LIVE BLOG: All the moves as NHL teams trim their rosters

Zach Laing
Zach Laing
LIVE BLOG: All the moves as NHL teams trim their rosters
Jul 7, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; A general view of the Arena after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in game five to win the 2021 Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

It’s roster cuts day around the NHL and we’ve already had a number of things shakedown. New contracts will be signed and a number of players will head to the waiver wire.

Follow below for all the happenings!

6 p.m. EST

The New York Islanders have made deals for defenseman Zdeno Chara and forward Zach Parise, CapFriendly reported Sunday afternoon.

The deals for the two veterans are the same: they carry a cap hit of $750,000 and performance bonus’ of the same amount.

The two had reportedly in the offseason, but the deals weren’t made official until today.

5:45 p.m. EST

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed veteran defender Erik Gustafsson to a one-year deal worth $800k, according to Frank Seravalli.

Gustafsson broke into the NHL with the Blackhawks in 2015-16 and had a 60-point season for the team in 2018-19. Over the past two seasons, he’s played for Chicago, Calgary, Philadelphia, and Montreal.

3:30 p.m. EST

The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenceman Olli Juolevi to the Flordia Panthers for defenceman Noah Juulsen and forward Juho Lammikko, the club announced Sunday.

Juolevi, a 2016 fifth overall pick, has been a bust at the NHL level only appearing in 23 games scoring two goals and three points.

Movement from players at the top of that class isn’t unhead of, however. Patrik Laine (2nd), Pierre-Luc Dubois (3rd), Alex Nylander (8th), Sergachev (9th), Logan Brown (11th), Jake Bean (13th) and Luke Kunin (15) are all with teams that didn’t draft them.

Juulsen, 24, is now on his third NHL team after being taken 26th overall in 2015 and has appeared in 48 NHL games scoring two goals and eight points. In the AHL, he’s appeared in 52 games scoring one goal and 10 points.

Lammikko, meanwhile, has appeared in 84 NHL games over the last two seasons scoring four goals and 11 points. He’s also spent a fair share of time in the AHL scoring 20 goals and 57 points in 143 games. he was a 2014 3rd round pick of the Panthers.

2:15 p.m. EST

Here’s the full list of players placed on waivers, per our own Frank Seravalli.

Anaheim Ducks:

Sam Carrick
Jacob Larsson

Arizona Coyotes:

None

Boston Bruins:

John Moore
Chris Wagner

Buffalo Sabres:

Axel Jonsson-Fjallby

Calgary Flames:

Byron Froese
Justin Kirkland

Carolina Hurricanes:

Eric Gelinas
Maxime Lajoie
Josh Leivo
Stefan Nosen
C.J. Smith

Chicago Blackhawks:

Collin Delia
Malcolm Subban

Colorado Avalanche:

Jacob MacDonald

Dallas Stars:

Alexander Petrovic

Detroit Red Wings:

Riley Barber
Taro Hirose

Edmonton Oilers:

Kyle Turris
William Lagesson

Florida Panthers:

Lucas Carlsson
Christopher Gibson

L.A. Kings:

Austin Strand
Austin Wagner

Minnesota Wild:

None

Montreal Canadiens:

None

New Jersey Devils:

Frederik Gauthier

New York Islanders:

Thomas Hickey
Richard Panik

New York Rangers:

None

Ottawa Senators:

Andrew Agozzino

Philadelphia Flyers:

Nick Seeler

Pittsburgh Penguins:

Anthony Angello

San Jose Sharks:

Dylan Gambrell

St. Louis Blues:

Logan Brown
Mackenzie MacEachern

Tampa Bay Lightning:

Alex Barre-Boulet
Frederik Claesson
Andrej Sustr

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Adam Brooks

Vancouver Canucks:

Justin Bailey
Madison Bowey
Phillip Di Guiseppe
Travis Hamonic

Vegas Golden Knights:

Sven Baertschi
Patrick Brown
Gage Quinney

Washington Capitals:

Zach Fucale
Garrett Pilon

Winnipeg Jets:

Nelson Nogier
Dominic Toninato

2:10 p.m. EST

The Chicago Blackhawks have placed Collin Delia and Malcolm Subban on waivers, The Athletic’s Scott Powers reported.

2:05 p.m. EST

We have our first set of moves. The Edmonton Oilers have placed forward Kyle Turris and defenceman William Lagesson on waivers while assigning goaltender Stuart Skinner to the AHL.

The Columbus Blue Jackets, meanwhile, have waived defencemen Gabriel Carlsson, Mikko Lehtonen and forward Kevin Stenlund on waivers.

The Vancouver Canucks, meanwhile, have placed defenceman Travis Hamonic on waivers. He had yet to attend training camp. They also placed Josh Bailey, Philip Di Giuseppe and Madison Bowey on waivers.

1:55 p.m. EST

Mika Zibanejad inked an eight-year contract extension with the Rangers, while Jack Johnson signed a one-year deal with the Colorado Avalanche.

Jimmy Vesey has found himself a home for the 2021-22 season as he has inked a one-year, $800k deal with the New Jersey Devils, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.

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