The New York Rangers have re-signed Matt Rempe to a 2-year contract extension with a cap hit of $975,000.
The deal is presumably a 1-way contract, which would appeal to Rempe who spent 18 games in the minors last season on an AHL salary.
Rempe, 22, will have 2 more RFA seasons after this contract expires.
The Anaheim Ducks have acquired Chris Kreider and a 4th round pick from the New York Rangers in exchange for prospect Carey Terrance and a 3rd round pick.
Kreider, 34, has 2 more seasons left on his contract at a cap hit of $6.5 million.
It was a challenging season for Kreider, who had 22 goals and 8 assists in his final 68 games as a Ranger. He was named as available in a memo GM Chris Drury sent to all general managers, which leaked early in the season. He battled a back injury and was a healthy scratch in a December game as well.
The Rangers open up $6.5 million in cap space, which they will use to address holes in their roster. That might include a defenseman, or two if they move on from K’Andre Miller.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have hired Dan Muse as their next head coach.
Muse had been an assistant coach with the New York Rangers over the past 2 seasons. Previous to that he served as head coach of the U.S. National Team Development Program, assistant coach for the Nashville Predators and head coach of USHL’s Chicago Steel.
The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed Brock Nelson to a 3-year contract extension with a cap hit of $7.5 million.
The Avalanche acquired Nelson from the Islanders in March for a package including prospect Calum Ritchie and a future 1st round pick.
Nelson, 33, was eligible to be a UFA on July 1st. In 80 games split between the Islanders and Avalanche last season, he had 26 goals and 30 assists.
The Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed Noah Cates to a 4-year contract extension with a cap hit of $4 million.
This new 4-year deal buys Cates’ last remaining RFA season and 3 UFA seasons.
Cates, 26, had 16 goals and 21 assists in 78 games with the Flyers last season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed Yanni Gourde to a 6-year extension with a cap-hit of $2.33 million.
The contract includes a full no-movement clause and $8 million paid in signing bonuses.
Gourde was traded back to the Lightning along with Oliver Bjorkstrand in a March trade between the Kraken and Lightning.
Gourde, 33, had 7 goals and 24 assists in 57 games split between the Kraken and Lightning in 2024-25.
The New York Islanders have re-signed Kyle Palmieri to a 2-year contract extension with a $4.75 million cap hit.
Palmieri, 34, had 24 goals and 24 assists in 82 games for the Islanders in 2024-25.
His contract contains a full no-trade clause in year 1 of the contract and a 16-team no trade list in year 2.
The Islanders have also re-signed Adam Boqvist to a 1-year contract worth $850,000.
The San Jose Sharks have re-signed Shakir Mukhamadullin to a 1-year contract extension with a cap hit of $1 million.
Mukhamadullin, 23, split his time last season between the Sharks and their AHL affiliate. In 30 games with the Sharks, he had 2 goals and 7 assists. The defenseman originally came to the Sharks in the trade that sent Timo Meier to the Devils.