Murray is the second of the same name to enter the league, with the 24-year-old signing a one-year contract with the Dallas Stars Monday. The undrafted rookie get the call after it was announced Jake Oettinger would be out at least a week due to injury. In five games so far this season with Texas, Murray is 2-2-0 with an impressive .926 SV%.
Chris Drury announced Thursday that Ben Harpur has signed a one-year contract with the Rangers after playing four games with the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). Across six NHL seasons, the 27-year-old has one goal and 14 assists in 156 games played.
Gibson hasn't played in the NHL since getting two starts for the Tampa Bay Lightning back in the 2020-21 season. Across four career NHL seasons, he has four wins and a .901 SV% to go along with a 3.33 GAA through 16 total games played.
Kastelic was a fifth-round pick in 2019 and has been a fixture on the Senators' fourth line this season, collecting two goals in six games.
The Blues announced that they've signed Pitlick to a one-year deal and placed Pavel Buchnevich (undisclosed) on IR to make room for him. Pitlick had one goal and four assists (five points) in 39 games with the Flames and Canadiens last season.
The two-year extension will start at the beginning of the 2023-24 season, with an AAV of $2,200,000. He will continue to back up Jacob Markstrom until at least 2026 after collecting 14 wins in his first 20 starts since coming to Calgary in 2021-22. He holds a career .902 SV% and 2.88 GAA in three NHL seasons.
Milano was with Calgary on a PTO in the pre-season but did not earn a contract. After signing with the Capitals, Milano went on waivers and will be assigned to Hershey (AHL) if he clears on Monday. Milano scored 14 goals with 20 assists (34 points) in 66 games with the Ducks a season ago.
The 26-year-old defenceman signs a $50 million extension with the Philadelphia Flyers after collecting 116 points (29G/87A) in 335 games while averaging over 20 min TOI (20:18) throughout his career. He starts his sixth season with the Flyers Thursday as they take on the New Jersey Devils at home.
Samuelsson gets a huge extension despite only appearing in 52 NHL games over the last two seasons. The 2018 No.32 overall pick had 10 assists in 42 games last season and projects to be a huge part of the Sabres' blueline this season, skating with Rasmussen Dahlin at 5v5.
Stralman was with the Bruins on a PTO and turned it into a one-year deal. Stralman, who had 23 points (8G / 15A) in 74 games with the Coyotes last season, has been skating with the injured Matt Grzelcyk in practice, suggesting he could start the season as the seventh defenseman.
Boyko was a fourth-round pick (No.112 overall) in the 2021 NHL Draft. The 19-year-old netminder split his 2021-22 season with the Tri-City Americans and Kelowna Rockets (WHL). With Kelowna, Boyko posted a 28-12-4 record, 2.79 GAA, .913 SV%, and two shutouts in 46 games.
The 32-year-old veteran defenseman re-joins the Flames for a seventh straight season after signing a one-year contract with an AAV of $750,000. Throughout his 180 career games with Calgary, the skyscraping defenseman has collected 11 goals, 38 points and 262 blocks while filling out the bottom of the Flames' defensive pairings. He will look to surpass 33 games played for the first time in five seasons in 2022-23.
Stepan was with the Hurricanes on a PTO and earned a one-year deal. Stepan is expected to play in the season opener and skate on the fourth line. Last year, he had nine goals and 10 assists (19 points) in 58 games with the Canes.
Vesey was with the Rangers on a PTO and turned it into a one-year deal. Vesey broke into the NHL with the Rangers back in 2017 and played with them for three seasons. Since then, he's been with the Sabres, Maple Leafs, Canucks and Devils over the last three seasons. Most recently, he had 15 points (8G / 7A) in 68 games with New Jersey in 2021-22.
The 23-year-old defenseman has collected 10 goals and 42 points across 142 games in three years with the Vegas Golden Knights. In 2021-22, he averaged a career-high 18:40 average time-on-ice on way to finishing third among Vegas defensemen with 116 shots on goal. He enters the 2022-23 season expected to be paired on the Golden Knights' third pair alongside Zach Whitecloud.
Aston-Reese was on a PTO during the preseason and turned it into a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs. Aston-Reese is a strong two-way winger, who had 15 points (5G / 10A) in 69 games last season. He'll be in the Maple Leafs' bottom-6 to begin the season.
Brassard was with the Senators on a PTO and signed a one-year deal on Monday. The 35-year-old had eight goals and 11 assists (19 points) in 46 games with the Flyers and Oilers last season.
Weegar signs an 8 X $6.25 million contract with the Flames after being acquired in the offseason as part of the Jonathan Huberdeau and Matthew Tkachuk mega deal. The 28-year-old comes off an 8-goal, 44-point breakout season in 2021-22 fueled by a career-high 23:22 average time-on-ice. He was one of 13 defensemen last season to pass 200 shots (203) finishing ninth in plus/minus (+40) across the entire NHL.
Robertson has missed the entire preseason while the Stars worked out an extension for him but get him signed one week before their season opener in Nashville. Robertson is coming off a breakout year, scoring 41 goals with 38 assists (79 points) in 74 games. He was tied for 13th in goals and tied for 35th in points. With new head coach Pete DeBoer behind the bench, we'll see if he goes back to the Robertson, Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski line that was so successful last season.
Barzal enters the final year of his three-year, $21.0M ($7.0M AAV) deal and gets a $2.15M AAV raise to remain with the team through the 2031 season. Barzal dazzled as a rookie, posting 85 points (22G / 63A) in 82 games but has averaged just 67 points per 82 games in four years since.
