ON NOW:   Free Agency is over. All offers can be sent to the league e-mail.

What Are We Even Doing Here?!

First and foremost, trying to get back on track.

As of 8:30 PM EST on Thursday evening, the Commissioner's office believes every signing and trade request that has been made official is now posted.

The other things around here are a bit of a work in progress with some experimenting ahead of the next part of the off-season. What is the next part of the off-season you ask?

Over the weekend and assuming the Commissioner's CON keeps improving and he can come off the IR, the league will send out instructions on how to proceed with applying Training Camp Points and what considerations GMs need to make for position assignments.

The league will also begin the process of gathering stats needed to build ratings for AHL Goalies and opening that process up.

Following that and in the near future, the league intends to release details on when we can start thinking about having X and what that all entails. For now..

Teams that need to add players to their roster via free agency can do so by e-mailing the league office. Priority will be based on salary offered at the time of updating.

All UFAs are now entitled to one-way contracts valued at at least $1mm per season.

Signing ELCs remains an option right up until ODW lists are due.

TRANSACTIONS

UFA SIGNINGS: CONSECUTIVE WAVES AS LEADER

  • Boston Bruins sign Andrej Nestrasil for $675,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins sign Andrej Sustr for $980,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins sign Brad Hunt for $680,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Boston Bruins sign Pierre-Edouard Bellemare for $590,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Boston Bruins sign T.J. Brennan for $640,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Boston Bruins sign Vladimir Sobotka for $705,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Carolina Hurricanes sign Derek Ryan for $500,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Carolina Hurricanes sign Matt Martin for $500,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Edmonton Oilers sign Waltteri Merela for $695,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Anders Lee for $985,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Ben Chiarot for $1,298,760 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Derek Forbort for $1,298,760 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Logan Shaw for $985,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Paul LaDue for $1,270,302 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Richard Panik for $985,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New Jersey Devils sign Mats Zuccarello for $500,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New York Islanders sign Erik Gustafsson for $900,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New York Islanders sign Nikolay Kulemin for $500,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New York Rangers sign Bogdan Kiselevich for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Joseph Cramarossa for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Bogdan Kiselevich for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Libor Sulak for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Philippe Cornet for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Rocco Grimaldi for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Ronalds Kenins for $500,000 for 2 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Uvis Balinskis for $500,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Pittsburgh Penguins sign Jack Rathbone for $600,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Pittsburgh Penguins sign Michal Jordan for $505,000 for 1 year(s).

RFA RE-SIGNINGS

  • New Jersey Devils sign William Lagesson for $500,000 for 2 year(s).
  • New Jersey Devils sign Frederik Gauthier for $500,000 for 2 year(s).
  • New Jersey Devils sign Christian Jaros for $500,000 for 3 year(s).
  • New Jersey Devils sign Andreas Borgman for $500,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Quebec Nordiques sign Remi Elie for $560,000 for 3 year(s).

TRADES

DEVILS ACQUIRE

  • John Quenneville (68)
  • Johan Larsson (69)
  • Matthew Highmore (66)
  • Alex Barre-Boulet (65)

MAPLE LEAFS ACQUIRE

  • Future Considerations*
  • * 1x player to be agreed upon after ODW

PANTHERS ACQUIRE

  • Riley Sheahan (77)
  • Y:25-RND:7-FLA
  • Y:28-RND:5-MTL

CANADIENS ACQUIRE

  • Jonathan Huberdeau (78)

BLACKHAWKS ACQUIRE

  • 2x Training Camp (TC) Points

PANTHERS ACQUIRE

  • Aaron Dell (77)

DEVILS ACQUIRE

  • Hudson Fasching (63)
  • Y:29-RND:2-VGK

GOLDEN KNIGHTS ACQUIRE

  • Y:27-RND:5-CAL
  • Y:27-RND:5-NJD
  • Y:28-RND:5-NJD

NORTH STARS ACQUIRE

  • $250,000 (Money)

BLUES ACQUIRE

  • Aleksi Saarela (66)
  • David Kase (64)
  • Ryan Murphy (66)

MAPLE LEAFS ACQUIRE

  • Y:28-RND:3-VGK

GOLDEN KNIGHTS ACQUIRE

  • Y:27-RND:5-MIN
  • Y:28-RND:5-TOR

TRANSACTIONS

ELC SIGNING

  • Florida Panthers sign Brayden Pachal for $500,000 for 3 year(s) + $100,000.

