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The Coyotes signed Matt Villalta to a one-year, two-way contract.

Villalta was a third-round pick of the Kings in 2017 and played for their AHL team for the last four seasons. In 2023, Villalta went 12-8-1 with a 2.65 GAA and .910 SV% in 22 games with Ontario (AHL). Villalta will likely start the 2023-24 season in the AHL, as he sits behind Karel Vejmelka, Connor Ingram and Ivan Prosvetov (RFA) on the depth chart.

Matt Villalta
The Red Wings signed Tim Gettinger to a one-year, two-way contract.

Oettinger had 13 goals, 22 assists, 26 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 52 games with Hartford (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Detroit. The 25-year-old left-winger played scarcely across four seasons in New York picking up one assist and 10 SOG through 16 career NHL games played.

Tim Gettinger
The Avalanche signed Corey Schueneman to a one-year, two-way contract.

Schueneman had an assist, eight SOG and a +1 plus/minus through seven games with Montreal in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Colorado worth $775,000. The 27-year-old defenseman has picked up two goals, seven points, eight PIMs and and 38 SOG through 31 career games across the last two seasons with Montreal.

Corey Schueneman
The Avalanche signed Arvid Holm to a one-year, two-way contract.

Holm was 18-11-4 with a .911 SV% and 2.67 GAA with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract with Colorado worth $775,000. The 24-year-old goaltender was Winnipeg's 2017 sixth-round pick (167th overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut since heading to North America from the SHL in 2021-22.

Arvid Holm
The Avalanche signed Chris Wagner to a one-year, two-way contract.

Wagner had 19 goals, 12 assists, 69 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 62 games with Providence (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. The 32-year-old veteran right-winger has 63 points (37G/26A) through 360 career NHL games played after being a fifth-round pick (122nd overall) in 2010 to Anaheim.

Chris Wagner
The Avalanche signed Riley Tufte to a one-year, two-way contract.

Tufte failed to pick up a point across three games with Dallas in 2022-23 but had a SOG and was a -1 plus/minus and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Colorado. The 25-year-old left-winger was a former first-round pick (25th overall) in 2016 and has one career goal in 13 games played across two NHL seasons. He should provide a solid depth piece for Colorado after posting 19 goals and 35 points in 63 games with Texas (AHL) in 2021-22 as well.

Riley Tufte
The Avalanche signed Jack Ahcan to a two-year, two-way deal.

Ahcan had five goals, 31 assists, 24 PIMs and a +5 plus/minus through 68 games with Providence (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way deal worth $1,550,000 ($775,000 AAV) with Colorado. The 26-year-old undrafted defenseman did not play in the NHL last season but has a goal, 10 SOG, and a -6 plus/minus through nine career NHL games.

Jack Ahcan
The Sabres signed Justin Richards to a one-year, two-way contract.

Richards spent most of the 2023 season in the AHL, picking up 10 goals and 29 assists (39 points) in 61 games for the Cleveland Monsters. He appeared in two NHL games with the Blue Jackets, posting one assist while averaging 10:48 TOI/gm. He'll likely start the 2023-24, in the AHL.

Justin Richards
The Sabres signed Dustin Tokarski to a one-year, two-way contract.

Dustin TokarskiTokaski spent most of the 2023 season in the AHL, going 12-16-7 with a 2.69 GAA and .910 SV% in 36 games. He spent some time with the Penguins, going 1-2-0 witha. 3.44 GAA and .897 SV%. He's been a reliable AHL option throughout his careeer and is serviceable (.902 career NHL SV%) at the NHL level if injuries hit teh Sabres crease.

Dustin Tokarski
The Bruins signed Jayson Megna to a one-year, two-way contract.

Megna has been a fringe NHLer his entire career, often seeing playing time at both the AHL and NHL levels in a season. Last year he started the year in Colorado, failing to register a point in 14 NHL games. He was then placed on waivers and scooped up by the Ducks, where he tallied eight points (2G / 6A) in 41 games. With the Bruins, he'll likely open the season in Providence (AHL) but will be one of the first forwards recalled to play in the bottom-6.

Jayson Megna
The Bruins signed Anthony Richard to a one-year, two-way contract.

Richard has bounced around AHL teams in recent years, playing for Milwaukee, Chicago, Syracuse and Laval since 2020. This year he'll likely start the season and spend most of the year in Providence. He led the Laval Rocket in goals (30), assists (37) and points (67) last year.

Anthony Richard
The Avalanche signed Andrew Cogliano to a one-year deal worth $825K.

Cogliano had 10 goals, nine assists, 85 SOG, 44 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 79 game with Colorado in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year extension worth $825,000. The 36-year-old journeyman centre will enter his 17th NHL season and has 184 goals, and 445 points across 1219 career games played.

Andrew Cogliano
The Sharks signed Scott Sabourin to a two-year, two-way contract.

Sabourin had 16 goals, 17 assists, 177 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 51 games played with Belleville (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with San Jose. The 30-year-old right-winger last played in the NHL in 2021-22 and has appeared in 43 career NHL games with two goals, eight points and 49 PIMs.

Scott Sabourin
The Sharks have signed Ryan Carpenter to a one-year, two-way contract.

Carpenter had a goal, two assists, 17 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 22 games with the New York Rangers in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with San Jose. The 32-year-old centre has played for five NHL organizations since first cracking into the league with San Jose in 2015-16, picking up 27 goals and 72 points across 330 games played.

Ryan Carpenter
The Sharks signed Fabian Zetterlund to a two-year contract worth $2.9 million ($1.45M AAV).

Zetterlund had six goals, 17 assists, 118 SOG, 14 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 67 games played with both New Jersey and San Jose and has signed a two-year contract extension worth $2.9 million ($1.45M AAV). The 23-year-old left-winger was acquired by San Jose at the trade deadline in the mega deal which saw Timo Meier head back to New Jersey.

Fabian Zetterlund
The Red Wings signed Shayne Gostisbehere to a one-year deal worth $4.125 million.

Gostisbehere had 13 goals, 28 assists, 155 SOG, 32 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 75 games played with both Arizona and Carolina in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year deal worth $4.125 million with Detroit. The 30-year-old offensive defensemen will join his fourth NHL team and brings 87 goals, 311 points and 140 power play points across 538 career games played.

Shayne Gostisbehere
The Panthers signed Lucas Carlsson to a one-year, two-way contract.

Carlsson failed to pick up a point but was -1 plus/minus and had two SOG and two PIMs in two games with Florida in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $775,000. The 26-year-old defensemen enters his fifth NHL season and has three goals and 11 points across 60 NHL games with both both Florida and Chicago since 2019-20 when he made his debut.

Lucas Carlsson