NHL Signings & Free Agents

Danforth was an undrafted free agent out of Sacred Heart University, who made his NHL debut earlier this season. The 28-year-old has tallied five goals and two assists in 22 games with the Blue Jackets.

McCann was selected in the expansion draft and took on the biggest role of his career and has already set career-highs in goals (21) and has added 12 assists (33 points) in 50 games. McCann was in the final year of a two-year contra that paid him $2.94M AAV.

Boyd bounced around the NHL a bit in his first four seasons (three teams) but seems to have found a home with the Coyotes. Boyd, who has played in the top-6 for most of the season has already set career-highs in goals (10), assists (14) and points (24) through 46 games.

Samorukov made his NHL debut with the Oilers earlier in the season but has spent most of the season in Bakersfield (AHL), where he has scored two goals with 10 assists (12 points) in 37 games.

Desharnais was drafted in the seventh-round in 2016 and is in his third season with Bakersfield (AHL). The 25-year-old defenseman has scored five goals with 13 assists (18 points) in 43 AHL games this season.

Hamblin was an undrafted free-agent out of the WHL, who is in his second season with the Oilers' AHL team in Bakersfield. The 22-year-old centre has scored 14 goals with eight assists (22 points) in 40 AHL games.

The Blues drafted Cranley in the sixth-round in 2020. The 20-year-old netminder has gone 11-19-2 with a 3.84 GAA and .872 SV% in 34 games with the Ottawa 67's (OHL).

Kartye was an undrafted free agent out of the OHL, who has scored 33 goals with 25 assists (58 points) in 45 games with the Soo Greyhounds.

Gauthier was an undrafted free agent goalie out of the WHL. The 21-year-old netminder has gone 20-6-0 with a .932 SV% in 28 games with Prince George and Portland this season.

Frasca was an undrafted free agent centre out of the OHL. The 20-year-old has scored a team-leading 32 goals with 33 assists (65 points) in 44 games with the Kingston Frontenacs this season.

The Flames drafted Kerins in the sixth-round in 2020 and he has exploded in 2022. The 19-year-old currently leads the Son Greyhounds (OHL) with 84 points (33G / 51A) in 50 games.

Stranges was a fourth-round pick in 2020 and signs his entry-level deal with 53 points (19G / 34A) in 40 games with the London Knights (OHL).

Rybinski was originally a fifth-round pick of the Panthers but went unsigned. There centre played in the WHL from 2018-to-2022, finishing the most recent season with 18 goals and 36 assists (54 points) in 39 games with Seattle.

MacArthur is an undrafted free agent out of the QMJHL. MacArthur is in his third QMJHL season and has scored 25 goals with 18 assists (43 points) in 26 games with Acadie-Bathurst Titan.

Lindbohm was originally drafted by the Blues in the sixth round back in 2012 and played in 40 career NHL games. He's been back in Europe since 2019 and just won gold with Finland at the Olympics. Lindbohm had been with Jokerit, who just pulled out of the KHL following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, opening him up for a possible NHL return.