Hicketts is an undrafted 28-year-old defenseman with 22 games of NHL experience, but has primarily been an AHL player. He has 27 points (3G / 24A) in 52 games with the Ontario Reign (AHL) this season.
Bryson has been a lineup-regular for the Sabres most of the 2024-25 season, recording seven points (0G / 7A) in 42 games. The 27-year-old defenseman was their 99th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Prokop is an undrafted defenseman out of Union College (ECAC) that has signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 23-year-old scored 27 points (8G / 19A) in 36 games with Union College this season.
Condotta is an undrafted 27-year-old forward with 11 games of NHL experience, including scoring one goal in seven contests with the Canadiens this season. He has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, tallying 23 points (3G / 20A) in 50 games with the Laval Rocket.
A 22-year-old Finnish netminder, Koskenvuo was selected by the Canucks in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. He has spent the last three seasons playing NCAA hockey for Harvard. Koskenvuo owns an 8-9-1 record and a .902 SV% in 21 appearances this season.
Laba was a fourth-round pick, 111th overall, of the Rangers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old forward has spent the previous three years at Colorado College, including scoring 26 points (10G / 16A) in 29 games this season.
Gardner was the 60th-overall pick of the Blue Jackets in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old goalie has a 2.83 GAA and .911 SV% in 41 games with the Saskatoon Blades (WHL) this season.
Karlsson had 13 games of NHL experience, including scoring one goal in nine games this season, but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 25-year-old Karlsson has 32 points (19G / 13A) in 28 games with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) this season.
Parent's contract doesn't start until the 2025-26 season, so the 23-year-old will remain with Utica (AHL) for the 2024-25 season. The undrafted free agent has scored 11 goals with 15 assists (26 points) in 44 games in his second full season with Utica.
Hill is in the final year of a two-year deal that carries a $4.9M cap hit. His new deal will go through the 2030-31 season. Hill has enjoyed another strong season, going 24-11-4 with a 2.53 GAA (t-13th), and .906 SV% (t-18th), 0.360 GSAx/60 (12th) and four shutouts (t-2nd).
Hayes is an undrafted 22-year-old forward that made his professional debut last season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). He has 35 points (17G / 18A) in 44 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.
Johansson was a fourth-round pick, 105th overall, of the Red Wings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old defenseman has spent the 2024-25 season with Leksands IF (SweHL), scoring 10 points (5G / 5A) in 46 games.
Quick has been a serviceable backup since joining the Rangers last season, posting a 2.83 GAA and .904 SV% in 48 combined appearances (27-12-4). The veteran 39-year-old netminder will return to the Rangers for another season, ensuring the team sticks with the same tandem of him and Igor Shesterkin in the 2025-26 campaign.
MacDonell was a sixth-round pick, 189th overall, of the Dallas Stars in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old forward has spent the past four seasons in the OHL, including scoring 47 points (24G / 23A) in 39 games with the Brampton Steelheads this season.
Laatsch was a seventh-round pick, 215th overall, of the Penguins in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 6'5 defenseman is a product of the University of Wisconsin and scored five points (2G / 3A) in 22 games with the club this season.
Carriere is an undrafted 24-year-old goalie out of the University of Vermont. He is playing his first full professional season, posting a 2.85 GAA and .902 SV% in 10 games (5-4-1) with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).
A contract extension was necessary for the Dallas Stars to execute a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes to acquire Mikko Rantanen, which was signed on Friday afternoon, making him the highest-paid winger in the league, making $12 million per season for the next eight seasons. The 28-year-old superstar forward is coming off consecutive 100+ point seasons in Colorado and instantly makes the Dallas Stars a Stanley Cup favorite. Rantanen is poised to suit up on the Stars' top line with Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz.
Johnston was set to become a restricted free agent in the offseason, but has signed a five-year contract extension, worth $42 million, making him an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2029-30 season. The 21-year-old Johnston has 59 points (23G / 36A) in 62 games this season, including 14 points (8G / 6A) in his last eight games.
Vaakanainen was acquired in a trade from the Anaheim Ducks earlier this season and has earned himself a two-year, $3.10 million contract extension with the Rangers. The 26-year-old defenseman has averaged 15:599 time-on-ice and scored nine points (2G / 7A) in 30 games with the Rangers this season.
