Pierre Lebrun reports that unsigned forward Pierre-Luc Dubois may want out of Columbus, if the chatter from opposing teams is to be believed.
Not having Dubois to open the season would be a big blow to the Blue Jackets. Dubois’ 49 points last season were 7 points ahead of the next highest Blue Jackets scorer.
The St. Louis Blues have re-signed defenseman Vince Dunn to a 1-year, $1.875 million contract.
The deal is obviously less than Dunn would have liked, but as a restricted free agent without arbitration rights, his leverage is limited. The Blues are tight against the cap and have reportedly entered into an agreement to sign Mike Hoffman to a contract after his try-out is complete.
Zdeno Chara has signed with the Washington Capitals.
Chara has confirmed the story on Instagram.
Chara, 43, has played the last 14 seasons with the Bruins. Even at his age, Chara was still second among Bruins’ defensemen with 21:01 in ice time per game, including a team-leading 3:11 shorthanded.
Rick Dhaliwal of TSN 1040 reports that the Canucks have checked in on UFA Sami Vatanen.
With Chis Tanev leaving in free agency, the Canucks have only Tyler Myers as a right-handed shooting defenseman, so it follows that they could be in on Vatanen. They have also been tied to Travis Hamonic.
It look like contract negotiations won’t prevent Vince Dunn from being on-time for St. Louis Blues camp, reports Andy Strickland.
Dunn became a restricted free agent without arbitration rights when free agency opened. He is four seasons away from unrestricted free agency.
RFA Jack Roslovic won’t be attending training camp with the Jets without a new contract.
Roslovic, the Jets’ 25th overall pick in 2015, hasn’t been able to grab a significant role with the Jets so far into his young career. In 71 games with the Jets in 2019-20, he had 12 goals and 17 assists.
The Buffalo Sabres will have Riley Sheahan in training camp on a try-out.
Sheahan, 29, had 8 goals and 7 assists in 66 games with the Edmonton Oilers last season.
The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed Ethan Bear to a 2-year deal with a $2 million AAV.
Bear had 5 goals and 16 assists in 71 games for the Oilers last season. He will have one more RFA season when this 2-year deal is up.