The Edmonton Oilers are nearing a one-year contract with defenseman Tyson Barrie, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

The deal is worth just shy of $4 million, Dreger adds.

Barrie was dealt from the Colorado Avalanche to the Toronto Maple Leafs last offseason. He struggled under Mike Babcock, but was more productive when the club replaced the veteran coach with Sheldon Keefe, ultimately finishing with 39 points in 70 games.

It was a down year compared to some of his previous seasons, but despite the dip in points, Barrie turned down at least one offer of at least $6 million per season, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Barrie should be able to mesh with Edmonton's high-octane offense, and perhaps quarterback the top power play with Oscar Klefbom potentially facing a lengthy injury absence.

Edmonton made a pair of signings when free agency opened Friday, bringing in Kyle Turris and keeping Tyler Ennis in the fold.

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The Boston Bruins signed forward Craig Smith to a three-year deal worth $9.3 million, the team announced Saturday.

Smith, 31, has spent his entire nine-year career with the Nashville Predators since being selected by the club in the 2009 NHL Draft.

The 6-foot-1 winger can play up and down the Bruins' lineup and adds a needed element of depth scoring to the team.

Smith was on pace to hit the 20-goal mark for the sixth time over his previous seven full campaigns before the pause, finishing with 18 goals and 31 points through 69 games with the Predators last season.

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The Colorado Avalanche signed restricted free agent forward Andre Burakovsky to a two-year contract carrying an average annual value of $4.9 million, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.

Burakovsky was traded to the Avs from the Washington Capitals last summer. He had a career season in his debut campaign in Colorado, registering 20 goals and 25 assists in 58 games before the pause.

He also chipped in 17 points in 15 playoff games before his club was eliminated in the second round by the Dallas Stars.

The 25-year-old winger made $3.25 million on a one-year deal in 2019-20, and his new contract will walk him into unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.

The Avalanche still have plenty of work to do with their RFAs, as Valeri Nichushkin, Tyson Jost, Vladislav Kamenev, Ryan Graves, and Nikita Zadorov need new contracts. General manager Joe Sakic shouldn't have much of an issue fitting them all in under the books, as he has a projected $17.4 million in cap space, according to Cap Friendly.

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The Calgary Flames landed another former member of the Vancouver Canucks, signing defenseman Chris Tanev to a four-year contract carrying an average annual value of $4.5 million, the team announced Friday.

Calgary signed former Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom to a six-year, $36-million contract earlier Friday.

Tanev tied a career high with 20 points in 69 games during the 2019-20 season while averaging 19:32 of ice time per contest. He's posted strong defensive metrics for the majority of his career but took a step back in 2019-20, according to HockeyViz's isolated five-on-five impact.

Red is good in the offensive zone (top row), blue is good in the defensive zone (bottom).

One of the knocks on Tanev has been his inability to stay healthy, as he's never played more than 70 games in a season (though he likely would have this season if it weren't for the pause).

The 30-year-old will help replace the departed TJ Brodie, who signed a similar four-year, $20-million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier Friday. Travis Hamonic, another key cog on the Flames' blue line for the past few seasons, also remains an unrestricted free agent.

As it stands, the Flames' blue line projects to look something like this:

The Flames are left with a projected $6.4 million in cap space, according to CapFriendly, and still need to re-sign RFAs Kylington and Andrew Mangiapane.

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The New Jersey Devils inked goaltender Corey Crawford to a two-year contract carrying an average annual value of $3.9 million, the club announced Friday night.

Crawford had spent his entire career with the Blackhawks, playing his first full season in 2010-11 and helping them win the Stanley Cup in 2013 and 2015.

The 35-year-old - who'll turn 36 on Dec. 31 - posted a .917 save percentage in 40 games with Chicago this past season.

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The St. Louis Blues have inked defenseman Torey Krug to a seven-year contract with an average annual value of $6.5 million, the club announced Friday.

The former Boston Bruins blue-liner was the second-best unrestricted free-agent defenseman behind St. Louis captain Alex Pietrangelo.

Krug had spent his entire nine-year career with the Bruins, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

The 29-year-old collected nine goals and 49 points in 61 games with Boston this past season.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have got their defenseman, signing former Calgary Flames blue-liner T.J. Brodie to a four-year contract carrying an average annual value of $5 million, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Brodie is left-handed but he's spent the majority of his career playing the right side with Mark Giordano on Calgary's top pairing. The 30-year-old tallied 19 points in 64 games last season while averaging over 20 minutes per night.

The Maple Leafs are now $1.1 million over the salary cap and still have a pair of restricted free agents to re-sign in Ilya Mikheyev and Travis Dermott, per CapFriendly.

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The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Derek Grant to a three-year, $4.5-million pact, reports Elliott Teaford of the Orange County Register.

Grant started the 2019-20 season with the Ducks, who traded him to the Philadelphia Flyers at the deadline.

More to come.

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