The Capitals have signed Conor Sheary to a one-year contract worth $735K.
Tampa Bay Lightning News
The Lightning have signed Erik Cernak to a three-year contract extension worth $8.85 million ($2.95M AAV).
The Senators have signed Nick Paul to a two-year deal worth $2.7 million ($1.35M AAV).
The Penguins have signed Maxime Lagace to a one-year contract worth $700K.
In his first year in the Boston Bruins organization, Lagace played the whole season in Providence (AHL). The 27-year-old netminder was second in the AHL in wins (22) and ninth in SV% (.919). Lagace is expected to be the No.1 netidner in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) to start 2021 and would be the first goalie recalled if Tristan Jarry or Casey DeSmith get hurt.
The Sabres signed Zemgus Girgensons to a three-year deal worth $6.6 million ($2.2M AAV).
Girgensons scored 12 goals with seven assists (19 points) in 69 games in 2020. Girgensons is locked into a fourth-line role for the Sabres. He led all Buffalo forwards in hits (110) and PK TOI/GM (2:08) last season. Offensively, he hasn't topped 20 points since 2015.
The Sabres have re-signed Jonas Johansson to a one-year deal worth $700K.
Johansson was a third-round pick in 2014 and made his NHL debut during the 2019-20 season. After going 14-4-3 with a 2.28 GAA and .921 SV% in 22 AHL games, Johansson was 1-3-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .894 SV% during his brief time with Buffalo.
The Predators have placed Steven Santini on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout.
Santini had one-year left on his three-year deal that paid him $1.416 million AAV. The buyout will cost Nashville just $41,667 against the cap in 2021 and $275K in 2022. Santini appeared in just two games with the Predators last season, playing the majority of the year in Milwaukee (AHL).
The Flyers have signed Brian Elliott to a one-year, $1.5 million contract extension.
Elliott was set to become an unrestricted free agent on October 9th but gets another one-year deal from the Flyers that retains him as Carter Hart's backup for at least another season. Elliott's cap-hit goes from $2.0M AAV to $1.5M AAV, leaving Philadelphia with roughly $4.8M in cap space (per PuckPedia). That's plenty to re-sign their only RFA Philippe Myers but doesn't leave them with much to spend to upgrade their roster in free agency.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 6.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups for Game 3.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups; will start Game 6 vs. the Islanders.
Point (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Game 6.
Point will be a game-time decision for Game 6 vs. the Islanders.
Point missed Game 3, returned for Game 4 and then missed Game 5 of this series. Prior to the last game, head coach Jon Cooper said that they are trying to manage the injury, so it sounds like they want to try and rest him and still get to the Stanley Cup Final. Point is listed as a game-time decision but don't be surprised if he sits out a second straight game.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups and will start Game 5 vs. the Islanders.
Point will not play in Game 5 vs. the Islanders.
Point is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Game 4.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Goalie Start
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups ahead of Game 3.
Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Lightning’s 2-1 win over the Islanders in Game 2. Vasilevskiy is red-hot at the moment, having won six in a row while stopping 168 of the 178 shots (.944 SV%) that he’s faced. Even without Brayden Point and Alex Killorn, the Lightning are still favourites in tonight’s game, making Vasilevskiy and solid DFS play.
Point is not on the ice for warmups; will miss Game 3 vs. the Islanders.