Senators officially sign Tkachuk
Ottawa Senators: The Ottawa Senators have signed 2018 first-round draft pick Brady Tkachuk to a three-year entry-level deal.
Mike Morreale: Tkachuk after signing his entry-level deal with the Senators: “I am very excited to be a Senator. It was a tough choice because I loved my time at Boston University, and I want to thank everyone who has helped me. I’m super excited to get things started.”
Cap Friendly: Tkachuk is now eligible to only play in the NHL, AHL (Belleville) or OHL (London).
Islanders sign Dobson
Andy Graziano: The Islanders have signed 2018 first-round draft pick Noah Dobson to a three-year entry-level deal.
Devils sign an RFA
Cap Friendly: The Devils have signed restricted free agent forward Kevin Rooney to a two-year deal. This upcoming season he’s on a two-way deal, $700,000 in the NHL and $100,000 in the minors. 2019-20 he’ll be on a one-way deal at $700,000.
College players who need to be signed by tomorrow or they will become UFAs
Cap Friendly: College players who need to be signed by their NHL teams by tomorrow or they would become free agents.
Johnathan MacLeod – defenseman – Tampa Bay – 2014 2nd round pick
Jack Glover – defenseman – Winnipeg – 2014 3rd round pick
Shane Eiseman – forward – Ottawa – 2014 4th round pick
Michael Prapavessis – defenseman – Dallas – 2014 4th round pick
Aidan Muir – forward – Edmonton – 2013 4th round pick
Steven Johnson – defenseman – Los Angeles – 2014 5th round pick
Terrance Amorosa – defensmean – Philadelphia – 2013 5th round pick
Tyler Bird – forward – Columbus – 2014 5th round pick
Avery Peterson – forward – Minnesota – 2013 6th round pick
Kelly Summers – defenseman – Ottawa – 2014 7th round pick
Jared Fiegl – forward – Arizona – 2014 7th round pick (signed ECHL)
David Drake – defenseman – Philadelphia – 2013 7th round pick (signed AHL)
Matt Ustaski – forward – Winnipeg – 2014 7th round pick (signed AHL)
Dwyer Tschantz – forward – St. Louis – 2014 7th round pick (signed ECHL)
Judd Peterson – forward – Buffalo -2012 7th round pick
NHL names their top 20 defensemen
NHL Network: The NHL Networks names their top 20 defensemen heading into this season
- Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings
3. Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators
4. Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks
5. P.K. Subban – Nashville Predators
6. Seth Jones – Columbus Blue Jackets
7. Roman Josi – Nashville Predators
8. John Carlson – Washington Capitals
9. Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues
10. John Klingberg – Dallas Stars
11. Dustin Byfuglien – Winnipeg Jets
12. Zach Werenski – Columbus Blue Jackets
13. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins
14. Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild
15. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona Coyotes
16. Torey Krug – Boston Bruins
17. Shayne Gostisbehere – Philadelphia Flyers
18. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes
19. Charlie McAvoy – Boston Bruins
20. Ryan Ellis – Nashville Predators
