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Christian Fischer announced his retirement from the NHL. Fischer is retiring from the NHL after nine seasons and 523 games, at the age of 28. "It’s just more so a decision of moving on into another chapter of my life,” Fischer said. Fischer wraps up his career with 137 points (62G / 75A) across nine seasons with the Coyotes, Red Wings and Blue Jackets.

Trudeau turned pro in 2023 and has played three straight seasons with the Laval Rocket. Most recently, the 22-year-old defenseman had five goals and 14 assists (19 points) in 68 games. With a loaded blueline in Montreal, Trudeau's path to NHL games is difficult.

Entwistle only appeared in seven total games in 2024-25, all with Charlotte (AHL), where he had one goal and one assist. Expect the 25-year-old winger to start the 2025-26 season with Charlotte again.

Gastrin was selected No.37 overall in this summer's NHL draft. The Swedish centre spent most of the 2024-25 season in the Sweden's top junior league, where he was tied for the team-lead with 18 goals and second on MoDo Jr. in points with 42 in 40 games. He's expected to make the full-time jump to the SHL this season.

After a succesful season in Manitoba (AHL) as an assistant captain, Mason Shaw will return to the Winnipeg organization as forward depth after signing a one-year, two-way contract extension on Thursday. The 26-year-old has 82 career NHL games played to his name (20 Pts) but spent the entire 2024-25 campaign in the minors with Manitoba, where he had 17 goals, 37 points and 114 PIMs in 72 games played.

After being acquired at last year's trade deadline, Anthony Beauvillier will remain a member of the Capitals' organization after signing a two-year contract extension worth $2.75 million AAV ($5.5M total). The 28-year-old had joined five organizations in the last two years, but has found a home in Washington after scoring two goals and five points in 18 games after being acquired. Across the full 2024-25 season, he had 15 goals and 25 points in 81 games between Pittsburgh and Washington.

The biggest free agent target is off the board after Carolina agreed to a six-year, $51 million contract ($8.5 million AAV) with Nikolaj Ehlers on Thursday. The 29-year-old star winger leaves Winnipeg after 10 up-and-down seasons and a 24-goal, 63-point campaign in 2024-25. He is expected to take a top-six and top power-play role in Carolina.

New York added to it's offensive depth down the wing on Thursday after signing three-year NHL veteran Trey Fix-Wolansky to a one-year, two-way contract. The 26-year-old is expected to start the 2025-26 season in Hartford (AHL) after putting up 26 goals and 60 points in 65 games with Cleveland (AHL) in 2024-25.

After four seasons in St. Louis, Nick Leddy was placed on waivers by St. Louis and claimed by San Jose on Thursday. The 34-year-old smooth-skating defenseman is in the final year of a four-year, $16 million contract ($4 million AAV). He will add another veteran presence to San Jose's blueline after they signed Dmitry Orlov earlier in the afternoon.

After two seasons in Carolina, Orlov inks a two-year pact with a young Sharks term. Orlov brings 13-years of NHL experience and is coming off of a 28-point season (6G / 22A) in 76 games. The veteran is a solid two-way blueliner, who will join other veterans like Mario Ferraro, John Klingberg and Nick Leddy in San Jose.

The NHL's current iron man (925 consecutive games) has found a new home on Wednesday as Colorado signed Brent Burns to a one-year contract. The 40-year-old veteran is entering his 22nd NHL season with his fourth team. Despite his age, he has managed to stay effective, putting up six goals and 29 points last season alongside a +7 plus/minus across 82 games played.

The biggest KHL target of the offseason is off the board after New York announced Wednesday that they have come to a one-year, entry-level agreement with Maxim Shabanov. The 24-year-old Russian forward is coming off a sensational season with Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) where he had 23 goals and 67 points in 65 games played. He is expected to make an impact with the Islanders right away.

After being acquired mid-way through the 2024-25 season by Calgary, Morgan Frost seems to have found a new home after signing a two-year contract extension worth $4.375 million AAV ($8.75M total) to remain with the Flames on Wednesday. The 26-year-old saw his average ice time increase by 1:20 after joining Calgary and ended his 2024-25 campaign with 14 goals and 37 points in 81 games played.

Nyquist split the 2024-25 season between the Predators and Wild, finishing with 28 points (11G / 17A) in 79 games. With the Jets, Nyquist will likely serve as a middle-6 winger, who will see PP2 time. He's one-year removed from a 75-point season, so there's bounce-back potential in Winnipeg, although he'll be 36-years-old in September.

One of the biggest offseason targets is off the board after St. Louis announced they signed Pius Suter to a two-year contract worth $4.125 million AAV ($8.25M total). The 29-year-old Swiss center leaves Vancouver after a career season where he posted highs in goals (25), points (46) and PIMs (18) across 81 games played. He is expected to take on a role as St. Louis' 2nd or 3rd center this upcoming season.

Davies spent the entire 2024-25 season with the Belleville Senators (AHL), where he had 48 points (11G / 37A) in 72 games. Davies provides organizational depth on the blueline, but he'll likely start the season with Henderson (AHL).

Korczak was a full-time NHLer in 2024-25 but served as the Golden Knights' No.7 defenseman, appearing in just 40 games. He finished the season with 10 points (0G / 10A), 34 SO and 59 hits in 40 games. With Alex Pietrangelo expected to miss all of 2025-26 (and maybe retiring), Korczak should be an everyday player for Vegas this season.

Heineman was acquired as part of the Noah Dobson trade and signed a two-year extension with the Islanders. Heineman adds a little bit of offence to New York's bottom-6, but more than anything, brings physicality and penalty killing prowess. Heineman was on pace for 13 goals, 11 assists and 229 hits over 82 games last season.