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Los Angeles has signed Akil Thomas to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV.

Thomas had five goals, three assists, and a eight PIMs through 13 injury filled games with Ontario (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV to stay in Los Angeles. The 23-year-old forward was Los Angeles 2018 second-round pick (51st overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut.

Akil Thomas
Seattle has signed Kole Lind to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV.

Lind had 30 goals, 32 assists, 91 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 72 games with Coachella Valley (AHL) and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with Seattle. The 24-year-old right-winger was a 2017 second-round pick for Vancouver (33rd overall) and has two goals and eight points across 30 career NHL games with both Vancouver and Seattle.

Kole Lind
Detroit has signed John Lethemon to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 AAV.

Lethemon had a 18-1-3 record, 1.99 GAA and .930 SV% with a the Toledo Walleye (ECHL) and has agreed to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000 AAV with Detroit. The 26-year-old netminder was originally signed as an undrafted Free Agent in 2020-21 after finishing four years at Michigan State University (NCAA) and has yet to make his NHL debut having jumped back and forth from the AHL and ECHL.

John Lethemon
The Coyotes signed Nathan Smith to a one-year, two-way contract.

Smith failed to pick up a point through four games in 2022-23 with Arizona but had four PIMs and two SOG and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV. The 24-year-old centre was acquired as part of the trade that included Bryan Little's salary dump in 2022 and has two goals and two assists in 14 NHL games throughout his career.

Nathan Smith
The Capitals signed Andrew Cristall to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Cristall had 29 goals, 56 assists, 50 PIMs and a +18 plus/minus through 54 games with Kelowna (WHL) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Washington. The 18-year-old left-winger was drafted in the second-round of the 2023 NHL draft (40th overall) and is expected to return to junior for the 2023-24 season.

Andrew Cristall
Andreas Johnsson has signed a one-year, $800,000 AAV contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Johnsson had three assists, 18 SOG, six PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 13 games with both New Jersey and San Jose in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $800,000 AAV contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 28-year-old left-winger will be hoping for a resurgent season in the NHL after spending most of 2022-23 in the minors (AHL). He joins Pittsburgh with 48 goals and 116 points across 259 career NHL games with Toronto, New Jersey and San Jose across six seasons.

Andreas Johnsson
Pittsburgh has signed Vinnie Hinostroza to a one-year, $775,000 AAV contract.

Hinostroza had two goals, nine assists, 38 SOG, six PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 26 games played with Buffalo in 2022-23 and has singed a one-year, $775,000 AAV contract with Pittsburgh. The 29-year-old centre will be joining his fifth NHL team and has 53 goals, 95 assists and 99 PIMs across 360 games played through eight season.

Vinnie Hinostroza
Seattle has signed Will Borgen to a two-year, $5.4 million extension ($2,700,000 AAV).

Borgan has three goals, 17 assists, 76 SOG, 47 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 82 games played with Seattle in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $5.4 million extension ($2,700,000 AAV) with Seattle. The 26-year-old defensemen broke out in 2022-23 after playing only 50 NHL games prior to the start of the season.

Will Borgen
Los Angeles has signed Tobias Bjornfot to a two-year, $1.55 million contract extension ($775,000 AAV).

Bjornfot had an assist, 10 SOG, six PIMs and a +1 plus/miinus through 10 games with Los Angeles in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $1.55 million contract extension ($775,000 AAV) with Los Angeles. The 22-year-old defenseman was Los Angeles first-round pick in 2019 (22nd overall) and has a goal, 15 points, 93 SOG and a 26 PIMs across 116 career NHL games through four season with the Kings.

Tobias Bjornfot
Seattle has signed Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a one-year, $775,000 AAV contract.

Bellemare had four goals, nine assists, 51 SOG, 34 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 73 games with Tampa Bay in 2022-23 and has been signed to a one-year, $775,000 AAV contract with Seattle. The 38-year-old French left-winger has 60 goals and 131 points across 660 career NHL games played.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Montreal has signed Philippe Maillet to a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000 AAV.

