But then you look at your board and you realize that most of your team’s already intact.” “At certain times of the day you get frustrated. But I would have loved to have been more active,” Guerin said. In the meantime, Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin served as a mere observer, knowing he lacked the cap space to join the signing spree.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins were another busy Metropolitan team, re-signing goalie Tristan Jarry to a five-year, $26.875 million deal, while adding several free agents, headed by defenseman Ryan Graves. In losing Compher, and after acquiring Ross Colton in a trade from Tampa Bay, the Colorado Avalanche signed former Devils forward Miles Wood to a six-year contract and former Montreal forward Jonathan Drouin to a one-year deal.įorward Alex Killorn became the latest member of 2020 and ’21 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay to cash in, signing a $25 million, four-year contract with Anaheim. Compher to a $25.5 million, five-year contract. The Detroit Red Wings signed 2022 Stanley Cup-winning forward J.T. “This is the start of what we want to do.” “I think I’m going to sleep well tonight,” said Trotz, who takes over following David Poile's retirement and inherits a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years. They bought out the remainder of Matt Duchene’s contract and traded Ryan Johansen to Colorado.
O’Reilly, who was playoff MVP for the Stanley Cup-wining Blues in 2019, arrives in Music City after the Predators began purging high-priced veterans. The Predators also signed winger Gustav Nyquist to a $6.37 million, two-year deal, and defenseman Luke Schenn to a three-year, $8.25 million contract. “We’re fortunate the players we did sign today wanted to be here and believe in what we’re trying to do.”įor a free agent class regarded as thin on high-end talent, and with teams handcuffed by a flat salary cap that’s risen just $4 million since 2018-19, NHL GMs were quick out of the gate to fill their biggest needs.īarry Trotz opened his tenure as Predators general manager by signing one of the game’s top two-way forwards, Ryan O’Reilly, to a four-year, $18 million contract. It was my life’s dream to be a Ranger, and I think it’s a pretty special place to play,” GM Chris Drury said. The Rangers additions were highlighted by forwards Blake Wheeler, Nick Bonino and Tyler Pitlick, defenseman Erik Gustafsson and two-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Jonathan Quick, who’s coming off backing up when Vegas won it all.
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