NHL Signings & Free Agents

After five up-and-down seasons in New York that never consisted of more the 46 games played, Zac Jones has joined Buffalo on a one-year, two-way contract to provide some defensive depth. The 25-year-old defenseman posted career highs in games played (46), points (11), PIMs (24) and SOG (51) with New York last season. He should battle for the Sabres' final defensive spot out of training camp to start the season.

Edmonton's top-six has a new weapon after the Oilers signed Andrew Mangiapane to a two-year deal worth $3.6M AAV ($7.2M total). The 29-year-old left-winger spent the first seven seasons of his NHL career with inter-provincial rival Calgary before joining Washington in 2024-25. During his first season with the Capitals, he had 14 goals, 28 points and 24 PIMs in 81 games played.

Winnipeg added to their defensive depth in the minors on Day 1 of Free Agency after signing Kale Clague to a one-year, two-way contract. The 27-year-old has appeared in 94 career NHL games and has two goals and 21 points despite never picking up more than 24 SOG in any of his six seasons. He is expected to start 2025-26 in Manitoba (AHL).

Raddysh will join his third NHL team in the last three seasons after agreeing to a two-year, $3 million contract ($1.5M AAV) with the Rangers on Day 1 of Free Agency. The 27-year-old is likely to play a bottom-six role in 2024-25 but has proven to have enough scoring ability to temporarily hold down a top-six spot if needed, as shown by his 20 goals and 37 points with Chicago in 2022-23.

Ottawa will keep a familiar face around after the team announced it will sign Wyatt Bongiovanni to a one-year, two-way contract. The 25-year-old forward will rejoin the Belleville Senators (AHL) for his 5th season of pro hockey in 2025-26 after putting up 22 goals and 33 points in 54 games in 2024-25.

Despite only appearing in six games with Boston in 2024-25, Riley Tufte has signed a one-year, two-way contract to remain a Bruin. The 27-year-old left-winger spent the majority of last season with Providence (AHL), picking up 21 goals, 42 points and 60 PIMs in 58 games played. He is expected to return to Providence for the start of the 2025-26 season.

New York will continue to add to its long list of signings on Tuesday after bringing in veteran defensemen Derrick Pouliot to a two-year, $1.55 million contract ($775,000 AAV). Pouliot is known to be both effective and durable during his time in the AHL, posting 99 points in the last two seasons across 134 games played.

One season after putting up 21 points in 29 games played with San Diego (AHL), Carson Meyer has earned himself a two-year, $1.55 million contract ($775,000 AAV) with Buffalo. The 27-year-old last appeared in the NHL in 2023-24 but has two goals and six points in 41 career games played.

Despite last appearing in the NHL in 2018-19, Benjamin Gleason has earned himself a one-year $800,000 contract with Minnesota on Tuesday. The 27-year-old appeared in 36 games between Bakersfield (AHL) and Lehigh Valley (AHL) in 2024-25, picking up three goals and 18 points. He is expected to start 2025-26 with Iowa (AHL) but should provide Minnesota with a call up option throughout the season.

Returning to North America after one season in the KHL, Ivan Prosvetov has signed a one-year, $900,000 contract with the Calgary Flames. The 26-year-old Russian netminder last appeared in the NHL with Colorado in 2023-24, making 11 starts. Last season with CSKA Moskva (KHL), he excelled with a 20-16-2 record, .920 SV% and 2.32 GAA.

After four successful seasons in Cleveland (AHL), Cole Clayton will join his second NHL organization after signing a one-year, two-way contract with San Jose. The 25-year-old defenseman appeared in 63 games with Cleveland last season, picking up a goal, 15 points and 37 PIMs. He will start 2025-26 with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).

San Jose added another depth piece for the Barracuda (AHL) on Tuesday after signing Samuel Laberge to a one-year, two-way contract. The 28-year-old forward struggled to find any sort of offensive touch in Utica (AHL) last season, scoring just three goals, four points and 76 PIMs in 38 games played.

San Jose added to their depth in the minors by signing 26-year-old forward Jimmy Huntington to a one-year, two-way contract. The Quebec native was limited to only four games in 2024-25 with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) due to injury, but still has 17 goals and 37 points across 71 games in the AHL in the last two seasons.

After just 21 games played across two seasons in Ottawa, Angus Crookshank has joined his second organization after agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with New Jersey on Tuesday. The 25-year-old left-winger had shown flashes of brilliance in Belleville, putting up 22 goals and 40 points in 62 games during the 2024-25 season. He will battle for a bottom-six role with New Jersey but is expected to start the season with Utica (AHL).

Hours after being acquired from Montreal for a 2026 seventh-round pick, Cayden Primeau signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with Carolina. The 25-year-old has appeared briefly for Montreal for the last six seasons, making 11 appearances in 2024-25, posting a 2-3-1 record, 4.70 GAA and .836 SV%. He will likely begin the season with Charlotte (AHL) in the minors, providing Carolina with goaltender depth throughout the season.

After three seasons in Vancouver, Phil Di Giuseppe will join his fifth NHL organization after signing a one-year, two-way contract with Winnipeg. The 32-year-old left-winger appeared in only 20 games for Vancouver in 2024-25, scoring a goal, six points, and a -2 plus/minus. He will battle for a bottom-six spot out of training camp but is expected to start the season in Manitoba (AHL).

Pittsburgh added to their defensive depth on Day 1 of Free Agency by signing seven-year veteran Caleb Jones to a two-year, $1.8 million contract ($900,000 AAV). The 28-year-old defenseman appeared in six games for Los Angeles in 2024-25 but failed to pick up a point. He should fight for one of Pittsburgh's final defensive spots to start the season.

Miller has been rumoured in trades since last season, finally materializing in a deal sending him to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Scott Morrow, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick. He was immediately signed to a massive seven-year contract worth $7.5 million AAV. The 25-year-old Miller will likely step into a larger role on Carolina's blueline after the expected departure of Brent Burns. He spent his first five seasons with the New York Rangers, recording 132 points (36G / 96A), 504 blocks, and 661 hits in 368 career games.