Maillet had 22 goals, 31 assists, 18 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 66 games with Metallurg (KHL) in Russia and has signed a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000 AAV. The 30-year-old centre was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2016-16 from the University of New Brunswick (USports) and has no points in two career NHL games played.

Philippe Maillet
Montreal has signed Brady Keeper to a one-year, two way deal worth $775,000 AAV.

Keeper had a goal, five assists, and 35 PIMs across 35 games with Abbotsford (AHL) and has signed a one-year, two way deal worth $775,000 AAV with Montreal. The 27-year-old defenseman has played in two career NHL games but has yet to pick up a point or PIM.

Brady Keeper
Nashville has signed a two-year, $6.37 million contract ($3,185,000 AAV).

Nyquist had 11 goals, 16 assists, 102 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 51 games played with both Columbus and Minnesota in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $6.37 million contract ($3,185,000 AAV) with Nashville. The 33-year-old right-winger is entering his 12th NHL season with his fifth team, collecting 165 goals and 428 points across 703 games played.

Gustav Nyquist
Nashville has signed Anthony Angello to a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV.

Angello had 13 goals, 10 assists, 87 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 62 games played with both Springfield (AHL) and Milwaukee (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with Nashville. The towering 6'5" centre brings three goals and five points across 31 career NHL games played of experience to the Predators.

Anthony Angello
Nashville has signed Troy Grosenick to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.

Grosenick was 3-2-0 with a .892 SV% and 3.32 GAA in 2022-23 with Lehigh Valley (AHL) and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Nashville. The 33-year-old goaltender last made an appearance in the NHL in 2020-21 with Los Angeles and has a 2-2-0 career record with a .933 SV% and 2.27 GAA.

Troy Grosenick
New Jersey has signed Justin Dowling to a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.55 million ($775,000 AAV).

Dowling had 11 goals, 35 assists, 18 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 56 games with Abbotsford (AHL) and has signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $1.55 million ($775,000 AAV) with New Jersey. The 32-year-old forward last played in the NHL in 2021-22 and brings six goals, 12 assists and 93 SOG across 98 career NHL games to the Devils.

Justin Dowling
New Jersey has signed Kyle Criscuolo to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.

Criscuolo had 17 goals, 12 assists, 33 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 60 games with both Grand Rapids (AHL) and San Jose (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with New Jersey. The 31-year-old centre got to see a game of NHL action in 2022-23, picking up a goal and two SOG with San Jose.

Kyle Criscuolo
New Jersey has signed Erik Kallgren to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.

Kallgren was 3-2-4 with a .267 GAA and .898 SV% with Toronto in 2022-23 and has now signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with New Jersey. The 26-year-old goaltender was Arizona's 2015 seventh-round pick (183rd overall) and has a career NHL record of 11-6-5 S with a 3.04 GAA and .892 SV% across two seasons in Toronto.

Erik Kallgren
Zack MacEwen has signed a three-year, 2.325 million contract with the Ottawa Senators.

MacEwen had four goals, six assists, 64 PIMs, 73 SOG, and -11 plus/minus through 56 games with both Philadelphia and Los Angeles and has signed a three-year, 2.325 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. The 26-year-old bruiser adds some fourth-line depth to the Senators and brings 13 goals, 28 points and 245 PIMs across 186 career NHL games to nations capital.

Zack MacEwen
The Kings have signed Anze Kopitar to a two-year extension worth $14.0 million ($7.0M AAV).

Kopitar had 28 goals, 46 assists, 169 SOG, 74 PIMs and a +20 plus/minus through 82 games with Los Angeles in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year extension worth $14 million ($7,000,000 AAV). The 35-year-old centre will be entering his 18th NHL season with Los Angeles and has 393 goals and 1141 points across 1292 games played.

Anze Kopitar