The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed Vladislav Namestnikov to a 2-year contract extension worth $3 million per season.
Namestnikov, 32, has found a home with the Jets after playing for different teams from 2019 to 2023. The forward has played 150 games with the Jets, putting up 23 goals and 53 assists in that time.
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Kevin Lankinen to a 5-year contract worth $4.5 million per season.
Lankinen, 29, signed a 1-year contract with the Canucks in late September to cover the team as Thatcher Demko recovered from his injury, which kept him out of the lineup for the beginning of the season. He performed well in that time, going 19-8-7 with a 0.905 SV%, earning himself a raise on the $875,000 he’s earned in 2024-25.
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Drew O’Connor to a 2-year contract extension worth $2.5 million per season.
O’Connor, 26, has 2 goals in 4 games since coming over from Pittsburgh in a trade that brought he and Marcus Pettersson to Vancouver.
The Canucks previously signed Pettersson to a 6-year contract.
The Dallas Stars have re-signed Sam Steel to a 2-year contract extension worth $2.1 million per season.
Steel, 27, has 4 goals and 13 assists in 53 games for the Stars this season. He was eligible to be a UFA this summer.
Steel originally signed with the Stars as a UFA in the summer of 2023 after the Wild declined to give him a qualifying offer.
The Nashville Predators have acquired Mark Friedman from the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations.
Friedman, 29, has split time between the Canucks and their AHL affiliate in Abbotsford this season. The Canucks acquired defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Victor Mancini within the past week, apparently making the depth defenseman expendable.
The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed Marcus Pettersson to a 6-year contract extension with a cap hit of $5.5 million.
The contract carries a full no-movement clause in the first 3 seasons, and a 15-team no-trade clause in the last 3 seasons.
The Canucks acquired Pettersson last week from Pittsburgh, which saw them trade the Rangers 1st round pick, acquired earlier that day in the J.T. Miller trade.
Pettersson, 28, has only played 2 games with the Canucks since the trade. He had 3 goals and 15 assists in 47 games with the Penguins this season. His 86 blocked shots rank 48th in the league.
The Dallas Stars have acquired Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci from the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 1st round pick and a conditional 4th round pick.
Granlund and Ceci are both eligible to be unrestricted free agents after this season.
Granlund, who turns 33 this month, has been a prominent offensive producer for the Sharks. He’s registered 27 goals and 78 assists in 121 games since being acquired by the club as a cap dump in the Erik Karlsson trade.
Ceci, 31, has also acquired from a cap-strapped team, as the Oilers traded him to the Sharks in August along with a 3rd round pick for Ty Emberson.
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired Marcus Petterson and Drew O’Connor from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Vincent Desharnais, Danton Heinen, Melvin Fernstrom and the Rangers’ 2025 1st round pick.
A big, physical defenseman, Pettersson was one of the most coveted blueliners on the trade market. In 47 games with the Penguins this season, Pettersson had 3 goals and 15 assists.
The pick the Canucks are sending to Pittsburgh, they acquired earlier today in the J.T. Miller trade. The pick is top-13 protected.