NHL Player News

Sillinger (knee) signed a one-year, two-way contract with Columbus on Tuesday.

Sillinger produced 11 goals and 18 assists in 44 regular-season appearances with AHL Cleveland in 2024-25. He sustained a knee injury late in the year but could be ready for training camp in the fall. Sillinger will probably spend most of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors.

Bjugstad signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract with St. Louis on Tuesday.

Bjugstad produced eight goals, 19 points, 115 shots on net and 104 hits across 66 regular-season outings with Utah in 2024-25. He will likely occupy a bottom-six role with the Blues in 2025-26.

White inked a one-year, two-way contract with San Jose on Tuesday.

White spent the majority of the 2024-25 campaign with the Barracuda, notching 12 goals and 13 assists in 48 regular-season games for the minor-league club. The 28-year-old center did play in three NHL games for San Jose last year, but he figures to be a fringe roster player again during the upcoming season.

Brown signed a four-year, $12 million contract with the Devils on Tuesday, per Dave McCarthy of NHL.com.

After a poor regular season in 2023-24 in which Brown generated just four goals and 12 points while posting a minus-8 rating over 71 regular-season appearances, the right-shot winger rebounded in the 2024-25 regular season by recording 13 markers and 17 helpers over a full 82-game slate. That progress helped Brown earn this new contract with the Devils, but considering his new squad is deep on the right side, the 31-year-old may be hard-pressed to fill anything more than a fourth-line role in 2025-26.

Tynan signed a one-year contract with the Avalanche on Tuesday.

Tynan had eight goals and 49 points in 52 regular-season games with AHL Colorado last campaign. He also earned one assist in nine NHL outings during the 2024-25 regular season. Tynan will probably spend most, if not all, of the 2025-26 campaign in the minors.

Goncalves signed a two-year, $2.4 million contract with the Lightning on Tuesday.

In his first full campaign with Tampa Bay, Goncalves provided eight goals, 20 points, 71 hits and a plus-7 rating over 60 regular-season appearances. The 24-year-old, selected by the Lightning in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft, will likely receive middle-six minutes in 2025-26, though he's capable of playing up and down the lineup.

Dvorak signed a one-year, $5.4 million contract with Philadelphia on Tuesday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Dvorak registered 12 goals, 33 points, 104 shots on net and 74 hits across 82 regular-season games with Montreal in 2024-25. The 29-year-old forward could occupy a bottom-six role with the Flyers in the 2024-25 campaign.

Blackwell signed a two-year, $1.55 million contract with the Stars on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Blackwell notched six goals, 17 points, 84 hits and a plus-4 rating over 63 regular-season contests with Dallas this past campaign. The right-shot forward will continue to fill a bottom-six role with the Stars, but he shouldn't warrant much attention from fantasy managers outside of the deepest of formats.

Lafferty was traded to Chicago from Buffalo for a 2026 sixth-round pick Tuesday.

Lafferty struggled to produce offensively last season, managing just seven points in 60 regular-season outings for the Sabres. In his previous stint in Chicago, the 30-year-old winger was significantly more productive, generating 21 points in 51 contests. Lafferty's primary on-ice value comes as a penalty killer, a role that doesn't exactly translate into fantasy production -- though he did manage four short-handed goals with the Hawks in 2022-23.

Bolduc was acquired by the Habs from the Blues on Tuesday in a swap for Logan Mailloux.

Bolduc is coming off a solid rookie campaign with St. Louis in which he notched 19 goals and 17 helpers in 72 regular-season outings, including 12 power-play points. Barring a significant sophomore slump, the 22-year-old Quebec native should be capable of topping both those marks this coming season and should be a top-half fantasy target.