NHL Signings & Free Agents

Hutchinson, 26, appeared in 30 games for the Jets this past season, going 9-15-3 with a 2.84 GAA and .907 SV%. There is a risk of Hutchinson falling to the Jets’ No. 3 netminder behind Ondrej Pavelec and Connor Hellebuyck.

Arizona traded for Goligoski’s rights last Thursday with the hope they would be able to sign him before July 1st. Goligoski is coming off of a 37-point (5G / 32A) season in 82 games with the Dallas Stars. He has averaged 38.3 points per season in his last three years with Dallas.

A few hours after acquiring Andersen from the Anaheim Ducks, the Maple Leafs inked their new goalie to a five-year deal worth $5 million per year. Andersen is expected to be the Leafs’ No. 1 netminder in 2016-17.

Vatanen was set to become a restricted free agent, but is now signed through the 2019-20 season with a $4.875M cap-hit. Vatanen is coming off of nine goals and 29 assists (38 points) in 71 games with the Ducks.

Forsberg, 23, was 1-3-0 with a 3.03 GA and .907 SV% in four games with Columbus, but it was his work with Lake Erie (AHL) that was most impressive. He was 23-10-5 with a 2.40 GAA and .914 SV% in the regular season and led Lake Erie to the Calder Cup championship with a 9-0-0 record, 1.34 GAA, .949 SV% and two shutouts.

Brickley, 24, split his time between Florida and Portland (AHL) during 2015-16. Brickley had one goal and four assists (5 points) in 23 games with the Panthers and 27 points (12G / 15A) in 45 games with the Pirates.

Cunningham, 25, spent most of the 2015-16 season in Springfield (AHL) where he scored 22 goals with 24 assists (46 points) in 61 games. In 10 games with the Coyotes, he had no assist. The two-way contract suggests that he will be back in Springfield to start the 2016-17 season.

Baertschi, 23, spent the entire 2015-16 season with the Canucks, totalling 15 goals and 13 assists (28 points) in 69 games. He struggled to gain traction in the Flames organization, but seems to have found his stride in Vancouver, earning him $1.85 million per season for the next two years.

Jaskin, 23, spent the majority of the year with St. Louis, collecting 13 points (4G / 9A) in 65 games and had two points (1G / 1A) in three games with Chicago (AHL). He’s expected to land a full-time spot with the Blues in 2016-17.

Ward started 51 of the Hurricanes 82 games this season, going 23-17-5 with a 2.41 GAA and .909 SV%. The 32-year-old has spent the first 10 years of his NHL career in Carolina and will be set to share the crease with Eddie Lack again in 2016-17. Ward has a career 2.70 GAA and .910 SV%.

Ritchie, 22, had one assist in eight games with the Stars and 28 points (14G / 14A) in 35 games with Texas (AHL). He also appeared in two playoff games with Dallas, but failed to record a point.

Andrighetto, 23, split his season between Montreal and St. John’s (AHL). He had seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 44 games with the Habs and 23 points (10G / 13A) in 26 games with the IceCaps.

Mazanec, 24, spent the entire 2015-16 season in Milwaukee (AHL), where he was 19-15-5 with a 2.45 GAA and .912 SV%. Mazanec’s deal is a two-way contract, so he is expected to start the 2016-17 season in Milwaukee.

Barberio, 26, split his season between the NHL and AHL. He had 10 points (2G /8A) in 30 games with the Canadiens and 20 points (2G / 18A) in 26 games with St. John’s.

Cowen will be bought out by the Maple Leafs and will become an unrestricted free agent. Cowen never appeared in a game with Toronto after being acquired from the Senators. He had four assists and a plus-7 rating in 37 games with Ottawa.

Panik was acquired from the Maple Leafs back in January and finished the season with a total of 15 goals and 18 assists (33 points). His $875K is a $100,000 pay-cut from what he earned in 2015-16.

Sheahan, 24, had 14 goals and 11 assists (25 points) in 81 games in 2015-16. It was a down year for the 2010 first round pick considering he notched 36 points (13G / 26A) in 2014-15.

Rielly appeared in all 82 games this season, picking up nine goals and 27 assists (36 points). In his first three NHL seasons, Rielly has collected 19 goals and 73 assists (92 points) and a minus-46 rating in 236 career games. Rielly will be the backbone of the Maple Leafs' blueline for years to come.

Statistically Kadri didn’t have the greatest season but the Maple Leafs were impressed with his development and have inked him to a very reasonable six-year extension. Kadri will look to build off of his 2015-16 season where he had 17 goals and 28 assists (45 points) in 76 games. This raise should also help him pay for all those fines that seem to be adding up.

Connor, 19, was a Hobey Baker Finalist this season after scoring 35 goals and 36 assists (71 points) in 38 games with the University of Michigan. Connor was the 17th overall pick in 2015 and had a massive Freshman season in Ann Arbor and will turn pro with the Jets next season.