The Bruins have signed Fabian Lysell to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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The Canadiens have signed Artturi Lehkonen to a one-year contract.
The Sabres have signed Vinnie Hinostroza to a one-year contract worth $1.05M.
The Predators have signed Zachary L'Heureux to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Kraken have signed Jaden Schwartz to a five-year contract worth $27.5 million ($5.5M AAV).
The Avalanche have signed Gabriel Landeskog to an eight-year contract extension worth $56.0 million ($7.0M AAV).
The Avalanche waited until the final moments to sign Landeskog to a max eight-year contract worth $7.0M AAV. Landeskog will turn 29 this year, so he will be 36-years-old when the deal wraps up. Landeskog has been outstanding during the two shortened campaigns, scoring at a 31-goal and 42-assist (73 points) per 82 game pace.
The Panthers have signed Noah Juulsen to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Juulsen was claimed off of waivers in January but didn't play a lot of hockey afterwards. He went pointless in four games with the Panthers and had just one assist in five games with Syracuse (AHL). Headaches derailed his career in Montreal but he'll be looking to get back on track with the Panthers in 2021-22.
The Avalanche have signed Cale Makar to a six-year, $54 million contract extension.
Makar appeared in 10 playoff games in 2019, burning the first year of his entry-level contract, so he needed to be re-signed after just two regular seasons in the NHL. Over that time, the 2017 No.4 overall pick is tied for fourth among defensemen in points (94) but second in points-per-game (0.93) while appearing in 101 of the 126 games. As of now, Makar is tied for the fourth highest-paid defenseman ($9.0M AAV) heading into 2021-22.
The Kings have signed Christian Wolanin to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
The Devils have signed Scott Wedgewood to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Line Change
Kulak will draw into the Habs lineup for Game 4.
Line Change
Kulak scratched for Game 2 in Vegas.
O'Connor (lower-body) has been activated from IR and is on the ice for warmups ahead of Game 5.
Lehkonen (undisclosed) is expected to draw back into the Canadiens lineup for Game 2 in Winnipeg.
Line Change
Ranta will make his NHL debut in Game 1 vs. the Golden Knights.
Line Change
Kulak will draw back into the Montreal lineup for Game 6.
Lehkonen (upper-body) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play in Game 4.
Lehkonen (upper-body) is questionable to play in Game 4 on Tuesday.
Lehkonen was forced to leave Game 3 last night after a collision with Rasmus Sandin and did not return. If Lehkonen is unavailable for Game 4, look for Eric Staal (undisclosed) to draw back in and take his place.
MacKinnon (undisclosed) is expected to play in Game 1 vs. the Blues.
MacKinnon was held out of the lineup in four of the final five games of the regular season but was on the ice in the days leading up to Game 1, so all signs point towards him being available on Monday. MacKinnon had another outstanding season, scoring 20 goals with 45 assists (65 points) in 48 games.
Schwartz (rest) will not play on Thursday.