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Boston has signed Marc McLaughlin to a one-year, two-way extension.

Boston brought back a staple of the Providence Bruins (AHL) on Tuesday as they resigned Marc McLaughlin to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The 24-year-old centre only appeared in one game for Boston in 2023-24 but had his first career goal. In 68 games with Providence in 2023-24, he had eight goals and 14 points in 68 games played.

Marc McLaughlin
Minnesota has signed Declan Chisholm to a one-year, $1 million contract extension.

Chisholm started the 2024 season with the Jets before being claimed off of waivers by the Wild in late-January. The 24-year-old saw more stable minutes in Minnesota, leading to three goals and five assists (eight points) in 29 games after joining the team. He should be the Wild's No.5/No.6 defenseman entering the 2024-25 season.

Declan Chisholm
The Panthers have signed Jesper Boqvist to a one-year deal.

Florida continues to fill out its bottom six after signing Jesper Boqvist to a one-year deal on Monday. The 25-year-old has five years of NHL experience under his belt but struggled to produce in his first season in Boston in 2023-24 with just six goals and 14 points in 47 games played.

Jesper Boqvist
6-year, $33,000,000 contract with the New Jersey Devils. Modified No Trade Clause – 2027-28 through 2029-30 – 15 team No Trade List. Expires 2030 (UFA).

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Brett Pesce
The Bruins have signed Riley Tufte to a one-year deal worth $775K.

Tufte only appeared in five NHL games with Colorado in 2023-24 and earned himself a one-year, $775,000 deal with Boston on Monday. The 26-year-old left-winger spent most of his season last year with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and had 23 goals and 45 points in 67 games played.

Riley Tufte
The Devils have signed Brenden Dillon to a three-year contract worth $12.0 million ($4.0M AAV).

New Jersey continued their impressive offseason by adding veteran defenseman Brenden Dillion to a three-year contract worth $12.0 million ($4.0M AAV). The 33-year-old is entering his 14th NHL season and is 108 games from the 1000 games played mark. In 2023-24 he had eight goals, 20 points, 92 PIMs and a +20 plus/minus in 77 games played with Winnipeg.

Brenden Dillon
The Devils are signing Brett Pesce to a six-year deal worth $33.0 million ($5.5M AAV)

One of the biggest defensive pieces on the open market is gone early on Monday as New Jersey has signed nine-year veteran Brett Pesce to a six-year deal worth $33.0 million ($5.5M AAV). The 29-year-old has spent his entire career with Carolina and had three goals, 13 points and a +10 plus/minus in 70 games played last year.

Brett Pesce
The Oilers have signed Connor Brown one-year deal worth $1.0M.

Brown did not do much in his first regular season with the Oilers, posting just four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 71 games. However, he was much more noticeable during their run to the Stanley Cup Final, posting two goals and four assists (six points) in 19 playoff games. Expect him to be used in the bottom-6 and on the PK again in 2024-25.

Connor Brown
Utah Hockey Club has signed Vladislav Kolyachonok to a two-year contract extension.

Kolyachonok had a goal and four points in five total games played in 2023-24 with Arizona and signed a two-year contract extension on Monday. The 23-year-old was originally drafted by Florida in 2019 in the 2nd round (52nd overall) and has seven points in 39 total NHL games played across three seasons.

Vladislav Kolyachonok