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Miikka Salomaki Signs Two-Year, $1.5M Deal With Predators

Jul 30, 2018 6:27 PM

The Nashville Predators have signed Miikka Salomaki to a two-year contract worth $750,000 in each of the next two seasons.

Salomaki was a restricted free agent.

Salomaki, 25, played 58 games last season for the Predators with two goals and six assists. 

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Brady Skjei Re-Signs With Rangers On Six-Year, $31.5M Deal

Jul 30, 2018 11:00 AM

Brady Skjei has agreed to sign a six-year, $31.5 million deal with the New York Rangers.

Skjei was a restricted free agent.

Skjei had four goals and 21 assists for the Rangers last season, and he was the only player on the team to appear in all 82 games.

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Penguins Sign Tristan Jarry To Two-Year Deal

Jul 28, 2018 9:33 AM

Tristan Jarry has signed a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The 23-year-old Jarry is the last of Pittsburgh's restricted free agents to sign with the team. He went 14-6-2 with a 2.77 goals against average last season while backing up Matt Murray.

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Capitals Re-Sign Tom Wilson To Six-Year, $31.02M Deal

Jul 28, 2018 9:32 AM

The Washington Capitals have re-signed Tom Wilson to a six-year, $31.02 million deal.

The contract carries a $5.17 million salary-cap hit through the 2023-24 season. 

Wilson had 14 goals and 21 assists for 35 points last season. 

The 2012 first-round pick became a top-line winger this past season playing with captain Alex Ovechkin.

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Predators Sign Dan Hamhuis To Two-Year, $2.5M Deal

Jul 25, 2018 2:30 PM

The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Dan Hamhuis to a two-year contract worth a total of $2.5 million.

Hamhuis' contract will pay him $1.5 million during the 2018-19 season and $1 million in 2019-20.

 

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Ducks, Brandon Montour Agree To Two-Year, $6.775M Deal

Jul 24, 2018 7:17 PM

Defenseman Brandon Montour has agreed to a two-year, $6.775 million contract through the 2019-20 season to stay with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks announced the deal Tuesday with their restricted free agent.

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Caps Bring Back Brooks Orpik

Jul 25, 2018 2:27 PM

The Capitals are bringing back Brooks Orpik, a leader on Washington's Stanley Cup-winning team.

The 37-year-old defenseman signed a $1 million, one-year contract with $500,000 in performance bonuses. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Tuesday about a month after trading Orpik to Colorado to clear salary-cap space.

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Isles, Brock Nelson Agree To One-Year, $4.25M Deal

Jul 24, 2018 7:13 PM

The New York Islanders have agreed to terms with restricted free-agent forward Brock Nelson on a one-year, $4.25 million contract.

The deal announced Monday allows the team and Nelson to avoid an arbitration hearing that was scheduled for Aug. 3.

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Jacob Trouba Awarded One-Year, $5.5M Deal By Arbitrator

Jul 23, 2018 3:11 PM

An arbitrator has awarded Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba a one-year, $5.5 million contract for the 2018-19 season, the league announced Sunday.

Winnipeg has 48 hours to accept the ruling or turn it down and make Trouba an unrestricted free agent.

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Wild, Matt Dumba Agree To Five-Year, $30M Deal

Jul 23, 2018 12:42 AM

The Minnesota Wild have agreed to a five-year, $30 million contract with restricted free-agent defenseman Matt Dumba, the team announced Saturday.

The deal will pay Dumba $5.2 million next season and includes two seasons (2019-20, 2021-22) when he will make $7.4 million.

 

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Rangers, Jimmy Vesey Agree To Two-Year Deal
Jimmy Vesey gets $2.275M per season, according to reports.

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Jets, Connor Hellebuyck Agree On Six-Year, $37M Deal
Connor Hellebuyck tied for the NHL lead for most wins with a 44-11-9 record for the Jets last season.

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Islanders Sign Jan Kovar To One-Year, $2M Deal
Forward Jan Kovar played the last five seasons in Russia's KHL.

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Tyler Ennis Signs With Maple Leafs
Free-agent Tyler Ennis has signed a one-year, $650,000 deal with the Maple Leafs

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Hurricanes Sign Calvin de Haan To Four-Year Deal
The Canes deal for defenseman Calvin de Haan is worth a total of $18.2 million.

Islanders, Tom Kuhnhackl Agree To One-Year Deal
Tom Kuhnhackl scored four goals and had 12 assists for the Penguins last season.

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Sharks Sign Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl
The Sharks signed veteran Joe Thornton to a one-year contract and gave a new four-year deal to Tomas Hertl.

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Islanders, Leo Komarov Agree To Four-Year, $12M Deal
Forward Leo Komarov scored seven goals and had 12 assists in 74 games with the Maple Leafs last season.

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Riley Nash Signs With Blue Jackets
The Jackets have signed Riley Nash to a three-year deal, worth $8.25 million.

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John Tavares Tells Isles He's Leaving
John Tavares will be signing with another NHL team, according to multiple reports.

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John Tavares Agrees To Sign With Maple Leafs On Seven-Year Deal
John Tavares has agreed to sign with the Leafs on a seven-year deal.

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James van Riemsdyk To Sign With Flyers
James van Riemsdyk scored a career-high 36 goals in 81 games for the Maple Leafs this past season.

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