UFA SIGNINGS: FINAL NEGOTIATIONS

  • Boston Bruins sign Patrick Brown for $1,365,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins sign Matt Tomkins for $1,100,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins sign Anze Kopitar for $950,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Hamilton Mustangs sign Otto Koivula for $999,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Craig Smith for $1,569,950 for 1 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Ross Johnston for $1,750,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Philadelphia Flyers sign Oscar Dansk for $950,000 for 1 year(s).
  • St Louis Blues sign Taylor Leier for $900,000 for 1 year(s).

UFA SIGNINGS: CONSECUTIVE WAVES AS LEADER

  • Boston Bruins sign Philip Larsen for $1,900,000 for 2 year(s) + $750,000.
  • Boston Bruins sign Mikael Backlund for $950,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Boston Bruins sign Nick Foligno for $1,325,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Carolina Hurricanes sign Jakub Galvas for $500,000 for 4 year(s).
  • Carolina Hurricanes sign Carson McMillan for $500,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Colorado Avalanche sign Josh Leivo for $600,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Colorado Avalanche sign Nick Caamano for $600,000 for 4 year(s).
  • Colorado Avalanche sign Justin Kloos for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Columbus Blue Jackets sign Calle Rosen for $600,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Columbus Blue Jackets sign Chris Kreider for $600,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Columbus Blue Jackets sign Jaycob Megna for $600,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Columbus Blue Jackets sign Jon Merrill for $600,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Columbus Blue Jackets sign Mikko Lehtonen for $600,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Edmonton Oilers sign Josh Brown for $1,053,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Edmonton Oilers sign Scott Mayfield for $925,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Hamilton Mustangs sign Joakim Nygard for $750,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Los Angeles Kings sign Drew Doughty for $1,010,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Los Angeles Kings sign Dylan McIlrath for $1,010,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Los Angeles Kings sign Sergey Kalinin for $565,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Ross Johnston for $1,750,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Danil Yurtaykin for $1,290,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Eric Gelinas for $1,274,999 for 2 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Lucas Lessio for $1,590,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Minnesota North Stars sign Travis Hamonic for $1,274,999 for 1 year(s) + $50,000.
  • New Jersey Devils sign Milan Lucic for $500,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New Jersey Devils sign Alex Ovechkin for $500,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New Jersey Devils sign Brad Marchand for $500,000 for 3 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New Jersey Devils sign Linus Omark for $500,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New York Islanders sign Martin Marincin for $600,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Islanders sign Mark Giordano for $600,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • New York Rangers sign Daniel Carr for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign David Warsofsky for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Jonny Brodzinski for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • New York Rangers sign Luke Adam for $500,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Philadelphia Flyers sign Luke Schenn for $1,350,000 for 1 year(s) + $150,000.
  • Quebec Nordiques sign Justin Kirkland for $500,000 for 4 year(s).
  • Quebec Nordiques sign Kasimir Kaskisuo for $615,000 for 4 year(s).
  • Quebec Nordiques sign Nicholas Baptiste for $500,000 for 4 year(s).
  • St Louis Blues sign Chad Ruhwedel for $500,100 for 2 year(s).
  • St Louis Blues sign Jan Rutta for $700,000 for 3 year(s).
  • St Louis Blues sign Matt Tennyson for $500,100 for 2 year(s).
  • Toronto Maple Leafs sign Blake Wheeler for $567,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Toronto Maple Leafs sign Cam Atkinson for $567,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Toronto Maple Leafs sign David Rundblad for $670,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Toronto Maple Leafs sign Kris Letang for $1,670,000 for 1 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Vegas Golden Knights sign Nico Sturm for $500,050 for 1 year(s).
  • Vegas Golden Knights sign Mason Morelli for $500,005 for 1 year(s).

