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Utah exploring extension or trade with former first-round pick
The Utah Hockey Club is reportedly exploring the possibility of either an extension or a trade of defenseman Victor Soderstrom, Craig Morgan of Go PHNX Sports reports. Soderstrom is Utah’s only remaining restricted free agent. The 2019 11th-overall pick failed to earn a consistent NHL role on his entry-level...
Hurricanes sign 2024 second-round pick to entry-level contract
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed 2024 34th-overall selection Dominik Badinka to a three-year entry-level contract. The deal will carry a league-minimum $775K salary at the NHL level, an $85K salary at the AHL level and $282.15K in signing bonuses. Badinka becomes the third player from this year’s second round to earn his first NHL contract, joining Pittsburgh forward Tanner Howe and Washington defenseman Leon Muggli.
Top prospects could give Penguins one last push
The Pittsburgh Penguins have, over the last two years, missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in Sidney Crosby’s career. The team has ground to a screeching halt, on the back of one of the oldest rosters in the league and a slim supporting cast for team legends Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang. Even the addition of Erik Karlsson wasn’t enough to pull Pittsburgh back into the postseason – leaving the team a bit stuck in the mud with little cap space and even less roster space. With no major free-agent additions in sight, Pittsburgh’s search for an X-factor will have to turn toward their recent crop of strong draft picks.
Free-agent profile of James van Riemsdyk
The free-agent market has moved at breakneck speed this offseason. Only two of PHR’s Top 50 UFAs have yet to sign, and only one, winger Daniel Sprong, is expected to play next season. Even beyond the big names, many non-tendered RFAs and cheap veteran names are beginning to find homes, namely Ryan Suter, as he continues his career-long tour of the Central Division. That indicates the market for low-cost names with loads of experience is increasing as teams circle back to make the finishing touches to their rosters in the second wave of free agency.
Red Wings sign 2024 first-round selection to his ELC
The Detroit Red Wings have signed 2024 first-round draft pick Michael Brandsegg-Nygård to a three-year entry-level contract. The deal will carry an annual average value of $975K. Detroit selected Brandsegg-Nygård with the 15th overall pick this year, making him the first Norwegian to ever be selected in the first...
Utah signs first-round pick to entry-level contract
The Utah Hockey Club has signed its first selection in franchise history as the organization announced an entry-level contract for forward Tij Iginla. According to PuckPedia, Iginla will earn $877.5K at the NHL level with a signing bonus of $97.5K each season and $1M worth of "A" Performance Bonuses included in each year of the deal.
Lightning sign young defenseman to two-year deal
After electing for salary arbitration on July 5th, defenseman J.J. Moser and the Tampa Bay Lightning have reportedly agreed on a new contract. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports the team has signed Moser to a two-year contract worth an AAV of $3.375M. According to the report from Friedman, Moser will...
Defenseman will enter his 20th season after signing with Blues
Veteran Ryan Suter will play his 20th NHL season in the fall as the Blues announced that they’ve signed the defenseman to a one-year contract. The deal carries a base salary of $775K and contains an additional $2.225M in performance bonuses. The team did not reveal the breakdown of the bonus structure.
Penguins sign Connor Bedard's former teammate
A former linemate of Connor Bedard in the Western Hockey League has signed on with the team that drafted him almost two weeks ago. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced they have signed winger Tanner Howe to a three-year, entry-level contract. Howe was selected with the 46th overall pick by the Penguins...
Blue Jackets coaching search runs into interesting snag
The Columbus Blue Jackets are still without a head coach for the 2024-25 NHL season and we now know two individuals who will not be taking on the role. Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports that one of the prospective finalists, Todd McLellan, will not become the new head coach due to complications from his former deal with the Los Angeles Kings, which prohibited a multi-year agreement with Columbus. Additionally, Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch reports Jeff Blashill is not under consideration for the role despite his connection to general manager Don Waddell and USA Hockey.
Longtime NHL goaltender joins Ducks coaching staff
The Anaheim Ducks announced several promotions and hires to Greg Cronin’s staff for the 2024-25 NHL season. The team has promoted Sudarshan Maharaj to director of goaltending and Julien Tremblay to NHL player development while naming Tim Army as an assistant coach and Peter Budaj as the team’s new goaltending coach.
Free-agent profile of RW Daniel Sprong
How some NHL players are deployed is a topic of much debate and, sometimes, confusion. Coaches often ice certain veterans for more minutes than they’re suited for at that stage in their careers, while others keep flawed but skilled players buried in the lineup despite producing numbers that can’t be ignored. Daniel Sprong fits squarely in the latter category.
Utah signs 2022 second-round pick to his ELC
The Utah Hockey Club have signed defenseman Artyom Duda to a three-year entry-level contract (as per PuckPedia). The 20-year-old was the Arizona Coyotes second-round pick in 2022 (36th overall) and spent last season at Toronto Metropolitan University where he tallied two goals and five assists in 12 games. The two-way...
Penguins poach Maple Leafs exec for front-office role
Another high-ranking member of the Toronto Maple Leafs is leaving the organization for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the team announced it has hired Wes Clark as the vice president of player personnel. The news came shortly after Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that Clark would be leaving the Maple Leafs organization.
Panthers sign former first-round defenseman
Just over a week after having his contract bought out by the Columbus Blue Jackets, defenseman Adam Boqvist has found a new home. The Florida Panthers announced they have signed the Swedish blue liner to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024-25 NHL season. Boqvist came into the league as...
Utah signs former No. 5 overall pick to a two-year extension
As alluded to earlier Monday, the Utah Hockey Club has signed Barrett Hayton to a two-year contract according to a team announcement. The contract will pay Hayton $2.65M each year of the deal and will not include performance or signing bonuses. In the press release the general manager of Utah,...
Avalanche sign 2023 first-round selection to his ELC
The Colorado Avalanche may have found an answer to their lack of depth up front as they’ve announced a three-year, entry-level contract with forward Calum Ritchie. The organization selected Ritchie as the 27th overall pick of the 2023 NHL Draft with their highest selection since the 2020 NHL Draft.
Sabres sign first-round pick
The Sabres have signed 2024 14th overall pick Konsta Helenius to his three-year, entry-level contract, per a team release. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Helenius, 18, fell a bit below his expected draft slot last month. He was the first Finn off the board and the third right winger after the Ducks took Beckett Sennecke third and the Canadiens took Ivan Demidov fifth, although he can also play center. Most public scouting sites had him as a top-10 prospect in the class, and he checked in at No. 9 in TSN’s Bob McKenzie’s final pre-draft polling of NHL scouts.
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