According to Renaud Lavoie, it’s expected that Maxime Comtois will sign a professional try-out with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Comtois, 24, had 9 goals and 10 assists in 64 games with the Ducks, which led to the team not issuing him a qualifying offer. His career year was 2020-21 when he posted 16 goals and 17 assists in 55 games, but he has failed to build on that season in the two seasons following.
Tomas Tatar has signed a 1-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche.
Tatar, 32, had 20 goals and 28 assists in 82 games with the Devils last season.
Tyler Motte has signed a 1-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Motte played with the Senators and the Rangers last season.
The Lightning announced that they have put forward Josh Archibald on waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract.
Rasmus Dahlin’s new contract with the Sabres is expected to be around $10.5 million per season, according to After the Whistle with Craig Rivet and Andrew Peters.
Dahlin, 23, had 15 goals and 58 assists for the Sabres last season. He is under contract at a cap hit of $6 million for 2023-24, after which he’ll have one RFA season remaining before he is eligible for free agency.
The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Elvis Merzlikins to a five-year deal worth $5.4 million per season.
Merzlikins, 27, was set to be a UFA after this season. He went 8-12-5 with a 2.77 GAA and a 0.916 SV% in 28 games with the Blue Jackets last season.
It remains to be seen how the Blue Jackets will approach the situation with Joonas Korpisalo, their other goalie who is also scheduled to be a UFA after the 2021-22 season.
The Islanders have signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a one-year deal.
Chara, 44, played last season with the Capitals after a long stint with the Bruins.
Chara started his career with the Islanders before then-GM Mike Milbury traded him along with the second overall pick (Jason Spezza) to Ottawa for Alexei Yashin in 2001.
The Flames have signed center Brad Richardson to a one-year deal worth $800,000.
Richardson, 36, played in Nashville last season registering a goal and 3 assists in 17 games.
Joel Farabee and the Flyers have agreed on a six-year contract worth $5 million per season.
The deal buys the Flyers one of Farabee’s potential UFA seasons.
Farabee, 21, had 20 goals and 18 assists in 55 games for the Flyers last season.