The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Frederik Andersen from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the 30th overall pick in this year's draft (acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins) and a second-round pick in 2017, the Maple Leafs announced.
Andersen is coming off his third season with Ducks, where he lost his starting role to teammate John Gibson. Andersen started one fewer game then Gibson, posting a respectable 2.30 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.
However, Andersen shined in the playoffs, stealing the net from a struggling Gibson and nearly leading the team to a first-round victory, turning in a stellar 1.41 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage.
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The Buffalo Sabres have acquired the rights to forward Jimmy Vesey from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2016 Draft, the Sabres announced.
The 2016 Hobey Baker Award winner - as the NCAA's best player - was originally selected by the Predators in 2012, but made headlines this season after stating he would not sign with the club, electing to become a free agent on Aug. 15.
Vesey has spent the past four years playing at Harvard, where he posted his second-most productive season this year collecting 24 goals and 46 points in 33 games.
He told reporters in May that he felt his hometown Boston Bruins would be among the teams on his list of potential places to sign.
The Sabres will now have exclusive negotiating rights with Vesey on a potential contract.
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Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman is hopeful Steven Stamkos will make a decision on his future soon.
Yzerman continues to negotiate with Stamkos in the hopes of re-signing the 26-year-old forward. But with no traction made and a plethora of other free agents to contend with, he is hoping that he will soon know what resources he will have to work with.
"We're doing all we can to sign him," Yzerman said of Stamkos, according to Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. "What we look like if Stammer re-signs with us, it effects what we can do with our team.
"For us, we'd like to know sooner than later," Yzerman said. "At some point on other players, I have to make a decisions, whether it'd be restricted free agents, or potential trades or qualifying offers and things like that. I've got to make decisions and they can't be put off forever."
Here is a look at the club's free agents this season and next:
| Year | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 16-17 | Steven Stamkos | UFA |
| 16-17 | Alex Killorn | RFA |
| 16-17 | J.T. Brown | RFA |
| 16-17 | Vladislav Namestnikov | RFA |
| 16-17 | Nikita Kucherov | RFA |
| 16-17 | Cedric Paquette | RFA |
| 16-17 | Nikita Nesterov | RFA |
| 17-18 | Tyler Johnson | RFA |
| 17-18 | Ondrej Palat | RFA |
| 17-18 | Jonathan Drouin | RFA |
| 17-18 | Victor Hedman | UFA |
| 17-18 | Andrej Sustr | RFA |
| 17-18 | Ben Bishop | UFA |
| 17-18 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | RFA |
Yzerman will certainly have his hands full in the coming weeks and going forward.
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The third overall selection at the NHL Draft may be up for grabs, but that pick won't come without a steep price.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are listening to offers for the No. 3 pick, and TSN's Darren Dreger reports the team would like to attach a long-term contract to the draft choice to provide cap relief - which will be needed to sign restricted free-agent defenseman Seth Jones to an extension.
Dreger suggests forward Scott Hartnell and his contract could be the asking price. The 34-year-old - who reportedly waived his no-trade clause earlier in June - is signed through the 2018-19 season, holding a cap hit of $4.75 million per year.
Despite the hefty financial commitment, Hartnell has been productive in his last two seasons with Columbus, recording 51 goals and 58 assists in 156 games.
While Hartnell is widely expected to be moved before the start of next season, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen has three other veteran forwards signed to long-term deals to choose from for a potential trade - but all three also have no-movement clauses in their contracts.
| Pos. | Player | Cap Hit | Final Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Brandon Dubinsky | $5.85M | 2021 |
| F | Nick Foligno | $5.5M | 2021 |
| F | David Clarkson | $5.25M | 2020 |
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An announcement regarding the future of an expansion team in Las Vegas is expected prior to the NHL Awards on June 22, but if there's one thing that's likely guaranteed to happen Wednesday it's that Braden Holtby will win his first Vezina Trophy.
Bovada released odds for a number of NHL Awards on Monday, and listed the Washington Capitals netminder as the 1-30 favorite to win the award for the league's top goaltender - meaning a $30 bet would win you a whopping dollar.
Fellow nominees Ben Bishop of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings were listed at 7-1 and 15-1, respectively.
Here's odds for six other awards:
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Patrick Kane (CHI) | 1-10 |
| Jamie Benn (DAL) | 7-1 |
| Sidney Crosby (PIT) | 7-1 |
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson (OTT) | 5-8 |
| Drew Doughty (LAK) | 2-1 |
| Brent Burns (SJS) | 4-1 |
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Artemi Panarin (CHI) | 4-15 |
| Connor McDavid (EDM) | 3-1 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere (PHI) | 8-1 |
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Anze Kopitar (LAK) | 10-11 |
| Patrice Bergeron (BOS) | 1-1 |
| Ryan Kesler (ANA) | 6-1 |
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Anze Kopitar (LAK) | 1-2 |
| Aleksander Barkov (FLA) | 3-1 |
| Loui Eriksson (BOS) | 10-3 |
| Coach | Odds |
|---|---|
| Gerard Gallant (FLA) | 5-6 |
| Barry Trotz (WSH) | 1-1 |
| Lindy Ruff (DAL) | 8-1 |
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John Chayka announced his first trade as Arizona Coyotes general manager Monday, sending prospect Maxim Letunov and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a pair of draft picks - a 2016 fourth-round selection and a 2017 third-round selection.
In Letunov, the Sharks acquire a 20-year-old center who recently completed his first season in the NCAA with UConn, recording 40 points in 36 games. It's the second time the Russian forward's been traded since he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 2014.
Meanwhile, Chayka heads to Buffalo with eight selections for the upcoming draft, which begins Friday.
Our #NHLDraft Rundown: pic.twitter.com/S4EZ3yusR5
— Yotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) June 20, 2016
The trade also allows the Coyotes to fulfill a condition from a June 2015 trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, according to General Fanager:
Having acquired 2016 SJS 4, #Coyotes now can fulfill condition on trade with #Flyers last summer with that pick. pic.twitter.com/eeHQEYnqjG
— General Fanager (@generalfanager) June 20, 2016
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