The Kings have signed Cal Petersen to a three-year contract extension worth $15.0 million ($5.0M AAV).
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The Wild have signed Kirill Kaprizov to a five-year contract worth $45.0 million ($9.0M AAV).
There was some concern whether or not Kaprizov would return to the Wild after signing a deal in the KHL this summer. However, the Wild were able to get him under contract for the next five years--presumably the best years of his career. At the age of 23-years-old, he dazzled in his rookie season, scoring 27 goals with 24 assists (51 points) in 55 games, winning the Calder Trophy. Coming into his second season, Kaprizov is a threat to finish at a point-per-game pace and should be considered one of the top LW options in fantasy.
The Senators have re-signed Filip Gustavsson to a two-year contract.
The Wild have signed Carson Lambos to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Kraken have signed Marcus Johansson to a one-year contract.
The Panthers have re-signed Chase Priskie to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Stars have re-signed Benjamin Gleason to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Sabres have signed Vinnie Hinostroza to a one-year contract worth $1.05M.
The Lightning have signed Zach Bogosian to a three-year deal worth $2.55 million ($850K AAV).
The Blackhawks have acquired Marc-Andre Fleury from the Golden Knights for Mikael Hakkarainen.
The Golden Knights needed to clear some salary space ahead of Wednesday's free agency, so they gave up the reigning Vezina Trophy Winner for nothing but $7.0M in cap space. The last goalie to be traded the year after winning the Vezina Trophy was Dominik Hasek, who was traded to Detroit 20 years ago. Fleury will reportedly discuss his future with his family and could retire, one season after going 26-10-0 with a 1.98 GAA, .928 SV% and six shutouts.
The Flames have acquired Tyler Pitlick from the Kraken for a 2022 fourth-round pick.
Pitlick was selected by Seattle in the Expansion Draft on Wednesday but was quickly flipped to the Flames for a fourth-round pick. Pitlick doesn't bring a lot of offence to the table but has a trustworthy two-way game that should pair well with Mikael Backlund and help out the Flames penalty kill in 2021-22.
The Wild have signed Joseph Cramarossa to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Cramarossa split his 2021 season between the NHL and AHL. He finished with one assist in four games with the Wild and two goals and one assist in eight games with Iowa (AHL). The 28-year-old has bounced around the league quite a bit since turning pro in 2013 but will stick with the Wild for another two seasons.
The Wild have signed Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year, $42 million contract extension.
The Canadiens have signed Brandon Baddock to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups for Game 5.
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Fleury was the first goalie off of the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups for Game 3.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups for Game 2.
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Fleury led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups for Game 1.
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Fleury is expected to start Game 1 vs. the Canadiens.