Former Flyers captain Claude Giroux is set to enjoy a homecoming in Ottawa.
The Oilers announced that Campbell has signed a five-year, $25 million contract with Edmonton.
“I wouldn’t sign here if I didn’t think we had a chance to win the Cup,” Giroux told Canada’s TSN. “I’m not saying we’re going to win the Cup this year, but the plan is to build on it and have baby steps for that.” The Tampa Bay Lightning are losing Ondrej Palat, but brought back a familiar face. They’ve signed winger Vladislav Namestnikov to a one-year contract. Namestnikov was with the Lightning when they reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2015.
The signings come at a time the Blackhawks went into rebuilding mode by trading center Kirby Dach to Montreal and forward Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in separate deals last week. Chicago is also buying out the final year of Brett Connolly and Henrik Borgstrom’s respective contracts after they cleared waivers.The Buffalo Sabres added experienced goaltending depth at what was a patchwork and injury-depleted position last season by signing Eric Comrie to a two-year deal.
Teams were busy before the free agency period opened with the New Jersey Devils trading forward Pavel Zacha to the Boston Bruins for center Erik Haula. The move balances out the Devils’ lineup with New Jersey in the mix to land forward Johnny Gaudreau, one of free agency’s top prizes after he turned down an offer to re-sign with the Calgary Flames.
The trade also provides New Jersey more cost certainty under the salary cap to go after Gaudreau, who finished tied for second in the NHL scoring race with 115 points and is from Salem, New Jersey. Zacha is a restricted free agent and eligible for salary arbitration this offseason.
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