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Clifton will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Clifton had a tough night in Philadelphia, posting a minus-2 rating in 18:39 TOI. Clifton will be replaced by John Moore on the Bruins' third pair.
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Swayman will start Wednesday in Philadelphia.
8-year, $76,000,000 contract with the Boston Bruins. Year 7 10 team yes trade list, year 8 10 team no trade list. Expires 2030 (UFA).
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Jokiharju (lower-body) is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.
Mittelstadt played 16:39 TOI before leaving the season opener with a lower-body injury. The Sabres announced today that he'll miss at least a couple of weeks, which creates a hole on the blueline next to Rasmus Dahlin. Will Butcher was elevated into that role in Friday's practice.
Mittelstadt (upper-body) is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.
Mittelstadt played 9:07 TOI before leaving the season opener with an upper-body injury. The Sabres announced today that he'll miss at least a couple of weeks, which leaves a huge hole down the middle. In Friday's practice, Dylan Cozens was elevated to the top line and Arttu Ruotsalainen is expected to draw into the lineup.
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Swayman will start the Bruins season opener on Saturday.
The Bruins have signed Charlie McAvoy to an eight-year contract extension worth $76.0 million ($9.5M AAV).
McAvoy is in the final year of his three-year, $14.7M deal that he signed in September of 2019. His new deal kicks in next year and carries him through the 2030 campaign and represents a $4.6M AAV raise.
The Sabres have re-signed Henri Jokiharju to a three-year, $7.5 million contract.
The Sabres have re-signed Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year, $7.5 million contract.
The Flames have re-signed Nikita Zadorov to a one-year, $3.75 million contract.
The Kraken have signed Will Borgen to a two-year contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Brendan Gaunce to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Predators have re-signed Tanner Jeannot to a two-year contract extension worth $1.6 million ($800K AAV).
The Jets have signed Michael Eyssimont to a two-year, two-way contract.
The Blue Jackets signed Sean Kuraly to a four-year deal worth $10.0 million ($2.5M AAV).
The Flames have acquired Nikita Zadorov from the Blackhawks for a 2022 third-round pick.
The Hurricanes have signed Morgan Geekie to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
The Sabres have signed J-J Peterka to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blackhawks have signed Lukas Reichel to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Reichel was selected No.17 overall in 2020 and made another splash in the DEL in 2021, finishing fifth on the team with 27 points (10G / 17A) in 38 games. That's a terrific showing for a 19-year-old, who also had five points (3G / 2A) in seven games while representing Germany at the World Juniors. Reichel has a chance to break into the NHL in the 2021-22 season.
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Geekie is expected to draw into the Hurricanes lineup for Game 3.