The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed Justus Annunen to a 2-year, 1-way NHL contract.
Annunen will require waivers next season to be sent to the AHL, so he looks to be the favorite to be the Avs’ backup goalie next season.
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Avalanche re-sign Justus Annunen
Annunen has been great since taking over the backup goalie role from Ivan Prosvetov. Annunen is 5-2-1 with a 0.926 SV% in 2023-24. -
Senators acquire Jamieson Rees
The Ottawa Senators have acquired Jamieson Rees from the Carolina Hurricanes for a 6th round pick.
Rees, 23, was a 2nd round pick from Carolina in 2019.
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Blues re-sign Matt Kessel
The St. Louis Blues have re-signed Matt Kessel to a 2-year, 1-way extension.
Kessel, 23, will be a RFA at the end of the extension.
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Lebrun: Devils to engage with Markstrom, Saros in off-season
Pierre Lebrun reports in the Athletic, that the New Jersey Devils’ off-season plans include taking Jacob Markstrom trade talks back up, as well as checking in with Juuse Saros and the Predators.
With Montreal retaining half of Jake Allen’s contract, his $1.92 million cap hit makes him a reasonable backup to pair with either Markstrom, Saros, or another starting goalie option that emerges.
Lebrun notes that the stellar play of Yaroslav Askarov in the AHL this season might force the Predators’ hand on Saros, who has one year left on his contract before he hits UFA status.
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Chicago signs Landon Slaggert
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed Landon Slaggert to an entry-level contract.
Slaggert, 21, had 20 goals and 11 assists in 36 games with Notre Dame this season. He was a 3rd round pick in 2020.
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Hurricanes re-sign Brendan Lemieux
The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed winger Brendan Lemieux.
Lemieux was waived and cleared last week.
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Rangers re-sign Louis Domingue
The New York Rangers have re-signed Louis Domingue, the third goalie on their depth chart.
Domingue, 32, has 143 games of NHL experience, but 24 of 25 of his games played this season have been with the Hartford Wolfpack of the AHL. He is 13-7-4 with a 0.910 SV% with Hartford this season. -
Predators re-sign Fabbro and Jankowski
The Nashville Predators have re-signed
Fabbro’s new contract has a $2.5 million cap hit, and Jankowski’s new cap hit is $800,000.