The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Jack Campbell on unconditional waivers on Sunday for the purpose of a buyout, while the Tampa Bay Lightning got a head start on free agency by acquiring the rights to high-scoring winger Jake Guentzel.
The Canucks desperately need a prime top-six winger to align with Ellis Pettersson, but will they land one? We track the progress.
Jack Campbell, who signed a 5-year, $25M deal with Edmonton in 2022, was put on unconditional waivers by the Oilers, who will take a $10.5M cap hit over six years.
The Canucks have signed prospect Woo, 23, to a one-year, two-way contract as he continues to build on a solid AHL season in Abbotsford.
With all 225 picks off the board — in addition to several intriguing player trades — it’s time for all 32 GMs to be graded.
But the Canucks did qualify restricted free agent goalie Arturs Silovs after his playoff run. Read more on who did — and didn’t — get offers
On the eve of free agency, the Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed defenseman Timothy Liljegren, 25, to a two-year contract, with an average annual value of $3 million, the club announced Sunday. The veteran appeared in 55 games last season.
The four NHL players from the scandal that rocked Canadian hockey and led to investigations of the nation’s 2018 world junior team, were not offered contracts by their respective teams on Sunday, a major development in the story from a hockey perspective.
Patrick Kane is signing a one-year deal with Detroit when NHL free agency begins Monday, sources said.
On the same day the Tampa Bay Lightning acquired his negotiating rights from the Carolina Hurricanes, the club agreed to a new contract with coveted winger Jake Guentzel, 29, on Sunday, adding another prized goal scorer to Jon Cooper’s group of forwards.