RFA RE-SIGNINGS

  • Boston Bruins sign Matt Tomkins for $1,100,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins sign Anze Kopitar for $950,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract.
  • Quebec Nordiques sign John Hayden for $560,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Quebec Nordiques sign Dylan Sikura for $560,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Vegas Golden Knights sign Luke Johnson for $500,000 for 1 year(s).

OFFER-SHEETS: MATCHED

  • Boston Bruins MATCHED an offer from VEGAS and sign Filip Gustavsson for $6,000,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Ryan Hartman for $624,999 for 1 year(s).
  • Boston Bruins MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Connor Clifton for $624,999 for 1 year(s).
  • California Golden Seals MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Jacob Larsson for $624,999 for 3 year(s).
  • Hamilton Mustangs MATCHED an offer from MINNESOTA and sign Ian Mitchell for $1,173,000 for 2 year(s) + NMC.
  • New Jersey Devils MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Zach Aston-Reese for $624,999 for 1 year(s).
  • New Jersey Devils MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Caleb Jones for $624,999 for 3 year(s).
  • New Jersey Devils MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Adam Pelech for $624,999 for 1 year(s).
  • Quebec Nordiques MATCHED an offer from LOS ANGELES and sign Noah Juulsen for $624,999 for 1 year(s).
  • Toronto Maple Leafs MATCHED an offer from ST LOUIS and sign Alex Nylander for $740,000 for 2 year(s).

OFFER-SHEETS: COMPENSATION ACCEPTED

  • St Louis Blues sign Valentin Zykov for $740,000 for 2 year(s) via offer-sheet from Vegas.

Dark Mode Deactivated

For a minute or two there the league tried out a dark mode colour scheme in an attempt to fit in with all the cool kids.

The feedback came in and when you're bouncing back and forth between STHS generated pages that are stark-white to a dark screen, it just doesn't work.

While the league doesn't rule out some darker options down the line, reverting back to a lighter featured scheme helps key components pop and we can still go find dark featured components that we see in the trade posts, as an example.

It was worth a shot.

As we move forward with the current modernization attempt, features will change and the expectation is the entire website will become a touch more "modern" or at least more user friendly on the various devices that are out there.

Reinforcements Are Coming

A source who once stood next to @NSHLKyper while waiting for their Uber outside downtrodden yet bespoke gentleman's club in north Mimico told another source who I met while waiting for my half-soy double-cream iced frap during the 2pm-4pm half priced deal at an Sbux (who can afford full price in this economy).. where was I?

Sorry, all this caffeine its really easy to get off-track. I spent like 45 minutes maybe even 65 minutes or an "hour and 5" as my Mum used to say trying to track down the authenticity of all these sources and guess what I found out?

Right! The source! They told me reinforcements are coming.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!

I don't know! The source never said that @NSHLKyper said!

But I have to believe that reinforcements are a GOOD thing. RIGHT!?

....right?!

TRANSACTIONS

UFA SIGNING - FINAL NEGOTIATIONS

  • Minnesota North Stars sign Michael Sgarbossa for $1,298,000 for 1 year(s).
  • Chicago Blackhawks sign Vladislav Namestnikov for $2,600,000 for 2 year(s), 1 Way Contract + $1,250,000 & NMC.
  • Edmonton Oilers sign Kevin Rooney for $925,000 for 2 year(s).
  • Edmonton Oilers sign Jordan Martinook for $1,985,001 for 2 year(s).
  • Los Angeles Kings sign Austin Watson for $2,196,000 for 3 year(s).
  • Philadelphia Flyers sign Yanni Gourde for $900,000 for 2 year(s).

OFFER-SHEETS MATCHED

  • Boston Bruins MATCHED an offer from FLORIDA and signed Jake Oettinger for $3,000,000 (4 years) + $500,000.
  • California Golden Seals MATCHED an offer from MINNESOTA and signed Daniel Sprong for $1,123,000 (2 years) + NMC.
  • Vegas Golden Knights MATCHED an offer from MINNESOTA and signed Jaret Anderson-Dolan for $2,750,000 (2 years) + NMC.

RFA OFFER-SHEETS COMPENSATION ACCEPTED

  • Minnesota North Stars signed Sam Steel for $2,175,000 for 2 years with NMC.

RETIREMENT

  • Artem Anisimov retired.