Catching up on some NHL news from the past 24 hours …
On the Montreal Canadiens …
Chris Johnston: The Canadiens signed Alex Galchenyuk to a three-year contract extension with salary cap hit of $4.9 million. He’ll be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the deal.
Eric Engels: Galchenyuk’s deal doesn’t have a no-movement or no-trade clause.
Cap Friendly: Galchanyuk’s deal is similar to Tyler Toffoli‘s deal with the Kings – same agent.
With Galchenyuk signed at $4.9M for 3 years, the #Canadiens currently have $9.16M in cap space with a roster of 22 (13F 7D 2G) #Habs pic.twitter.com/Tm7z6I1eGn
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 5, 2017
Montreal Canadiens: The Canadiens sign goaltender Charlie Lindgren to a one-year, two-way contract.
On the Edmonton Oilers …
Jim Matheson: Connor McDavid‘s eight-year, $100 million contract contains $86 million in bonuses due on July 1st every year – $10.5 million each year.
Bob Stauffer: “Big day for the Oilers and McDavid
– 100M/8 year extension
– Contract in at 16.7% of the cap.
– Was in on over 40% Oilers goals scored in ’16-’17”
On the Toronto Maple Leafs …
TSN Hockey: The Maple Leafs have signed restricted free agent winger Zach Hyman to a four-year contract worth $9 million – a $2.25 million cap hit.
On Salary Arbitration …
Renaud Lavoie: Players who file for salary arbitration yesterday.
Arizona Coyotes – Jordan Martinook
Boston Bruins – Ryan Spooner
Buffalo Sabres – Nathan Beaulieu, Johan Larsson and Robin Lehner
Nashville Predators – Viktor Arvidsson, Marek Mazanec and Austin Watson
New York Islanders – Calvin de Haan
New York Rangers – Mika Zibanejad
St. Louis Blues – Colton Parayko
Tampa Bay Lightning – Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat
Vancouver Canucks – Reid Boucher and Michael Chaput
Vegas Golden Knights – Nate Schmidt
Winnipeg Jets – Connor Hellebuyck
On the Arizona Coyotes …
Eric Stephens: The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Emerson Etem to a one-year, two-way contract.
On Stanislav Galiev …
Aivis Kalnins: “Stanislav Galiev is in a bad situation, signed with Dynamo Moscow, his contract is now invalid, can’t sign elsewhere and can’t return to NA.”
Aivis Kalnins: “technically he is still under contract.”
On the New York Islanders …
Arthur Staple: The Islanders have signed 5th round pick Sabastian Aho to an entry-level deal.