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.
The Boston Bruins have re-signed Jeremy Swayman to an 8-year deal.
The contract negotiations ranged from slow to downright contentious. As the Swayman camp took issue with Bruins airing details of the contract negotiations in the media.
Elliotte Friedman reports that the contract contains $23 million in signing bonuses and a no-trade clause. The earliest the no-trade clause could come into effect is the 2026-27 season.
Swayman, 25, went 25-10-8 with a 0.916 SV% last season splitting time with Linus Ullmark, who has since been traded to Ottawa. The Bruins’ regular season schedule starts Tuesday. It’s not clear how involved Swayman will be off the bat, having missed training camp with the team.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed Kevin Labanc to a 1-year contract.
Labanc’s 1-year deal carries a cap-hit of $775,000.
Lebanc, 28, had a big preseason with the Devils, putting up 6 goals. He had 2 goals and 7 assists in 46 games with the Sharks last season.
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed Tanner Pearson to a 1-year contract.
Pearson, 32, had been in camp with the Golden Knights on a professional try-out. Last season with Montreal, he had 5 goals and 8 assists in 54 games.