2026-27 General Trades & Signings

[rdowdall]

Flames trade F Coleman, D Maatta to Wild for D Middleton and picks

The Calgary Flames are trading forward Blake Coleman and defenceman Olli Maatta to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Jake Middleton and three draft picks.

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[rdowdall]

Keegan Kolesar has been traded to the Detroit Red Wings from Vegas for a 2029 3rd round pick and a 2027 7th round pick.

 

[rdowdall]

Nick Foligno back to the Wild:

Wild re-sign Nick Foligno to one-year, $900,000 contract

The Minnesota Wild have re-signed veteran forward Nick Foligno to a one-year, $900,000 contract on Thursday.

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[rdowdall]

In the "Hunh, he's still playing is he?" category, Eric Gudbranson signs in Columbus for 1 year at 1.75M per.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Guess who's back? Back again. Guess who's back? Tell a friend.

Ovechkin to return for 22nd NHL season with one-year deal worth up to $9M

Alexander Ovechkin is continuing his historic career after signing a one-year deal worth up to $9 million with the Washington Capitals. It will mark his 22nd NHL season.

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$9mil for a guy with 64 points next season. Sure didn't get them any kind of discount eh.

 

[rdowdall]

$9mil for a guy with 64 points next season. Sure didn't get them any kind of discount eh.

The base is 4, but yeah, you would think it would be somewhere around 8.

 

[rdowdall]

The base is 4, but yeah, you would think it would be somewhere around 8.

Of course, the bonus is paid out if he plays 10 games....that's kinda hilarious.

 

[bustaheims]

Of course, the bonus is paid out if he plays 10 games....that's kinda hilarious.

It's basically short-term cap circumvention with dead cap next season, if they need it.