NHL Signings & Free Agents

Zohorna was an undrafted free agent out of the Czech Republic. The 25-year-old has played in the Czech's top-league since 2015 and is coming off of a career-high 22 points (10G / 12A) in 46 games with Mlada Boleslav BK.

Brome was an undrafted free agent from Sweden, who was sixth in the SHL in scoring in 2020, posting 43 points (17G / 26A) in 52 games with Orebro HK. Brome will make the trip to North America for the 2021 season and could be an immediate contributor in the Red Wings top-9.

Haas was an undrafted free agent from Switzerland, who came to North America for the 2019-20 campaign. The 28-year-old spent most of the season in the NHL, where he had five goals and five assists (10 points) in 58 games with the Oilers. He's projected to be a part of Edmonton's bottom-6 in 2021 after signing a one-year extension on Tuesday.

The Coyotes selected Maccelli in the fourth-round of the 2019 draft. The 19-year-old winger finished his first season in the Finnish Elite League with 13 goals and 17 assists (30 points) in 43 games with Ilves Tampere. While representing Finland in the World Juniors, Maccelli had two goals and three assists (five points) in seven games.

Emilio was a sixth-round pick in 2018 and finished his second-year at the University of Denver with a team-high 35 points (13G / 22A) in 36 games. Pettersen was named to the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team.

Merzlikins exploded onto the scene in his first year in North America, going 13-9-8 with a 2.35 GAA, .923 SV% and five shutouts. Merzlikins went on an eight-game winning streak from mid-January to mid-February and was hurt right before the season paused. This signing comes less than a week after Columbus signed Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year, $5.6 million extension ($2.8M AAV), so they've got their young goaltending duo tied up for the next two seasons at a $6.9M AAV cap-hit.

After being acquired from t he Hurricanes as a part of the Erik Haula trade, Roy split the 2020 campaign between the NHL and AHL. With the Golden Knights, he had 10 points (5G / 5A) in 28 games while scoring seven goals with 15 assists (22 points) in 27 games. Signing a two-year contract means he's signed through 2022 and will still be an RFA at the end of the deal.

Demchenko was an undrafted free agent goalie out of the KHL, who 9-17-3 with a .908 SV% in 36 games between Chelyabinsk Traktor and Magnitogorsk Metallurg. With Carey Price, Charlie Lindgren and Cayden Primeau all already under contract, Demchenko will likely start in a time-share in Laval (AHL) in 2021.

The Kings selected Ingham in the sixth-round in the 2018 draft and the 19-year-old netminder finished the 2019-20 campaign with a stellar 33-8-5 record with the Kitchener Rangers (OHL). His 33 wins paced the OHL while his .917 SV% was third-best and 2.96 GAA ranked fifth.

Walcott was picked by the Rangers in fifth-round in 2014 but was traded to the Lightning for a seventh-round pick in 2015. Since then, Walcott has appeared in 239 games with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) and set new career-highs in goals (7) and points (19) while playing in 55 games in 2019-20.

Korpisalo was set to become a restricted free agent this offseason but got a two-year extension on Friday. Korpisalo will make $2.2 million in 2021 and $3.4 million in 2022, which would be the first season of his UFA years. In the first year without Sergei Bobrovsky, Korpisalo went 19-12-5 with a 2.60 GAA and .911 SV% in 37 games (35 starts) while splitting the crease primarily with Elvis Merzlikins. Throughout his five-year career, Korpisalo has gone 60-43-14 with a 2.80 GAA And .908 SV%.

After splitting the 2018-19 campaign between the NHL and AHL, MacEachern spent the entire 2019-20 season (until it was paused) with the Blues, scoring seven goals with three assists (10 points) in 50 games. The 26-year-old, former third-round pick now has 10 goals and five assists (15 points) in 79 career NHL games and will now be a fixture in St. Louis' bottom-6 for at least the next few seasons.

Scandella was acquired from the Canadiens in mid-February for a 2020 second-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021--the condition was if St. Louis re-signed Scandella, so it's officially a 2020 second and a 2021 fourth round pick for the 30-year-old blueliner. After joining the Blues, Scandella picked up one assist, 15 hits and seven blocked shots while playing 20:18 ATOI in 11 games. When the season was paused, he had nine points (3G / 6A) in 31 games in 2019-20.

After splitting time between the NHL and AHL in the last two years, Blais was a full-time NHLer in 2019-20. He missed some time due to right wrist surgery in November but produced 13 points (6G / 7A) in the 40 games he appeared in before the league was paused. Blais was a physical force when in the lineup, leading the Blues with 155 hits (3.9 Hits/GP).

Carrier, who was selected in the fourth round back in 2015, spent most of his fourth professional season in Milwaukee (AHL), amassing 37 points (5G / 32A) in 55 games, which was tied for seventh-best among AHL blueliners. He also appeared in three games with the Predators but failed to get on the scoresheet. With Dan Hamhuis, Korbinian Holzer and Yannick Weber all set to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, there is a path for Carrier to be a full-time third-pairing defenseman in Nashville next season.

Reilly was a seventh-round pick of the Penguins back in 2017. The 22-year-old defenseman finished his senior year at R.P.I with eight goals and 14 assists to lead all defensemen on the team with 22 points in 34 games.

Mandolese was a sixth-round pick (No. 157 overall) of the Senators in 2018. In his fourth year in the QMJHL, the 19-year-old netminder went 26-8-1 with a league-best .925 SV% and third-best GAA (2.33). With 86 career wins to-date, Mandolese sits second all-time in Screaming Eagles franchise history.

Rubins was an undrafted free agent out of the WHL, who has spent the last two season in the Maple Leafs farm system. He earned himself an NHL-level contract by tallying 14 points (2G / 12A) in 47 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) in 2019-20.

Kral was a fifth-round pick in 2018 and finished his third season in the WHL with 12 goals and 37 assists (49 points) in 53 games with the Spokane Chiefs. The 20-year-old defenseman was a two-time World Juniors participant, scoring two goals in 12 combined games while representing the Czech Republic in 2018 and 2019.

Chicago selected Mitchell in the second-round (No. 57 overall) in 2017 and he finished his junior season at the University of Denver with 32 points (10G / 22A) in 36 games. The 21-year-old defenseman was a part of Team Canada's World Junior team in 2019, scoring one goal with two assists in five games.