The Colorado Avalanche have claimed goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets.
Kakhonen signed a 1-year, $1 million contract with the Jets this summer, but they waived him this week, deciding to go with Eric Comrie behind Connor Hellebuyck.
The Avalanche already have Alexandar Georgiev and Justus Annunen on their roster, so it appears they will roll with 3 goalies for the time being.
The Seattle Kraken have re-signed Joey Daccord to a 5-year contract extension.
Daccord, 28, went 19-18-11 with a 0.916 SV% with the Kraken last season.
The Ottawa Senators have re-signed Linus Ullmark to a 4-year contract extension.
Ullmark was acquired from the Boston Bruins in June. He went 22-10-7 with a 0.915 SV% with the Bruins last season.
The Florida Panthers have re-signed Carter Verhaeghe to an 8-year contract extension.
Verhaeghe, 29, had 34 goals and 38 assists in 76 games for the Panthers last season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Max Pacioretty and Steven Lorentz to 1-year contracts.
Both players were attending training camp on try-outs. If Pacioretty’s bonuses cause the Leafs to exceed the salary cap in 2024-25, any cap overages would reduce their 2025-26 cap space.
The Calgary Flames have placed Jakob Pelletier on waivers.
Pelletier, 23, has 4 goals and 6 assists in 37 career NHL games.
The New York Islanders have placed Pierre Engvall on waivers.
Engvall, 28, is in the 2nd year of a 7-year contract that carries a cap-hit of $3 million. In 74 games with the Islanders last season, he had 10 goals and 18 assists.
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Erik Brannstrom from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Tucker Poolman and a 4th round pick.
Moving out Poolman allows the Canucks to stay out of LTIR and accrue cap space.