The Vegas Golden Knights are reportedly interested in trading for defensemen Rasmus Andersson and Bowen Byram.

Andersson is set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2026, and the Calgary Flames are looking to offload him both to open space for younger defenseman like Zayne Parekh, but also to avoid losing Andersson for free in free agency.

The Flames have been engaged in discussions, and despite their efforts, nothing has formulated. Part of the reason is that Andersson has a modified six-team no-trade clause, but also because Andersson has been very picky about which teams he'd be open to signing an extension with. According to Pierre LeBrun, the Golden Knights are one of those teams. 

LeBrun stated that the Golden Knights and the Flames have had numerous discussions over the past week, but the Flames haven't been impressed by the Golden Knights' offers. Unfortunately for the Flames, it sounds like it's just Vegas for him, despite interest from the Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Los Angeles Kings.

Byram is in a different situation from the 28-year-old right-handed defenseman. Byram is a restricted free agent at the moment, who is destined to be moved from the Buffalo Sabres either via offer sheet or trade. The Golden Knights likely don't have the assets to make an offer sheet, but can put together a package for the 24-year-old smooth-skating left-handed defenseman. 

Darren Dreger said things are "percolating" around Byram, with the Golden Knights, Kings, Flames and the St. Louis Blues looking to work out a deal. 

Feeling is the sweet spot on this falls at the $7,020,113 mark on the scale. If deal comes in under that, the compensation would be a 1st- and 3rd-rounder. https://t.co/YlPbuRlTLV

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 1, 2025

Byram scored seven goals and 38 points in 82 games this season, playing his first complete 82-game season in his career. The former fourth overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft has dealt with several injury issues throughout his young career. 

Byram's fit with the Golden Knights isn't as clear as Andersson's. Andersson would be used as a replacement for Alex Pietrangelo, but Byram is very similar in play style to Shea Theodore and Noah Hanifin. 

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The Florida Panthers have been busy as the new league year began on Tuesday.

With their latest move, Florida has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran defenseman Jeff Petry.

According to NHL Insider Frank Seravalli, the deal is worth $775,000 and can include some performance bonuses.

#FlaPanthers adding Jeff Petry: 1 year x $775k plus performance bonuses.

— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 1, 2025

Petry has spent the past two seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, racking up four goals and 28 points in 117 games in Hockeytown.

Throughout his career, Petry has been valuable both on the power play and the penalty kill.

While Florida may call on him to join their PK unit, Petry will probably be far down the depth chart when it comes to the power play, behind the likes of Aaron Ekblad, Seth Jones and Gus Forsling.

While the Panthers have been busy signing players to extensions, Petry is the first unrestricted free agent to ink a deal with Florida.

Over the past several days, the Panthers have extended Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand and Tomas Nosek while signing restricted free agent Daniil Tarasov to a new deal as well.

Florida is now $2.95 million over the salary cap, which they can exceed by 10% ($9.5 million) until Opening Night.

As it stands, they have 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders under contract.

We’ll see what other moves the Cats have up their sleeve as we get deeper into the free agency period.

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The Blue Jackets have signed defenseman Christian Jaros to a one-year, two-way contract today. 

Jaros played the last three seasons in the KHL after playing a season with the New Jersey Devils. 

Jaros has played 94 NHL games has 14 points. In the AHL, he's played 90 games and has 34 points. 

The signing of Jaros is no doubt for depth with the Cleveland Monsters. The Jackets didn't QO a couple defenseman and needed to bring in some guys to fill those gaps. 

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EDMONTON – Silly season is as silly season does.

The Edmonton Oilers are on the heels of a second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final in as many years.

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As part of his postseason debrief, Stan Bowman identified two areas of growth: goaltending and forward depth. Part of the forward depth issue, Bowman identified as needing to get “faster and younger.”

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Apparently, getting younger might also extend to goaltending.

It’s no secret that the Oilers' goaltending wasn’t elite in 2024-25. However, reports indicate that the Oilers have mutual interest in Carter Hart.

NHL insider Kevin Weekes, noted for being very connected with goalie news around the league, speculated about the Oilers having interest in Hart. 

Obviously, this all hinges on several details. The first being, Hart would need to be found innocent regarding the 2018 Hockey Canada Sexual Assault Trial. Additionally, he would need to undergo whatever discipline the league decides to impose on the five players who are defendants in the case.

My Take

Insiders connecting the Oilers to a young, good goaltender like Hart makes sense, at least from an insider’s perspective. He grew up around Edmonton and is friends with Stuart Skinner (another local kid). 

However, it is nothing short of a PR nightmare if the Oilers consider signing him. It’s one thing for the Oilers to hire Bowman, considering the part he played in the Kyle Beach situation with the Chicago Blackhawks; it’s another thing for the team to sign a player who has been accused of a group sexual assault.

Hart last played in the NHL in the 2023-24 season. He started 25 games, producing a record of 12-9-3, with a 2.80 goals against average (GAA), a .906 save percentage (SV%), and one shutout. He has played 227 games in his career, boasting a 2.94 GAA and a .906 SV%. 

Regardless of how he was performing before needing to step away from the NHL, the Oilers would be best served by staying away and pursuing other options.

This is all speculation, so we will need to wait to see how the summer unfolds.

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