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The San Jose Sharks re-signed defensiveman Dylan DeMelo to a two-year, $1.8 million deal.

The 25-year old a had a career-best 20 points -- all on assist -- in a career-high 63 games.

 

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The Colorado Avalanche have agreed on a two-year deal with forward Matt Nieto. He had his first career NHL hat trick on Oct. 24 against Dallas.

 

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Right wing Nikita Kucherov signed an eight-year, $76 million extension that kicks in for the 2019-20 season, with a average salary of $9.5 million against the salary cap.

 

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Patrick Maroon is heading home, signing a one-year, $1.75 million contract with the St. Louis Blues.

The 30-year-old had 13 points in 17 games for New Jersey in the regular season but had one goal as the Devils lost in five games to Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs.

 

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The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a two-year, $6.6 million contract with Anthony Mantha.

Mantha had 48 points in 80 games last season. He 43 goals and 44 assist in two-plus season with the Red Wings.

Detroit drafted him 20th overall in 2013.

 

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The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with goaltender Conner Hellebuyck on a six-year, $37 million deal.

Hellebuyck, tied for the for the NHL lead for most wins with a 44-11-9 record last season.

 

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The Minnesota Wild have agreed a five-year, $30 million contract with restricted free-agent defenseman Matt Dumba.

The deal will pay Dumba $5.2 million next season and includes two seasons (2019-20, 2021-22) when he will make $7.4 million.

 

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The Capitals are bringing back Brooks Orpik, a leader on Washington's Stanley Cup winning team.

The 37-year-old defensiveman signed a $1 million, one-year contract with $500,000 in performance bonuses.

 

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An arbitrator has awarded Winnipeg Jets defensiveman Jacob Trouba a one-year, $5.5 million contract for the 2018-19 season.

 

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The Washington Capitals have re-signed right winger Tom Wilson to a $31.02 million, six-year deal.

Wilson had 14 goals and 21 assist for 35 points last year.

Signing Wilson was the final need on the Stanley Cup Champions'
offseason checklist

 

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The New York Yankees has reached an agreement with defenseman Brady Skjei on a six-year deal worth 31.5 million.

He had 4 goals and 21 assist for the Rangers last season, and he was the only player on the team to appear in all 82 games.

 

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The Minnesota Wild have signed right winger Matt Read to a one-year, two-way contract.

The deal was done Monday, will pay Read $650,000 in the NHL and $200,000 in the AHL.

 

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The Arizona Coyotes will retire Shane Doan's No.19 in February.

Doan played all of his 21 years NHL seasons with the Coyotes, racking up a slew of team records.

 

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Rick Middleton's No.16 is headed to the TD Garden rafters.

The Boston Bruins say Middleton's sweater will be retired by the team on Nov. 29, before its game against the New York Islanders.

Middleton becomes the 11th player in franchise history to have his number retired by Boston.

 

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William Karlsson and the Vegas Golden Knights avoided arbitration with a $5.25 million, one-year contract for the high scoring forward.

Karlsson set career highs with 43 goals and 35 assists in 82 games last season.

 

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John Gibson, 25, agreed to an eight-year, $51.2 million extension with the Anaheim Ducks. He debuted with Anaheim as a precocious 20-year-old in 2014.

The former second-round draft pick set career highs last season with 31 victories and a .926 save percentage In 60 games.

 

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After a career-high 37 points last season, forward Christian Dvorak was rewarded by the Arizona Coyotes with a six-year extension. The 22-year-old's deal carries an annual average value of $4.45 million.

 

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The Detroit Red wings have re-signed restricted free-agent center Dylan Larkin to a five-year contract. The total value of the deal is $30.5 million.

The 2014 first-round pick has 56 goals and 84 assists in 242 career games for Detroit.