since the first game of the Stars' opening-round matchup vs. Los Angeles due to an undisclosed injury and is still considered day-to-day after not practicing on Monday. The 32-year-old appeared in 64 games for Dallas during the regular season, with two goals, 12 points, 56 SOG, 33 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus.
