Buffalo, NY

ClutchPoints

The Buffalo Sabres are desperate to get back to the Stanley Cup playoffs and general manager Kevyn Adams is planning to make that happen in the 2024-25 season. He took one step on Saturday as the Sabres bought out veteran center Jeff Skinner and turned the 32-year-old into a free agent. The buyout is a […]
The post Sabres officially buying out Jeff Skinner’s contract appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Sabres officially buying out Jeff Skinner’s contract

Tampa, FL

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Victor Hedman to a four-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $8 million, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. The contract extension will begin with the 2025-26 season and run through 2028-29. The 33-year-old Hedman recorded 63 assists and 76 points in 2023-24 along with 31 power-play points and a team-high, plus-18 rating. He ranked fourth among all NHL defensemen for assists, fifth for points, sixth for power-play points and eighth for average time on ice (24:48). Hedman led all Lightning skaters in average time on ice while ranking second for assists and fourth for both points and power-play points.

Lightning sign D Victor Hedman to a four-year contract extension

Seattle, WA

Sports Illustrated

The defenseman's breakout has keyed Florida's recent success.

Ex-Panther Brandon Montour Joins Kraken One Week After Stanley Cup Win, per Report

The summer's top unrestricted free agent isn't going anywhere. The Florida Panthers re-signed star forward Sam Reinhart to a maximum-term eight-year extension, the team announced Monday. The contract carries an $8.625-million AAV, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. Reinhart's new deal slots him as Florida's third-highest-paid player behind captain Aleksander Barkov...

Panthers sign top UFA Reinhart to 8-year extension

Arizona State

The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Jason Zucker to a one-year contract worth $5 million, the team announced Monday. Zucker, 32, had 32 points (14+18) in 69 games last season for Arizona and Nashville. He has scored 20 or more goals in a season six times, including a career-high 33 goals in 2017-18 and a 27-goal campaign with Pittsburgh in 2022-23.

Sabres sign Zucker to 1-year contract

Raleigh, NC

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Jake Guentzel from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Guentzel, 29, skated in 67 games between the Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins last season,...

Tampa Bay Lightning acquire Jake Guentzel from Carolina Hurricanes

Pittsburgh, PA

Blake Lizotte did not receive a qualifying offer from the Los Angeles Kings. Scheduled to be a restricted free agent (RFA) the lack of a qualifying offer from General Manager Rob Blake meant that Lizotte became an unrestricted free agent. The Pittsburgh Penguins pounced and signed Lizotte to a two-year deal worth $3.7 million or $1.85 million AAV.

The Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Young Free Agent Centre

Utah State

Newark, NJ

The New Jersey Devils made a trade on Day 2 of the NHL Draft as they are sending defenseman John Marino to the Utah Hockey Club. As part of the deal, the Devilshe Devils sent Marino and pick 153 in the fifth round of the 2024 NHL Draft for the 49th pick overall in the second of 2024 and a 2025 second-round conditional pick that was initially Edmonton’s.

New Jersey Devils Trade Defenseman John Marino To Utah

The Buffalo Sabres have signed forwards Jason Zucker and Sam Lafferty to short-term deals, per reports. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reported that the Sabres agreed to terms with Zucker on a one-year, $5 million contract. Chris Johnston of The Athletic reported the Sabres signed Lafferty to a two-year, $2 million average annual value deal.

Reports: Sabres Sign Zucker, Lafferty in Free Agency

ESPN

The Buffalo Sabres are buying out veteran winger Jeff Skinner's contract with three years left on the deal, GM Kevyn Adams announced Saturday.

Sabres buy out veteran Jeff Skinner with 3 years left on deal

New Jersey State

The New Jersey Devils didn’t have a second-round pick on Day 2 of the 2024 Draft; however, that does not mean they did not impact Day 1 of the Draft. New Jersey kept their pick and selected Anton Silayev 10th overall. Devils legendary goaltender and Hockey Hall of Fame...

