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Ottawa Senators extend GM Pierre Dorion through 2024-25 season Dorion, 49, joined his hometown team in 2007 as the club's chief amateur scout. He later served as the director of player personnel and as an assistant GM before being elevated to general manager.
Calgary Flames sign defensemen Erik Gudbranson, Michael Stone to one-year deals
Gudbranson, 29, has played 10 NHL seasons for six teams: Florida, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Anaheim, Ottawa and Nashville. He has 77 points (21 goals, 56 assists) and 640 penalty minutes in 563 games. The 31-year-old Stone is also a 10-year veteran. He has spent the past five seasons with the Flames and had four points in 21 appearances last season.
Zdeno Chara signs 1-year deal with New York Islanders
Defenseman Zdeno Chara has signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders for his 24th NHL season, rejoining the organization that originally drafted him in 1996. Chara, 44, played last season with the Washington Capitals, appearing in 55 games and contributing two goals and eight assists. He joined Washington on a one-year contract. An unrestricted free agent, this is the fourth straight one-year deal Chara has signed. The defenseman has played 1,608 games with the Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and the Capitals since entering the NHL in 1997-98 -- 13th most games played in NHL history. Chara has 207 career goals and 459 career assists, along with 2,000 penalty minutes. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in 2008-09 and was a finalist for the award six times.
Travis Zajac retires after signing one-day contract with New Jersey Devils Zajac, 36, played all but 13 of his 1,037 games with the Devils, who traded him to the New York Islanders last season. He had 203 goals and 349 assists in his career, and was considered an asset at both ends of the ice for New Jersey, who drafted him 20th overall in 2004.
Source: Florida Panthers lock up franchise center Aleksander Barkov with 8-year, $80 million deal
The Florida Panthers have secured their franchise center with a blockbuster contract. Aleksander Barkovhas agreed to an eight-year, $80 million contract with the Panthers, a source told ESPN on Friday. The majority of the contract consists of signing-bonus money. It's the largest contract in total dollars ever handed out by the Panthers. His $10 million cap hit would be tied for the 10th highest in the league this season. The 26-year-old from Finland was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. He was previously signed to a six-year, $35.4 million contract. Barkov is headed into his ninth NHL season. He has 465 points in 529 games. Considered one of the NHL's top two-way centers, Barkov won the Selke Trophy as the league's best defensive forward last season. He also won the Lady Byng Trophy as the NHL's most gentlemanly player in 2018-19.
NHL contender tier ranking at the midpoint of 2021-22 season
On this date in 2019, the St. Louis Blues were a .500 team that had given up 10 more goals than they had scored. They were outside the playoff picture, struggling to turn their season around under interim coach Craig Berube.
Testing the Cup tier
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