The Toronto Maple Leafs extend Matthew Knies
Chris Johnston: The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed pending RFA forward Matthew Knies to a six-year contract with a $7.75 million.
Nick Alberga: “As mentioned the other day, the Peterka extension paved the way for this deal to get done in short order. Fair contract. Well deserved.”
Matt Larkin: “By year 3 of this deal, cap will be $113 million, and Knies’ $7.75 million AAV will be the equivalent of $6.04 million this past season. Steal.”
Here are Knies' microstats from the 2024-25 season. Gets to the net, forechecks, hits, scores. Even if his scoring regresses from the 19% he shot this year (which would be no surprise) he should still be plenty useful and this deal doesn't break the bank. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/MbQQVWX111
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 29, 2025
The Columbus Blue Jackets re-sign Dante Fabbro
Puck Pedia: The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a four-year contract extension with a $4.12 million cap hit.
2025-26: $4.125 million salary, a $1 million signing bonus, and a full no-trade clause
2026-27: $4.125 million, and a 10-Team NTC
2027-28: $3.625 million, and a 10-Team NTC
2028-29: $3.625 million, and a 5-Team NTC
Claude Giroux finally gets his deal done
Puck Pedia: The Ottawa Senators and Claude Giroux agreed on a one-year contract extension with a $2 million cap hit and an AAV of $4.75 million.
He’ll get a $2 million base salary and up to $2.75 million in bonuses.
- $250,000 each for 20/30/60 Games
- $250,000 playoffs & 50GP
- $500,000 win Round 1, $250,000 win Round 2, $500,000 win Round 3, $500,000 win Cup (min 50% GP)
Julian McKenzie: Giroux gets a full no-movement clause.
The Boston Bruins re-sign two
NHL Network: The Boston Bruins re-signed forward Marat Khusnutdinov to a two-year contract extension (with a $925,000 AAV).
Boston Bruins: The Bruins signed defenseman Michael Callahan to a one-year, two-way contract with a $775,000 cap hit.
The Anaheim Ducks re-sign Ville Husso
Puck Pedia: The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed goaltender Ville Husso to a two-year contract with a $2.2 million cap hit.
Kevin Bahl gets a six-year extension with the Calgary Flames
Puck Pedia: Kevin Bahl signed a six-year contract extension with the Calgary Flames on Saturday with a cap hit of $5.35 million.
2025-26: $2.35 million salary, and a $3 million signing bonus
2026-27: $5.35 million salary
2027-28: $5.35 million salary
2028-29: $5.35 million salary
2029-30: $5.35 million salary
2030-31: $5.35 million salary
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