The New Jersey Devils have re-signed Jake Allen to a 5-year contract with a $1.8 million cap hit.
There figured to be lots of interest in Allen had he gotten to free agency, but the Devils locked him up before that point.
Allen, 34, went 13-16-1 with a 0.908 SV% with the Devils last season.
The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed Logan Stankoven to a 8-year contract with a $6 million cap hit.
Stankoven has 1 season remaining on his entry-level contract. This deal will start in the 2026-27 season.
Stankoven, 22, was the big part of the trade that sent Mikko Rantanen to Dallas. He had 14 goals and 24 assists in 78 games last season.
The Vancouver Canucks have agreed to an 3-year contract extension with Thatcher Demko with a cap hit of $8.5 million.
Demko is signed through next season at a cap hit of $5 million, so this contract will start in 2026-27. He was eligible to be a UFA after this coming season.
Demko, 29, had a difficult 2024-25 season as he recovered from injury going 10-8-3 with a 0.889 SV%.
The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed Patrick Kane to a 1-year contract. The contract has a base salary of $3 million and potential performance bonuses of $4 million.
The winger can get $2.5 million in bonuses based on games played and $1.5 million based on Detroit’s finish in the regular season or playoffs.
Kane, 36, had 21 goals and 38 assists in 70 games for the Red Wings last season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed Ivan Provorov to a 7-year contract with a cap hit of $8.5 million.
Provorov, 28, had 7 goals and 26 assists in 82 games for the Blue Jackets last season.
The Florida Panthers have re-signed Brad Marchand to a 6-year contract with a cap hit in the range of $5.3 million.
Marchand, 37, had 23 goals and 28 assists in 71 regular season games between the Bruins and Panthers last season. He was 2nd place in Conn Smythe voting as most valuable player in the playoffs, with 20 points in 23 games.
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Nicolas Roy.
The Leafs signed Marner to an 8-year contract extension with a $12 million cap hit prior to the trade.
Marner, 28, was the top UFA scheduled to hit the market this summer. He had 27 goals and 75 assists in 81 games for the Leafs last season.
The Leafs get a serviceable forward in return for Marner’s rights in Roy, who is signed for 2 seasons at a cap hit of $3 million.
There have been rumors that Vegas might have to place Alex Pietrangelo on LTIR, which would open some salary cap flexibility.
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed Evan Bouchard to a 4-year contract with a cap hit of $10.5 million.
Bouchard was set to be a RFA tomorrow. This contract covers 2 RFA seasons and 2 UFA seasons.
Bouchard, 25, had 14 goals and 53 assists in 82 games for the Oilers last season.