NHL Signings & Free Agents

Stolarz was 5-6-0 with a .899 SV% and 3.73 GAA through 19 games with Anaheim in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Florida Panthers. The 29-year-old goaltender was a second-round pick in 2012 (45th overall) and has a career record of 27-24-7 with a 2.93 GAA and .912 SV% throughout 81 NHL games.

Kulikov had three goals, 13 assists, 84 SOG, 34 PIMs and a -13 plus/minus through 67 games with both Anaheim and Pittsburgh in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract with Florida worth $1.0 million. The 32-year-old defensemen returns to the team that originally drafted him in the first-round of the 2009 Draft (14th overall) where he had 28 goals and 138 points across seven seasons and 460 games played in Florida to begin his career.

Denisenko had three assists, 16 SOG, four PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 18 games with Florida in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year contract extension worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV). The 23-year-old left-winger was Florida's 2018 first-round pick (15th overall) and has yet to score his first career goal but has seven assists, 25 SOG and eight PIMs across 26 career NHL games played.

Kerfoot played the last four years in Toronto, where he had a career-high 51 points (13G / 38A) in 82 games during the 2022 season. His role diminished in 2023 and he finished with just 32 points (10G / 22A) in 82 games. Kerfoot has the versatility to play all three positions and will likely move up and down the Coyotes' lineup throughout the 2023-24 season.

Carrick played for the Ducks' organization for two years (2021 and 2022), spending the entire time in the AHL. During the 2023 season, he had 46 points (15G / 31A) in 60 games with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL). Carrick provides the Ducks' farm system with an offensive defenseman, but likely won't have any impact at the NHL level.

Archibald had six goals, six assists, 71 SOG, 43 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 62 games played in 2022-23 with Pittsburgh and has signed a two-year contract worth $1.6 million ($800K AAV). The 30-year-old right-winger will join his fourth NHL team in Tampa Bay and brings 83 points (45G/38A) across 305 career NHL games to the Lightning.

It was long rumoured that Jonas Johansson would be returning to Europe following a few disappointing seasons in the NHL but he signed a two-year contract worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV). The 27-year-old goaltender saw limited action with Colorado in 2022-23, posting an impressive 2-0-0 record with a 2.10 GAA and .932 SV%. He brings 35 games of NHL experience to the Lightning and should make a servicable third goaltender.

Brown had two goals, four assists, 18 SOG, eight PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 30 injury filled games with St.Louis in 2022-23 and has signed with Tampa Bay on a one-year, two-way contract. The 25-year-old was Ottawa's 2016 first-round pick (11th overall) and has played in 99 career NHL games over the last six seasons, picking up seven goals and 26 points.

Glendening had three goals, three assists, 65 SOG, 50 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 70 games with Dallas in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year contract worth $1.6 million ($800K AAV). The 34-year-old centre will be joining his third NHL team with Tampa Bay and brings 706 career NHL games played and 148 career points (69G/79A).

Namestnikov had eight goals, 17 assists, 108 SOG, 35 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 77 games played in 2022-23 with both Tampa Bay and Winnipeg and has signed a two-year, $4.0 million contract ($2.0M AAV) extension with the Jets. The 30-year-old veteran centre has 261 points (115G/146A) through 630 NHL games played.

Gardner had 10 goals, 30 assists, 75 PIMs and a +26 plus/minus through 71 games with Texas (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.55 million ($775,000 AAV). The 27-year-old left-winger last played in the NHL in 2021-22 with Dallas, and has a goal and an assist across 40 career NHL games.

Subban was 20-14-5 with a .903 SV% and a 2.94 GAA with Rochester (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with St.Louis. The 29-year-old net minder was Boston's first-round pick (24th overall) in 2012 and has played in 86 career NHL games across eight seasons, picking up a 36-33-9 record to go along with his 3.10 GAA and .898 SV%.

Kalynuk had four goals, 15 assists, 86 PIMs and a +13 plus/minus through 61 games between both Abbotsford (AHL) and Hartford (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. The 26-year-old defenseman has appeared in 26 career NHL games, collecting four goals and five assists wo go along with his -9 plus/minus.

Jacobs had four goals, six assists, 18 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 43 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with St. Louis. The 27-year-old defenseman was New Jersey's 2014 second-round pick (41st overall) and has appeared in three NHL games throughout his career, failing to pick up a point while picking up two PIMs.

MacEachern failed to make a regular season appearce with Carolina during the regular season in 2022-23 but appeared in eight games in the playoffs, picking up a goal and an assist to go along with six PIMs leading to him signing a two-year contract worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV) with St. Louis. The 29-year-old left-winger returns to St.Louis, where he picked up 11 goals and 19 points through 115 games played with the Blues between 2018 to 2022.

Gustafsson had seven goals, 35 assists, 122 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 70 games with both Washington and Toronto in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract worth $825,000 with the New York Rangers. The 31-year-old offensively-minded defenseman brings 39 goals and 191 points across 379 career NHL games to the Rangers.

Compher had 17 goals, 35 assists, 154 SOG, 33 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 82 games with Colorado in 2022-23 and has signed a five-year contract worth $25.5 million ($5.1M AAV) with Detroit. The 28-year-old left-winger joins the Red Wings after seven successful seasons in Colorado that included a Stanley Cup win, 88 goals and 194 points in 423 career NHL games.