The San Jose Sharks have signed John Klingberg to a 1-year contract worth $4 million.
The defenseman missed large portions of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons due to a hip injury, but he returned to the ice with the Oilers late last season. He had 1 goal and 3 assists in 11 games with the Oilers.
The Buffalo Sabres have signed Alex Lyon to a 2-year contract with a cap hit of $1.5 million.
Lyon will presumably battle with Devon Levi for time in the Sabres crease behind Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Lyon, 32, went 14-9-1 with an 0.896 SV% with the Red Wings last season.
The Dallas Stars have signed Radek Faksa to a 3-year contract with a cap hit of $2 million.
The center played the first 9 seasons of his career with Dallas before playing for the Blues last season.
Faksa, 31, had 5 goals and 10 assists in 70 games for the Blues last season.
The New York Islanders have signed Jonathan Drouin to a 2-year contract with a cap hit of $4 million.
Drouin, 30, had 11 goals and 26 assists in 43 games for the Avalanche last season.
The Los Angeles Kings have signed defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Cody Ceci.
Dumoulin’s contract is 3 years with a $4 million cap hit. Ceci’s contract is 4 years with a $4.5 million cap hit.
Dumoulin, 33, had 3 goals and 19 assists in 80 games split between the Ducks and Devils last season.
Ceci, 31, had 4 goals and 20 assists in 85 games between the Sharks and Stars.
The Kings also signed goaltender Anton Forsberg to a 2-year contract with a cap hit of $2.25 million.
The Nashville Predators have signed Nick Perbix to a 2-year contract with a cap hit of $2.75 million.
Perbix, 27, had 6 goals and 13 assists in 74 games with the Lightning last season.
The Florida Panthers have signed Jeff Petry to a 1-year contract.
The contract has a base salary of the league minimum with potential performance bonuses.
Petry, 37, had 1 goal and 7 assists in 44 games with the Red Wings last season.
The Utah Mammoth have signed Nate Schmidt to a 3-year contract with a cap hit of $3.5 million.
The defenseman signed a 1-year contract with the Panthers last season after being bought out by the Jets.
Schmidt, 33, had 5 goals and 14 assists in 80 games with the Panthers.