1-year, $775,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. $450,000 Guaranteed. Expires 2026 (UFA).
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2-year, $1,800,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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New Jersey has signed Angus Crookshank to a one-year, two-way contract.
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).
Vegas has signed Cole Reinhardt to a two-year, two-way contract.
Reinhardt was a sixth-round pick of the Ottawa Senators in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and will have a change of scenery in the 2025-26 season after joining the Vegas Golden Knights organization on a two-year, two-way contract. The 25-year-old scored 32 points (14G / 18A) in 45 games with the Belleville Senators (AHL) last season.
The Senators have signed Lars Eller to a one-year deal worth $1.25M.
Eller will enter his 17th NHL season with a new team, the sixth of his career, after signing a one-year contract worth $1.25 million with the Senators. The 36-year-old Eller split the 2024-25 season between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, scoring 22 points (10G / 12A) in 80 games.
Florida has signed Kirill Gerasimyuk to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Before playing his first career game in the KHL, Kirill Gerasimyuk signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Florida. The 21-year-old goaltender was Florida's 2021 5th-round pick (152nd overall) and excelled in the VHL last season posting a SV% above .930 between Yugra Khanty-Manisysk and SKA-Neva.
The Blackhawks have acquired Sam Lafferty from the Sabres for a 2026 6th Round Pick.
Buffalo shed $2 million worth of salary just minutes before Tuesday's free agency window by trading Sam Lafferty to Chicago for a 2026 6th-round pick. The 30-year-old center appeared in 60 games in 2024-25, picking up four goals, seven points and a -15 plus/minus. He is expected to take a bottom-six role with Chicago in the upcoming season.
6-year, $31,500,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. Expires 2031 (UFA).
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8-year, $48,800,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. Yr 1 - 6: NMC, Yr 7-8: 16 Team No Trade Clause. Expires 2033 (UFA).
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The Panthers have signed Brad Marchand to a six-year contract extension worth $5.25M AAV ($31.5M total).
After spending the entirety of his 16-year career with the Boston Bruins, Marchand was dealt to the Florida Panthers at the trade deadline last season and has found a new home with the team, securing a six-year contract extension worth $5.25M AAV. The 37-year-old Marchand became a fan favourite with the Panthers, finishing as the runner-up for the Conn Smythe trophy and scoring 20 points (10G / 10A) in 23 postseason games.
The Panthers have signed Aaron Ekblad to an eight-year deal worth $6.1M AAV ($48.8M total).
Ekblad was expected to be a highly desired commodity in Free Agency on July 1st, but the Panthers have locked him up to an eight-year contract extension worth $6.1 million AAV. The 29-year-old Ekblad was drafted first overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and has spent the entirety of his career with Florida. Ekblad had 380 points (118G / 262A) in 732 career games.
The Bruins signed John Beecher to a one-year contract worth $900K.
Beecher was the 30th-overall pick of the Bruins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and played a career-high 78 games, scoring 11 points (3G / 8A), in his second NHL season in 2024-25. The 24-year-old Beecher played primarily on the fourth-line for the Bruins last season.
8-year, $64,000,000 contract with the Florida Panthers. Yr 6: 20 Team No Trade List, Yr 7-8: 16 Team No Trade List . Expires 2033 (UFA).
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Florida has signed Sam Bennett to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension ($8 million AAV).
One of the biggest expected off-season free agents will not be hitting the open market after Florida announced Friday that they have signed Sam Bennett to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension ($8 million AAV). The 29-year-old is coming off an impressive Conn Smythe-winning playoff performance, with 15 goals, 22 points and a +6 plus/minus in 23 games played.
Pittsburgh has signed Bokondji Imama to a one-year, $775,000 contract extension.
Imama appeared in 16 games with the Penguins in 2024-25, picking up one goal, 30 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus and earned himself a one-year, $775,000 contract extension on Friday. The 28-year-old bruiser has appeared in 31 career NHL games with three separate organizations (ARI, OTT, PIT) but has never averaged more than 7:29 TOI in any of his four seasons.
Loustarinen left Game 5 vs. Carolina with an undisclosed injury and will not return.
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Balinskis is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 5 in Carolina on Wednesday.
Balinskis appeared in his first game in 21 days for Florida's Game 4 victory, but is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 5 as Niko Mikkola returns from injury to the lineup. The 28-year-old has only appeared in five playoff games during Florida's current run, but has a goal and a +4 plus/minus.
Mikkola (upper-bod) will return to Florida's lineup for Game 5 in Carolina on Wednesday.
Mikkola was absent from Florida's Game 4 loss vs. Carolina but is expected to return to the Panthers' lineup for Game 5 on Wednesday. The 29-year-old was having a fantastic postseason before his injury with three goals, five points and a +6 plus/minus through 15 games played.
Reinhart (lower-body) will return to Florida's lineup for Game 5 in Carolina on Wednesday.
Reinhart missed Florida's previous two playoff games due to a lower-body injury but will return for Game 5 in Carolina on Wednesday and is expected to replace Jesper Boqvist on the Panthers' top line. The 29-year-old star forward has struggled to find the net at his usual torrid pace this postseason, but still has seven assists and 11 points in 16 games.
Mikkola (upper-body) will not play in Game 4.
Mikkola is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Uvis Balinskis will play for the first time since Game 1 vs. Toronto to replace Mikkola on the Panthers' blueline.