9:27 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday signed center Ryan Strome, who is coming off a breakout season with the New York Rangers, to a five-year contract. Strome’s toughness was on display in the postseason this year, when he routinely tried to play injured as the Rangers won two series before bowing out in
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8:39 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday signed veteran forward Reilly Smith to a three-year contract extension, the team announced. An original member of the Golden Knights, Smith, 31, has seen his role diminish a bit as the franchise has added high-priced forwards through trades and free agency. But he still has a
2:25 PM ET The NHL free agency signing period for 2022 is underway. For each key deal, ESPN NHL reporters Greg Wyshynski and Kristen Shilton will assess the player’s fit with his new team, weigh whether the terms of the deal make sense and hand out an overall grade for the team. We’ll continue to
6:55 PM ET While free agent signings dominated the discussion Wednesday as the market officially opened, there were a few trades as well. The Vegas Golden Knights dealt forward Max Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan to Carolina for future considerations. No salary was retained in the deal as Vegas looked to clear cap space. Who
6:55 PM ET The San Jose Sharks traded defenseman Brent Burns and AHL forward Lane Pederson to Carolina for forward Steven Lorentz, AHL goalie Eetu Makiniemi and a conditional 2023 3rd-round pick. The Sharks retained 34-percent of Burns’s cap hit. Who comes out ahead in this one? Here’s how both GMs did in the swap:
6:17 PM ET The Vegas Golden Knights traded star winger Max Pacioretty to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in a salary clearing move. Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan were moved to the Hurricanes for future considerations, sources confirmed to ESPN. Pacioretty, 33, played the last four seasons with the Golden Knights. He spent the first
5:55 PM ET The Anaheim Ducks agreed to terms with right wing Frank Vatrano on a three-year contract on Wednesday, the team announced. Vatrano, 28, gives the Ducks a veteran presence up front who can drive to the net and work in the corners to create time and space for Anaheim’s young core group of
4:03 PM ET The Detroit Red Wings signed veteran forward David Perron and defenseman Ben Chiarot as the team attempts to emerge from a multiseason rebuild. Perron agreed to a two-year contract with the Red Wings with an average annual value of $4.75 million. His previous contract had a $4 million AAV over four years.
1:56 PM ET Goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche last month, has signed a five-year free agent contract with the Washington Capitals. Kuemper, 32, agreed to a $26.25 million deal that carries an average annual value of $5.25 million against the salary cap. “You never know where you’re going
5:35 PM ET Andrew Brunette, a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top coach last season, agreed Wednesday to a three-year contract with the New Jersey Devils to be an assistant coach, sources told ESPN’s Kevin Weekes. Brunette started last season as an assistant in Florida and was given the interim head-coaching