The Capitals have signed Vincent Iorio to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Capitals do not have a timetable for Backstrom's return from a hip injury.
At this time, surgery is not on the table but the Capitals are still unsure when they will get Backstrom back on the ice. With the veteran centre out, Hendrix Lapierre and Connor McMichael have been impressing in training camp and one or both of them could make the team to start the regular season.
Backstrom (hip) is week-to-week and will miss the start of training camp.
Backstrom will miss the start of training camp as he continues to rehab a lingering hip injury that he battled in 2021. The fact that he will miss the start of training camp is not a great sign but he has not been ruled out for the start of the regular season yet.
The Islanders have re-signed Anthony Beauvillier to a three-year, $12.45 contract.
The Flames have re-signed Luke Philp to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Panthers have re-signed Chase Priskie to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Capitals have signed Michael Vecchione to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Lightning have re-signed Taylor Raddysh to a three-year contract.
The Wild have signed Brandon Duhaime to a two-year contract.
The Blues have signed Charlie Lindgren to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Capitals have signed Hunter Shepard to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Capitals have signed Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, two-way contract.
The Hurricanes have acquired Ethan Bear from the Oilers for Warren Foegele.
The Capitals have signed Alex Ovechkin to a five-year extension worth $47.5 million ($9.5M AAV).
Ovechkin's cap-hit doesn't change much, going from $9.539M AAV to $9.5M for the next five seasons. Ovechkin currently sits sixth on the all-time goal-scoring list, 164 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for first. A five-year contract will take Ovechkin to 40-years-old and he will need to average 32.8 goals per season to reach Gretzky's mark. He has averaged 52 goals per 82 games over the last three seasons.
The Hurricanes have signed Spencer Smallman to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Smallman was a fifth-round pick of the Hurricanes in 2015 but has bounced around between the AHL and ECHL since. In 2021, he had two assists in six AHL games and 12 points (6G / 6A) in eight ECHL games. He will not be a factor in the NHL in 2021-22.
The Capitals have signed Bobby Nardella to a two-year contract extension.
The Capitals have signed Michael Sgarbossa to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Sandin will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup for Game 7.
Sandin will be a healthy scratch in Game 6 in Montreal.
Sandin is expected to re-enter the Maple Leafs lineup for Game 5.
Sandin was a surprise scratch from the lineup in Game 4 but will draw right back into the lineup for Game 5. Sandin, who will replace Travis Dermott, has one goal on four shots while averaging 13:55 TOI through his first three games of the series.
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