The Ducks signed Jamie Drysdale to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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The Jets have signed Nate Thompson to a one-year deal worth $750K.
Thompson has been making his rounds in recent years, as he lands with his sixth team in five years. The 36-year-old provides almost no offence but will serve as a fourth-line centre and is a quality penalty-killer.
The Maple Leafs have signed Wayne Simmonds to a one-year deal worth $1.5M.
The Maple Leafs made it know that they wanted to get tougher to play against heading into 2021 and Simmonds brings some goal-scoring and toughness to the lineup. He's not the 30-goal scorer he used to be and will be a bottom-6 forward in Toronto but has averaged 14 goals, 17 assists (31 points) and 157 hits per 82 games over the last two seasons.
The Canadiens have re-signed Noah Juulsen to a one-year, two-way deal ($700K / $125K).
Juulsen missed most of the 2019-20 season with concussion-like symptoms that stemmed from a facial fracture that he suffered after being hit in the face with the pick in September. He had three assists in 13 AHL games and will likely start 2021 with Laval (AHL) after the promotion of Alexander Romanov and the addition of Joel Edmundson.
Couturier is on the ice for warmups; could play in Game 7 vs. the Islanders.
Couturier is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Game 6.
Couturier is questionable for Game 6 vs. the Islanders.
Couturier was hurt in a collision with Mathew Barzal late in the second period and did not return for the third. Head coach Alain Vigneault did not have an update on Couturier's status on Wednesday but said that he was "still being evaluated." Consider Couturier a game-time decision for Game 6.
The Kings have signed Carl Grundstrom to a two-year contract extension worth $1.45 million ($725k AAV).
The Bruins have signed Daniel Vladar to a three-year contract extension worth $2.25 million ($750k AAV).
Konecny is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Game 4.
The Coyotes have signed Lane Pederson to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
The Predators have signed Anthony Richard to a one-year, two-way contract extension ($735k/65k).
The Flyers have signed Linus Hogberg to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Flyers signed Linus Sandin to a one-year, entry-level contract.
Sandin was a 23-year-old undrafted free agent out of Sweden. The centre spent the last three years in the Swedish Elite League and is coming off of a year where he led HV71 Jonkoping in goals (19) and was second in points (36).
Seeler will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Seeler and Lucas Carlsson have been alternating games over the last month and Seeler will come out tonight vs. the Sharks after dressing for the last two games.
Line Change
Seeler will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
Couturier (illness) is in the Flyers lineup on Sunday.
Couturier (illness) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Couturier's status for Sunday's game is up in the air so the Flyers recalled Joel Farabee from Lehigh Valley (AHL) as insurance. If Couturier can't play, Claude Giroux will move to centre and Farabee will draw into the lineup.
Line Change
Seeler will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Seeler and Lucas Carlsson continue to rotate in and out of the lineup and tonight is Seeler's chance to sit. He played 13:56 TOI in St. Louis on Tuesday.