2024 NHL Draft: New Jersey Devils Select Anton Silayev 10th Overall

Defenseman Colin Miller is returning to the Jets on a two-year, $3MM contract, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports. That’s good for a $1.5MM AAV and cap hit. The 31-year-old extends his stay in Winnipeg after arriving at the trade deadline when he was picked up from the Devils in exchange for a fourth-round pick. The nine-year veteran ended the season as the Jets’ seventh defender, though, only playing in five regular-season games down the stretch and just one of their five playoff games in their first-round loss to the Avalanche.

Jets Sign Colin Miller To Two-Year Deal

The Penguins did not give Emil Bemstrom a qualifying offer, but they still got the forward to come back to them for the 2024-25 season by signing him as an unrestricted free agent. It’s good terms for the team, at league minimum for next season, which was lower than the QO and impending arbitration would have been.

Penguins sign Emil Bemstrom and Blake Lizotte

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Sean Monahan to a five-year, $27.5 million contract ($5.5 million AAV) through the 2028-29 season, club President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Don Waddell announced today. Monahan, 29, has registered 244 goals and 294 assists for 538 points with 181 penalty minutes...

Blue Jackets sign Sean Monahan to five-year contract

Washington, DC

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Freidman, the Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Matt Roy to a six-year contract that carries a $5.75 million cap hit on Monday after the unrestricted free agent market opened at 12 noon ET. In addition to Chychrun, Washington expected to sign Matt Roy 6 x...

Report: Washington Capitals Expected To Sign UFA Defenseman Matt Roy To Six-Year, $34.5 Million Contract

The Montreal Canadiens have made decisions on their restricted free agents, tendering qualifying offers to Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron while allowing the others to become unrestricted NHL free agents. Xhekaj's qualifying offer is $813,750, and Barron's offer is $874,125. Jesse Ylönen contributed eight points in 59 games, and Filip...

Montreal Canadiens Qualifying Offers: Xhekaj, Barron Retained as RFAs

Buffalo goes back to the USNTDP, picking the feisty 5’11” winger who is also the captain. The Buffalo Sabres saw someone on their big board that they liked and decided to go up and get him, trading the fifth-rounder they got from the Kyle Okposo trade to the Florida Panthers and the 76th pick to move up five spots and select Brodie Ziemer, selecting the Under-18 NTDP captain and winger Brodie Ziemer.

Sabres select Brodie Ziemer with 71st pick of 2024 NHL Draft

The Ottawa Senators have traded defenseman Jakob Chychrun to the Washington Capitals for defenseman Nick Jensen and a 2026 third-round pick. Chychrun was acquired at the 2023 Trade Deadline for a first-round pick and two second-round picks. He had 16 goals and 46 points in 94 career games. Jensen, a defensive defenseman, had one goal and 14 points in 78 games with the Capitals. He has 19 goals and 115 assists across his 562 career regular season games split between the Capitals and Detroit Red Wings.

Capitals Acquire Jakob Chychrun From Senators for Nick Jensen

The Associated Press

The Buffalo Sabres officially moved on from Jeff Skinner, the top-paid forward on the team’s roster, by buying out the final three years of the veteran’s contact on Sunday. The move comes a day after GM Kevyn Adams informed reporters at the NHL draft in Las Vegas he...

Buffalo Sabres buy out the final three years of forward Jeff Skinner’s 8-year, $72 million contract

During parade day for the 2024 Stanley Cup Champions Florida Panthers, the organization got a minor item of work completed. PuckPedia reports that the organization has signed forward Rasmus Asplund to a one-year, two-way agreement that will pay $775K at the NHL level and $400K at the AHL level. The reported deal was later confirmed by David Dwork of The Hockey News.

Panthers Sign Rasmus Asplund To One-Year Deal

NewsBreak

Montreal Canadiens Sign Juraj Slafkovsky to Eight-Year Extension

The Montreal Canadiens have announced they have signed forward Juraj Slafkovsky to an eight-year contract extension worth $60.8 million. Slafkovsky’s new deal carries an average annual...

Montreal Canadiens Sign Juraj Slafkovsky to Eight-Year Extension

Comments / 0