The New Jersey Devils have acquired Jacob Markstrom from the Calgary Flames.
The Devils’ 2025 pick is top-10 protected.
Markstrom’s cap hit for the Devils will be $4.125 million for the next two seasons with the Flames retaining their portion.
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Ryan Warsofsky to be Sharks’ head coach
The San Jose Sharks are hiring Ryan Warsofsky as their head coach, Elliotte Friedman reports.
Warsofsky was an assistant coach with the Sharks for the past two seasons. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the AHL’s Chicago Wolves.
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Sharks sign Will Smith
The San Jose Sharks have signed Will Smith to an entry-level deal.
Smith had 25 goals and 46 assists in 41 games in his freshman season and Boston College in 2023-24.
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Kraken to hire Dan Bylsma
The Seattle Kraken will hire Dan Bylsma to be their next head coach, reports Elliotte Friedman.
Bylsma was last in the NHL as a head coach during the 2016-17 season with the Buffalo Sabres. He’s been the head coach of Seattle’s AHL affiliate in Coachella Valley for the past two seasons, putting up a 94-32-18 record and advancing to the Calder Cup Final in 2022-23.
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Don Waddell to join Blue Jackets
Don Waddell is joining the Columbus Blue Jackets, reports Pierre Lebrun.
The Carolina Hurricanes announced yesterday that Waddell was re-signing from the position of their general manager, as his contract was expiring.
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Lightning re-acquire Ryan McDonagh
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired Ryan McDonagh from the Nashville Predators.
McDonagh, 34, has two more seasons left on his contract at a cap-hit of $6.75 million.
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Leafs hire Craig Berube
The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Craig Berube to be their next coach.
Berube was fired by the Blues earlier this season.
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Devils re-sign Kurtis MacDermid
The New Jersey Devils have re-signed forward Kurtis MacDermid to a 3-year deal with a $1.15 million cap hit.
The Devils acquired MacDermid from the Avalanche in March for a 7th round pick, and MacDermid was immediately brought into focus thanks to some chippy games with the New York Rangers and Matt Rempe.
In total, MacDermid had 4 fights in his 16 games with the Devils.