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The Kraken signed Jagger Firkus to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The Kraken selected Firkus in the second round (No.35 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 19-year-old winger led the Moose Jaw Warriors in points (40G / 48A / 88 Pts) during the regular season and playoffs (10G / 11A / 21 Pts) during the 2023 season.

Jagger Firkus
The Panthers signed Uvis Balinskis to a one-year, entry-level contract.

Balinskis is an undrafted free agent from Latvia who has spent the last three season in the Czech Extraliga. The 26-year-old blue liner had 11 goals and 24 assists (35 points) in 50 games with Liberec Bili Tygri HC in 2023. He represented Latvia in the 2022 Olympics, tallying three assists in four games.

Uvis Balinskis
The Blue Jackets have signed Josh Dunne to a one-year, two-way contract.

Dunne spent most of the season with Cleveland (AHL), where he tallied 20 goals and 17 assists (37 points) in 65 games. He appeared in eight NHL games this season and 14 total in his career, but has yet to record a point with the Blue Jackets.

Josh Dunne
Derek Ryan has signed a two-year ($900,000 AAV) contract extension with Edmonton.

Ryan had 13 goals, seven assists, 92 SOG, 28 PIMs and a +11 plus/minus through 80 games in 2022-23 with the Edmonton Oilers and has signed a two-year, $900,000 AAV contract extension on Tuesday. The 36-year-old centre has played in 500 career NHL games, scoring 76 goals and 191 points.

Derek Ryan
Anton Blidh has agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension with the New York Rangers.

Blidh failed to pick up a point in 14 games with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022-23 but found his game back with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) after being traded in march and has now earned a two-year, two-way contract extension with the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old left-winger had 13 goals, 10 assists, 58 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 53 games with both Hartford (AHL) and Colorado (AHL) last season.

Anton Blidh
Andrea Athanasiou has re-signed a two-year, $4.25 Million deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Athanasiou had 20 goals, 20 assists, 175 SOG, 34 PIMs and a -29 plus/minus through 81 games in his first season in Chicago in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $4.25 million ($2,175,000 AAV) contract extension to stay with the Blackhawks. The 28-year-old centre has played for four teams across eight season amassing 459 games played.

Andreas Athanasiou
Vladislav Gavrikov has signed a two-year, $11,750,000 ($5.875 AAV) contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings.

Gavrikov had six goals, 13 assists, 89 SOG, 38 PIMS and a +4 plus/minus through 72 games with Los Angeles and Columbus in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, $11,750,000 ($5.875 AAV) contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The 27-year-old has 276 career games played, picking up 18 goals, 82 points and 138 penalty minutes across his five year career.

Vladislav Gavrikov