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Gregor was traded to San Jose, along with Zack Ostapchuk and a 2025 second-round pick, from Ottawa on Friday in a swap for Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins and a fourth-round pick, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Gregor was selected by the Sharks in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL Draft and will return to the organization after two years away. In his four seasons with the Sharks, the 26-year-old forward logged 178 games in which he generated 26 goals, 25 assists and 368 shots (7.1 shooting percentage). He should see regular minutes with his new, old club.

Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor and a 2025 second-round pick were acquired by San Jose from Ottawa on Friday in exchange for Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins and a fourth-round selection, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Ostapchuk has a goal and four points in 43 appearances with Ottawa in 2024-25. He also has two goals and 11 points in 15 outings with AHL Belleville. Although the 21-year-old was in the minors at the time of the trade, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Sharks summon him to the NHL.

Beck was reassigned to AHL Laval on Friday in what the Canadiens described as a paper transaction.

Beck will probably be recalled by Montreal in the near future. He has one assist and 20 hits in 11 appearances in 2024-25. Moving Beck to the AHL, even briefly, keeps him eligible for service with Laval for the remainder of the season.

Mittelstadt, Will Zellers and a second-round selection were acquired by Boston from Colorado on Friday in exchange for Charlie Coyle and a 2026 fifth-round pick, per Pierre LeBrun of TSN.

Mittelstadt has 11 goals and 34 points in 63 appearances with Colorado this season. He's on pace to finish below the 50-point mark after exceeding it in 2022-23 and 2023-24, but perhaps the change of scenery will do him some good. Boston will likely use him in a middle-six capacity and give him a role on the power play.

Johnston signed a five-year, $42 million contract extension with Dallas on Friday, per Darren Dreger of TSN.

The Stars are certainly spending money Friday as they signed Mikko Rantanen earlier in the day to an eight-year, $96 million deal. Johnston is on an eight-game point streak, tallying eight goals and six assists. The 21-year-old has 23 goals and 36 assists, including 20 points on the power play this season.

Kunin, who missed Thursday's 7-3 loss to Colorado for roster management reasons, was acquired by Columbus from San Jose on Friday in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Kunin has 11 goals, 18 points, 46 PIM, 163 hits and 64 blocks in 63 outings in 2024-25. Although he doesn't do a ton offensively, his physicality should be of value to the Blue Jackets as they look to make the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Kunin will likely serve in the middle six.

Glass was traded to New Jersey from Pittsburgh on Friday in exchange for a third-round pick, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.

Considering the Penguins essentially took Glass off the Predators' hands in a salary cap dump earlier in the season, this is another strong piece of business for general manager Kyle Dubas. With the Devils, Glass figures to take on a bottom-six role that will likely come with minutes on the penalty kill. Curtis Lazar could be in danger of dropping out of the lineup with Glass in the fold.

Coyle was traded to Colorado from Boston along with a 2026 fifth-round pick for Casey Mittelstadt, Will Zellers and a conditional 2025 second-round selection, Anthony Di Marco of The Fourth Period reports Friday.

Coyle will likely slot into the third spot at center because Nathan MacKinnon and Brock Nelson are anchoring the top-two lines. Coyle has 15 goals, seven assists, 93 hits and 49 blocked shots across 64 games this season.

Veleno was acquired by Chicago from Detroit on Friday in exchange for Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith.

Veleno has five goals, 10 points and 93 hits in 56 appearances with the Red Wings this season. He served in a bottom-six capacity with Detroit and is likely to have the same role in Chicago.

Smith and netminder Petr Mrazek were traded to Detroit from Chicago on Friday in exchange for Joe Veleno.

Smith has put up decent numbers with the Hawks this season, tallying nine goals and seven helpers in 40 games. Gone are the days of the 35-year-old winger putting up 50-plus points a season, but he should still be capable of reaching the 20-point threshold for the second straight year while filling a bottom-six role.