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Columbus Blue Jackets News
The Blue Jackets have signed Elvis Merzlikins to a five-year, $27 million contract extension.
Merzlikins missed some time with injuries in 2021 but the Blue Jackets are committed to him as their No.1 option on Tuesday, signing him to a five-year deal. Merzlikins greatly outperformed Joonas Korpisalo last year, posting a .916 SV% in 28 appearances and has breakout potential for 2022.
The Flames have signed Erik Gudbranson to a one-year contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Cole Sillinger to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Stanislav Svozil to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Ducks have re-signed Isac Lundestrom to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Penguins have signed Zach Aston-Reese to a one-year deal worth $1.725 million.
The Predators have re-signed Dante Fabbro to a two-year contract worth $4.8 million ($2.4M AAV).
The Coyotes have re-signed Dysin Mayo to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Brendan Gaunce to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Zach Werenski to a six-year contract extension worth $57.498 million ($9.583M AAV).
The Coyotes have re-signed Hudson Fasching to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Hurricanes have signed Brendan Smith to a one-year contract.
The Penguins have signed Danton Heinen to a one-year contract.
The Predators have re-signed Mathieu Olivier to a two-year contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Boone Jenner to a four-year extension worth $15.0 million ($3.75M AAV).
The Canucks have signed Conor Garland to a five-year contract worth $24.75 million ($4.95M AAV).
Garland was acquired from the Coyotes last week and the RFA quickly signed a five-year extension with his new team. In Vancouver, Garland will play with either Elias Pettersson or Bo Horvat and has averaged 24 goals and 31 assists (55 points) per 82 games over the last two seasons.
The Devils have signed Christian Jaros to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Jaros immediately signed a two-way contract with the Devils after being dealt from San Jose. Jaros has spent most of his time in the AHL over the last two seasons, so expect that to be the case again in 2021-22.
The Devils have acquired Christian Jaros from the Sharks for Nick Merkley.
This is the second time in seventh months that Jaros has been traded. After moving from Ottawa to San Jose, Jatos had one assist in seven games with the Sharks and three assists in 11 AHL games. In New Jersey, he will likely report to the AHL to start 2021-22.
The Canucks have acquired Conor Garland and Oliver-Ekman Larsson from the Coyotes for Jay Beagle, Loui Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, the No.9 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, a 2022 second-round pick and a 2022 seventh-round pick.
Contract talks between the Coyotes and Garland broke down and it was widely expected that he would be traded. The deal ended up being much larger and more complex than anyone could have predicted, but Garland should be a great fit in the Canucks new top-6. Garland is tied for 99th with 78 points (34G / 44A) over the last two seasons. Garland will likely replace Tanner Pearson on a line with Bo Horvat and Nils Hoglander.