The Devils have re-signed A.J. Greer to a one-year, two-way contract.
Florida Panthers News
The WIld have signed Dmitry Kulikov to a two-year, $4.5 million contract.
The Blackhawks have signed Seth Jones to an eight-year, $76 million contract extension.
The Panthers have signed Carter Verhaeghe to a three-year contract extension worth $12.50 million ($4.167M AAV).
The Penguins have signed Evan Rodrigues to a one-year deal worth $1.0 million.
The Panthers have acquired Sam Reinhart from the Sabres for Devon Levi and a '22 1st round pick.
Reinhart is an RFA, so he'll need a new deal with the Panthers but is a huge addition to their top-6 for 2021-22. Reinhart has scored 20-plus goals in four straight seasons, averaging 27 goals and 32 assists (59 points) per 82 games over that span. Whether it's with Aleksander Barkov or Sam Bennett, Reinhart should receive a big fantasy boost by moving from Buffalo to Florida.
The Blackhawks have acquired Seth Jones, the No.32 overall pick and a 2022 sixth-round pick from the Blue Jackets for Adam Boqvist, the No.12 overall pick, a 2021 second-round pick and a 2022 first-round pick.
Jones has one year left on his deal that carries a $5.4M cap-hit but was due for a raise and made it clear he wasn't interested in returning to Columbus. Jones had a modified no-trade clause so he was interested in joining the Blackhawks and received a massive eight-year extension immediately following the trade. Jones' offensive numbers have been trending towards in the last two seasons and he has many detractors, especially in the analytics community, so this will definitely be a deal worth monitoring for the future.
The Panthers have signed Gustav Forsling to a three-year contract extension.
The Panthers claimed Forsling off of waivers from the Hurricanes in early January and posted career-highs in goals (5) and assists (12) in just 43 games in 2021. Forsling figures to be part of the regular blueline rotation for Florida in 2021-22.
The Panthers have signed Anton Lundell to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Game 4 in Tampa Bay.
Gadjovich will make his NHL debut on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Game 1 vs. the Lightning.
Verhaeghe will return to the Panthers lineup on Monday.
Verhaeghe has been out since April 10th but will play Monday vs. the Lightning. Verhaeghe, who has 17 goals and 18 assists (35 points) in 42 games, will be back on the top line with Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair.
Kulikov (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Kulikov was missing from Friday's practice and will not play Saturday against Vancouver. Kulikov, who is expected to be ready for the playoffs, will be replaced by William Lagesson in the lineup on Saturday.
Verhaeghe (upper-body) will not play Saturday; expected to be back Monday.
Despite practicing most of the week, Verhaeghe will not play Saturday vs. the Lightning. Head coach Joel Quenneville said that if it were Game 1 of the playoffs that Verhaeghe would be in. With their playoff seed ready locked up, there's no sense rushing Verhaeghe back.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Lightning.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Saturday in Chicago.
Rodrigues (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Rodrigues was hobbled after being hit by a Mike Matheson shoot on Thursday and will not be available for Saturday's game in Washington. Luckily for the Penguins, they may get Evgeni Malkin and/or Brandon Tanev back. Both are listed as game-time decisions.
Line Change
Heponiemi will be in the Panthers lineup on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Bobrovsky will start Tuesday in Nashville.