The Stars have signed Jani Hakanpaa to a three-year contract worth $4.5 million ($1.5M AAV).
Toronto Maple Leafs News
The Maple Leafs have signed Carl Dahlstrom to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Maple Leafs have signed David Kampf to a two-year contract worth $3.0 million ($1.5M AAV).
The Blackhawks have signed Jake McCabe to a four-year deal worth $16.0 million ($4.0M AAV).
The Wild have signed Dakota Mermis to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Mermis has been primarily an AHL defenseman in recent years, picking up six goals and 37 assists (43 points) in 115 AHL games in 2019 and 2020 combined. In 2021, the 27-year-old failed to record a point in three games with the Wild.
The Canucks have acquired Oliver-Ekman Larsson and Conor Garland from the Coyotes for Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, the No.9 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, a 2022 second-round pick and a 2022 seventh-round pick.
Ekman-Larsson was one of the best goal-scoring defensemen in the NHL from 2014-to-2019 but his game has slipped a bit in recent years. Ekman-Larsson has a tough time in his own end but brings an offensive punch to the Canucks' blueline that already features Quinn Hughes. In a full 82-game season, you can almost certainly plug O.E.L in for double-digit goals and 30-plus assists.
The Predators have acquired Philippe Myers and Nolan Patrick from the Flyers for Ryan Ellis.
Myers developed into a very steady piece of the Flyers top-4 in 2021 and will likely play a very similar role with the Predators in 2022. Myers will land in good hands, playing alongside either Roman Josi or Mattias Ekholm in 2022. He has picked up five goals with 22 assists (27 points) in 94 games over the last two seasons.
The Maple Leafs have signed Joseph Woll to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Woll was a third-round pick in 2016 and has spent the last two seasons in the AHL. The 23-year-old struggled in 2020-21, going 7-7-0 with a 3.54 GAA and .892 SV% in 15 games with the Marlies. Woll will almost certainly open the 2021-22 season in the AHL.
The Bruins have signed Brandon Carlo to a six-year, $24.6 million contract extension.
Carlo struggled with injuries during the 2021 campaign, missing 29 of the 56 games and finishing with just three goals and one assist. Still, he's an integral part of the Bruins' top-4 moving forward and they made a lengthy commitment to the 24-year-old.
Reaves will draw into the Golden Knights lineup for Game 6.
Carlo (undisclosed) remains out of the Bruins lineup for Game 5.
Reaves (suspension) is on the ice for warmups for Game 4.
Carlo (upper-body) will not play in Game 4 vs. the Islanders.
Domi had surgery to repair a labral tear in his right shoulder; expected to miss at least the first month of the 2021-22 season.
The Maple Leafs have signed Pontus Holmberg to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Muzzin will miss at least three weeks with a lower-body injury.
Reaves (COVID-19) is on the ice for warmups; may play in Game 7 vs. the Wild.
Pacioretty is on the ice for warmups; may play in Game 7 vs. the Wild.
Reaves (COVID-19) will be a game-time decision for Game 7.
Reaves missed Game 6 after being added to the COVID-19 reserve list but the Golden Knights are hopeful that he will be available for Game 7. Head coach Pete DeBoer said that "after a positive test you must have multiple negative tests to prove it was a false positive, and they’re still waiting on those results."
Tavares (knee/concussion) skated briefly on Thursday; remains out indefinitely.
Tavares skated for about 20 minutes on Thursday morning but the Maple Leafs provided no real update on his status. While it is certainly encouraging that Tavares is already back on the ice, there is still no timetable for his return. Having their captain back in the building should at least provide the Maple Leafs with a morale boost heading into Game 5.
