Free agent forward Leo Komarov is attracting suitors, as the Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers have expressed interest in the 31-year-old, reports Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Komarov is set to hit the open market upon the conclusion of a four-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs that paid him $2.95 million annually.

The rugged winger appeared in 74 games in 2017-18, recording seven goals and 12 assists.

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The contract extension Niklas Hjalmarsson agreed to sign with the Arizona Coyotes last weekend will reportedly pay him $5 million per season.

Hjalmarsson's new deal, which can't officially be inked until Sunday, will be worth $10 million in total, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The veteran defenseman has one more season left on the five-year, $20.5 million pact he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks in the fall of 2013.

He was traded to the Coyotes last June.

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The New Jersey Devils won't be lacking goaltending options next season.

Eddie Lack signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000 with the Devils, the club announced Saturday.

The veteran netminder was a pending unrestricted free agent.

He allowed 11 goals in four games after New Jersey acquired him from the Calgary Flames for Dalton Prout on Dec. 30.

Cory Schneider is under contract with the Devils for another four seasons at a cap hit of $6 million, and Keith Kinkaid has another year left on his deal at $1.25 million.

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The Buffalo Sabres are expected to sign free agent goaltender Carter Hutton once the market opens on July 1, according to The Associated Press.

There's no word yet on the terms of the reported agreement.

Hutton, 32, is coming off a career year with the St. Louis Blues in which he posted a 17-7-3 record along with a .931 save percentage and 2.09 goals against average.

The Sabres didn't re-sign their 2017-18 goaltending tandem of Robin Lehner and Chad Johnson, and have a projected $18.4 million in available cap space, according to CapFriendly.

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Add one more Canadian team as a possible destination for Derek Ryan.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are among the clubs that have expressed interest in the center, reports TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Toronto hasn't made a firm offer, but Ryan is sitting on multi-year offers from the Calgary Flames as well as a team in the Central Division, according to Seravalli.

Ryan, who is a pending unrestricted free agent, was expected to meet with the Flames on Thursday.

The 31-year-old chipped in 15 goals and had a 56.5 percent success rate in the faceoff circle with the Carolina Hurricanes this past season. He spent the last three years with that organization.

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Minnesota Wild forward Tyler Ennis and newly-acquired Montreal Canadiens goaltender Steve Mason were each placed on waivers for the purpose of a buyout Saturday, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Ennis, 28, had one year remaining on his contract at $4.6 million, and recorded 22 points in 73 games with the Wild last season.

Mason, on the other hand, has had a busy day in terms of transactions. The 30-year-old was shipped from the Winnipeg Jets to the Canadiens earlier Saturday along with forward Joel Armia and two draft picks in exchange for prospect Simon Bourque.

In 12 starts last season, Mason registered a .906 save percentage.

So long as both players clear the 24-hour period on waivers, they'll each become unrestricted free agents.

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The Carolina Hurricanes have signed second overall pick Andrei Svechnikov to an entry-level deal, the club announced Saturday.

The three-year contract will pay Svechnikov $832,500 per NHL season or $70,000 in the American Hockey League. He will also receive a $277,500 signing bonus.

The 18-year-old netted 40 goals and recorded 32 assists last season with the Barrie Colts of the OHL en route to winning Rookie of the Year honors.

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The San Jose Sharks and forward Logan Couture have agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $8 million per season, The Associated Press' Josh Dubow reports.

Couture can't officially sign the extension until Sunday. He has one year left on his current deal at a cap hit of $6 million.

He's entering the final campaign of the five-year, $30-million pact he inked with the Sharks in June 2013.

The 29-year-old center poured in a career-high 34 goals this past season, finishing with 61 points in 78 games.

Couture ranks fourth on San Jose's all-time goals list and sits fifth among the the franchise's all-time points leaders.

He has spent his entire nine-year career with the Sharks, who selected him ninth overall in 2007.

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John Tavares apparently hasn't begun whittling down his list of potential destinations just yet.

The superstar's camp has not notified any of the six teams in the hunt either way, and is still deliberating on the decision, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reports.

Tavares previously narrowed the field down to the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

If he opts to return to the Islanders, he could sign an eight-year contract, but that would have to be completed before Saturday at midnight, after which point he can only sign a seven-year pact with any club.

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The Winnipeg Jets have traded goaltender Steve Mason, forward Joel Armia, a 2019 seventh-round pick, and a 2020 fourth-rounder to the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Simon Bourque, the clubs announced Saturday.

Mason is under contract for $4.1 million next season, while Armia is a pending restricted free agent.

Bourque, 21, has yet to appear in an NHL game. He was a sixth-round pick of the Canadiens in 2015.

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