On the Philadelphia Flyers …
Cap Friendly: The Flyers signed Shayne Gostisbehere to a six-year, $4.5 million contract extension.
NHL Numbers: Gostisbehere’s $4.5 million cap hit ranks him 49th among defensemen – tied with Jason Demers, Anton Stralman and Nikita Zaitsev.
Stephen Whyno: Contract breakdown: $6M in 2017-18 and ’18-19, $5.25M in 2019-20 and $3.25M each season through 2022-23.
NHL.com: The Philadelphia Flyers signed RFA defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to a multi-year deal today.
“It’s a dream come true to be part of one of the best organizations in hockey,” Gostisbehere said. “With everything that’s going on here – we’ve got some young guys coming up and we’ve already got some key pieces – it’s nice to know you’re part of the future and part of the plans. There’s many more steps to come and hopefully it leads to some great things. It’s a tremendous honor to realize you’re part of the future.”
On the Columbus Blue Jackets …
Columbus Dispatch: The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $900,000. He’ll have a salary of $700,000 next year and a $1.1 million salary in 2018-19.
Korpisalo will be exposed for the expansion draft, so they may lose him to the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Blue Jackets also signed forward Zac Dalpe to a two-year, two-way contract, as well as defenseman Dean Kukan to one-year, two-way deal.
On the New York Islanders …
Arthur Staple: The NY Islanders signed forward Steve Bernier to a two-year, two-way contract.