Reimer played with the Red Wings last year, going 11-8-2 with a 3.11 GAA and .904 SV% in 25 games (20 starts). The Sabres will be Reimer's sixth team in his 15-year career, and he allows the Sabres to send Devon Levi to the AHL if they choose, as Reimer would serve as Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's backup. If Levi remains with the Sabres, Reimer could be in the mix for starts as the team's No.3 option.
After a breakout season in 2023-24 which saw Pavel Dorofeyev achieve career highs in games played (47), goals (13), and assists (11), the 23-year-old has earned himself a two-year contract worth $3.67 million ($1.835M AAV). Drafted in the 3rd round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft (79th overall), Dorofeyev has appeared in 67 games for Vegas in three seasons, amassing 20 goals and 33 points.
Ontario (AHL) continued to add to their player depth on Monday as they signed Glenn Gawdin to a two-year, two-way contract. The 27-year-old has appeared in 13 career NHL games across four seasons but spent the vast majority of 2023-24 with San Diego (AHL) and had 22 goals and 55 points in 70 games played.
Vaakanainen will return to Anaheim for a fourth season after the 25-year-old signed a one-year contract extension to remain a Duck on Monday. The stay-at-home defenseman scored his first career NHL goal in 2023-24 after five previous seasons and ended with a career-high 14 points in 68 games played.
After two and a half seasons in Chicago, Taylor Raddysh has joined Washington on a one-year deal worth $1,000,000. The 26-year-old right-winger was expected to break out in 2023-24 after a 37-point campaign the year before, but struggled mightily only putting up five goals, 14 points and a -19 plus/minus in 73 games played.
Durzi made a strong first impression in his first season in Arizona and has earned a four-year, $24 million ($6,000,000 AAV) contract extension with Utah. The 25-year-old offensive defensemen took a massive step forward in 2023-24, with nine goals, 41 points, 142 SOG, 63 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus in 76 games played.
Korpisalo signed a five-year deal with a $4.0M AAV last July 1st but struggled to live up to his cap-hit in his first year with the Senators. The 29-year-old net minder went 21-26-4 with a 3.27 GAA and .890 SV% in 55 games (49 starts) and gets moved to Boston, where he'll serve as the backup to Jeremy Swayman if he isn't traded again or bought-out. The Senators retained 25 percent ($1.0M AAV) of Korpisalo's contract.
Shesterkin was peppered in New York's Game 4 loss to Florida, allowing three goals on 40 shots against (.925 SV%) as the Panthers evened out the Eastern Conference final and is expected to take the crease again for Game 5 on Thursday. The 28-year-old has been in his Vezina Trophy-winning form all offseason, with his 10-4-0 record, 2.37 GAA and .925 SV%. He will host the Florida Panthers for Game 5 on Thursday, who are looking for back-to-back wins and a confident 3-2 series lead.
Shesterkin was peppered in New York's Game 4 loss to Florida, allowing three goals on 40 shots against (.925 SV%) as the Panthers evened out the Eastern Conference final and is expected to take the crease again for Game 5 on Thursday. The 28-year-old has been in his Vezina Trophy-winning form all offseason, with his 10-4-0 record, 2.37 GAA and .925 SV%. He will host the Florida Panthers for Game 5 on Thursday, who are looking for back-to-back wins and a confident 3-2 series lead.
Shesterkin was sensational in Game 2 as he evened the series with a 26 save (.963 SV%) victory and will expectedly take the crease again on Sunday for Game 3 in Florida. The 28-year-old has been in his Vezina capable form all postseason, with his 9-3-0 record, 2.22 GAA and .928 SV%. He will head to Sunrise to take on the Florida Panthers, who will be looking to take a 2-1 series lead on home ice.
Shesterkin had a strong second-round series vs. Carolina as he knocked off the Hurricanes with his 4-2-0 record and .919 SV% and will start Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday vs. Florida. The 28-year-old is two seasons off of winning the Vezina Trophy and has very much been in that elite form the entire postseason, with his 8-2-0 record, 2.40 GAA and .923 SV%. He will host the pesky Florida Panthers on Wednesday, who are coming off a six-game series victory of the Boston Bruins in the second round.
