• Ducks Sign Ryan Miller

    CapFriendly reports that the Ducks have signed goaltender Ryan Miller.

    Miller. 40, has played the last three seasons with Anaheim. He figures to be backup to John Gibson again in 2020-21.

  • Friedman: Cirelli Close to Re-Signing with Lightning

    Elliotte Friedman reports that the Lightning are close to re-signing Anthony Cirelli.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1341859348121858050

    The Lightning’s cap issues are well documented, but they gained some flexibility with today’s news that Nikita Kucherov will require surgery and will miss the 2020-21 regular season. The Lightning can then use the long-term injury reserve with Kucherov.

  • Casey Mittelstadt Re-Signs With Sabres

    The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed Casey Mittelstadt.

    Mittelstadt, the Sabres 8th overall pick in 2017, made his NHL debut after finishing his freshman year with the University of Minnesota late in the 2017-18 NHL season. He had a tough 2019-20 season, getting demoted to Rochester of the AHL midway through the season.

  • Predators Sign Eric Haula

    Pierre Lebrun reports that the Nashville Predators have signed Eric Haula.

    The contract is for 1 year and $1.75 million.

    Haula set career highs with 29 goals and 56 points in 2017-18 with Vegas. Last season he had 14 goals and 12 assists in 48 games split between Carolina and Florida.

  • Canadiens Sign Michael Frolik

    The Montreal Canadiens have announced they’ve signed Michael Frolik to a 1-year deal worth $750,000.

    Frolik, 32, split last season between the Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres. He had 6 goals and 8 assists in 57 games.

  • Devils Re-Sign Mackenzie Blackwood

    The Devils have re-signed their RFA goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to a 3-year deal worth $2.8 million per season.

    Blackwood will have one season before hitting unrestricted free agency on the expiry of this contract.

    The Devils still have RFA forward Jesper Bratt left to sign.

  • Mikael Granlund Signs With Predators

    Mikael Granlund will be back with the Predators in 2020-21:

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1341525186403835904

    Granlund came to the Predators in 2018-19 from Minnesota in exchange for Kevin Fiala. He had 17 goals and 13 assists in 63 games for the Wild last season.

    Andy Strickland reports that the Blues were in the mix for Granlund.

  • Capitals Close to Signing Conor Sheary

    Elliotte Friedman reports the Washington Capitals are close to signing winger Conor Sheary.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1341490683438391303

    Sheary, 28, started last season with the Sabres before going back to Pittsburgh in a trade deadline move. In 63 games between the Sabres and Penguins, Sheary had 10 goals and 13 assists.