The Edmonton Oilers have positioned goaltender Jack Campbell on unconditional waivers for the aim of a buyout.
Campbell signed a five-year, $25-million US contract in July 2022 to be Edmonton’s No. 1 crease choice.
However, he by no means discovered traction together with his new workforce after leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs. Campbell misplaced the beginning job to Stuart Skinner and was ultimately placed on waivers earlier than being demoted to the American Hockey League.
The 32-year-old has three years left on his deal.
In different strikes, the Oilers made qualifying provides to forwards Dylan Holloway, Raphael Lavoie and James Hamblin, together with defencemen Philip Broberg and Noel Hoefenmayer.
Edmonton didn’t make qualifying provides to ahead Carter Savoie and goaltender Ryan Fanti, making them free brokers.
4 gamers charged in 2018 world junior intercourse assault case to grow to be free brokers
Four gamers charged with sexual assault in Canada will grow to be free brokers after not receiving qualifying provides from their respective groups. Carter Hart was below contract with Philadelphia, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote with New Jersey and Dillon Dube with Calgary once they have been charged in reference to an incident that occurred in London, Ontario, in 2018 after they have been teammates on Canada’s world junior workforce. A trial date has nonetheless not been set for these 4 and former NHL participant Alex Formenton.
Bolts make play for Guentzel
The Tampa Bay Lightning bought a head begin on free company by buying the rights to high-scoring winger Jake Guentzel on Sunday.
The Lightning despatched a 2025 third-round draft choose to Carolina. The transfer permits the Lightning to signal Guentzel earlier than he hits the open market on Monday.
Guentzel is coming off scoring 30 objectives this previous season for the Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins. Tampa Bay cleared greater than $11 million in wage cap house Saturday by buying and selling away Mikhail Sergachev and Tanner Jeannot.
General supervisor Julien BriseBois stated there have been some ways he might use the house however that he was not planning to re-sign Steven Stamkos, the longtime captain and face of the franchise who is predicted to check free company.
Leafs re-sign Domi, Liljegren
The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed ahead Max Domi to a four-year contract on Sunday with a median annual worth is US$3.75 million.
The 29-year-old had 47 factors (9 objectives, 38 assists) throughout 80 regular-season contests for the Leafs in 2023-24. He added 4 factors (one objective, three assists) in seven playoff video games.
The Leafs additionally re-signed defenceman Timothy Liljegren to a two-year contract. The common annual worth of the deal is US$3 million.
The 25-year-old had 23 factors (three objectives, 20 assists) in 55 regular-season video games for the Leafs in 2023-24 and added one help in six playoff video games. Liljegren was a first-round choose (seventeenth general) by Toronto within the 2017 NHL draft.
Habs ship Kovacevic to Devils for choose
The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic to the New Jersey Devils in alternate for a 2026 fourth-round choose. The choose would be the better of the three fourth-round picks presently owned by the Devils in 2026.
The 26-year-old Kovacevic joined the Canadiens on waivers again in October 2022. He had six objectives and 7 assists in 62 regular-season video games for Montreal in 2023-24.