Ian Cole will begin his 15th NHL season with his ninth team after signing a one-year, $3.1 million deal with Utah on Monday. The 35-year-old defensemen completed 70+ games for a third straight season after putting up two goals, 11 points, and 61 PIMs in 78 games with Vancouver in 2023-24.
Teravainen will return to Chicago, where he spent the first three seasons of his 11-year career after he agreed to a three-year deal worth $16.2 million ($5.4M AAV) on Monday. The 29-year-old left-winger surpassed his career high in goals in 2023-24 (25) and had 53 points, 142 SOG and a +15 plus/minus in 76 games played.
Bertuzzi had a very slow start in Toronto but finished the season with 43 points (21G / 22A) in 80 games. In Chicago, he'll be a candidate to skate with Connor Bedard and comes in with four career 20-plus goal and 20-plus assist seasons ('19, '20, '22, '24).
Mangiapane had a breakout campaign in 2022, scoring 35 goals with 55 points, earning him a three-year contract with a $5.8M AAV cap-hit. He failed to find that same success in 2023 and 2024, combining for less goals (31) and 52 assists (83 points) in 157 games. Entering the final year of that deal, the Capitals are banking on another big contract year season from the 28-year-old winger.
Misiak was Chicago's 2023 second-round pick (55th overall) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with an AAV of $878,333. The 19-year-old winger just finished his first OHL season with the Erie Otters and had 23 goals and 47 points in 60 games in his second season of North American hockey.
Smith will not be available for the Predators' do-or-die Game 6 vs. the Canucks. He'll either be replaced by Juuso Pärssinen or Luke Schenn, if the Predators go with seven defensemen.
With Charlotte being eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Spencer Knight has been recalled as a third goalie for Florida during their postseason run. The 23-year-old did not appear for the Panthers during the regular season but had a solid campaign with Charlotte, posting a .905 SV% and 2.41 GAA.
Vlasic was the 43 overall pick of the Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and just completed his first full NHL season. In 76 games with the Blackhawks this season, the 22-year-old defenseman recorded 16 points (2G / 14A).
The Blackhawks will turn to Soderblom between the pipes on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings for their final game of the season. Soderblom allowed five goals on 40 shots (.875 SV%) in his last outing, a 5-1 loss to the Nashville Predators, and has a 3.88 GAA and .880 SV% in 31 games (5-22-1) this season. The Blackhawks enter action as +306 road underdogs.
The Blackhawks will turn to Soderblom between the pipes on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings for their final game of the season. Soderblom allowed five goals on 40 shots (.875 SV%) in his last outing, a 5-1 loss to the Nashville Predators, and has a 3.88 GAA and .880 SV% in 31 games (5-22-1) this season. The Blackhawks enter action as +306 road underdogs.
Noah Juulsen will draw into the lineup for the Canucks on Thursday, allowing Cole to have the night off in their final game before the playoffs. Cole ends the 2023-24 campaign with 11 points (2G / 9A) and 166 blocks in 78 games.
Del Mastro will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Jaycob Megna to draw back into the lineup. Del Mastro just recently finished playing his first two NHL games and was held off the scoresheet while averaging 18:35 of ice time.
Mark Jankowski and Jaret Anderson-Dolan will both be healthy scratches on Monday, allowing Colton Sissons and Cole Smith to re-enter the lineup. Smith has 23 points (9G / 14A) in 79 games this season.
Del Mastro has played two games for the Blackhawks this season but has spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL). The 21-year-old Del Mastro has 37 points (7G / 30A) in 66 games with Rockford.
