Lou Lamoriello announced Monday that Alexander Romanov may not be ready for the start of camp after undergoing offseason shoulder surgery. The 23-year-old defencemen is coming off his first season in Long Island after recording two goals, 20 assists, 43 PIMs, and a +13 plus/minus through 76 games played. The islanders will be hoping to have him back for the start of the regular season at the latest.
DeAngelo cleared waivers a week ago after scoring 11 goals, 31 assists, 174 SOG, 73 PIMs and a -27 plus/minus with Philadelphia in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $1,675,000 contract with Carolina. The 27-year-old defensemen returns to the Hurricane's where he spent one incredibly productive season in 2021-22 (10G/51Pts in 64 GP). In the last two seasons, DeAngelo is 27th among defensemen in points (93 in 134 GP) across the entire NHL making this a very well priced signing for the Hurricanes.
Maccelli broke out in 2022-23 with Arizona as he finished second in rookie scoring with 11 goals, 38 assists, 18 PIMs and 61 SOG and has signed a three-year, $10.275 million contract extension ($3,425,000 AAV).The 22-year-old left-winger was drafted by Arizona in the fourth-round (98th overall) and has 12 goals and 55 points in 87 career games.
Chaffee had five goals, two assists, eight PIMs and a +8 plus/minus in a short 10 games showing with Iowa (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with Tampa Bay. The 25-year-old right-winger made his NHL debut in 2021-22 with Minnesota, where he failed to pick up a point in two games.
Varlamov was 11-9-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .913 SV% backing up the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and has signed a four-year contract extension worth $11.0 million ($2.75M AAV). The 35-year-old netminder has amassed a career record of 272-22-64 with a 2.65 GAA and .916 SV% throughout his 15 year NHL career.
Mayfield had six goals, 18 assists, 119 SOG, 83 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 82 games with the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and has signed a seven-year contract extension worth $24.5 million ($3.5M AAV). The 30-year-old defenseman has 25 goals, 111 points and 395 PIMs across 428 career NHL games and nine seasons all with the Islanders.
Sorokin finished second in Vezina Trophy voting in 2022-23 with his 31-22-7 record, 2.34 GAA and .924 SV% and has signed an eight-year contract worth $66.0 million ($8.25M AAV) with the Islanders. The 27-year-old goaltender is entering his fourth season in New York and holds an impressive career 2.34 GAA, 924 SV% and 70-46-18 record.
Engvall had 17 goals, 13 assists, 131 SOG, 31 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 76 games played in 2022-23 with both Toronto and the New York Islanders and has signed a seven-year contract extension worth $21.0 million ($3.0M AAV) with New York. The 27-year-old left-winger was acquired by the Islanders for. 2024 third-round pick at the Trade deadline in 2022-23.
Luff spent most of the 2023 season in the AHL, but had four points (2G / 2A) and 22 hits in 19 games with the Red Wings. Luff will be a bubble player heading into the 2024 and could start the season back in Grand Rapids, where he had 25 points (8G / 17A) in 28 games last season.
MacLean turned pro in 2021 and has spent the last three seasons in Bridgeport (AHL). In 2023, the 24-year-old scored 11 goals with 16 assists (27 points) in 67 games.
Bear suffered the injury while playing for Team Canada at the IIHF World Championships last month. His recovery is expected to linger into mid-October to mid-November, so he will likely miss training camp and the start of the 2023-24 season.
Duclair left Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final due to an undisclosed injury after 13:31 TOI but is expected to be in the Panthers' lineup for Game 5 on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has four goals, 11 points, 37 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 19 games so far in the playoffs.
Vanecek stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) for his first win of the Playoffs as he backstopped the Devils to an 8-4 win in Game 3. The 27-year-old has struggled so far in the playoffs after a strong regular season, with his 1-2-0 record, .845 SV% and 4.02 GAA. He will hope to keep the Devils in the win column and even the series as he takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who finished the regular season third in the NHL in shots-per-game (34.8).
Vanecek stopped 26 of 30 shots (.867 SV%) for his first win of the Playoffs as he backstopped the Devils to an 8-4 win in Game 3. The 27-year-old has struggled so far in the playoffs after a strong regular season, with his 1-2-0 record, .845 SV% and 4.02 GAA. He will hope to keep the Devils in the win column and even the series as he takes on the Carolina Hurricanes, who finished the regular season third in the NHL in shots-per-game (34.8).
Duclair missed Game 4 due to an undisclosed injury but will draw back into the Panthers' lineup for Game 5 on Wednesday. The 27-year-old has struggled in the post-season so far, failing to pick up a point so far with seven SOG and a -6 plus/minus through three games so far.
Sorokin allowed five goals on 29 shots (.828 SV%) for his third loss of the series as Carolina beat the Islanders 5-2 in their previous game. The 27-year-old has been solid despite his lack of offensive support throughout the series, with his 1-3-0 record, 2.96 GAA and .917 SV%. He will be hoping to keep the Islanders alive for at least one more game as he takes on Carolina, who was third in the NHL in shots per game (34.8).
