NHL Player News

Dermott (upper body) signed a professional tryout agreement with the Oilers on Tuesday, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.

Dermott struggled with seven points in 50 games for Arizona last season. The 27-year-old will head to the Oilers with a chance to win a bottom-pairing job on the blue line, though he begins the preseason behind his fellow former Coyotes in Troy Stecher and Josh Brown.

Larsson signed a four-year, $21 million contract with the Kraken on Tuesday.

Larsson was rewarded with a raise ahead of the 2024-25 season, and the 31-year-old is tied into Seattle for the next five years. The right-shot defenseman has missed just one game over the last three years, an incredible feat of durability and consistency. Larsson will continue to be a stay-at-home defenseman in a top four that features offensive blueliners Brandon Montour and Vince Dunn. Larsson should open the season on the top defensive pairing.

Barrie will link up with Calgary for training camp on a professional tryout agreement, the team announced Tuesday.

Considering Barrie has reached the 50-point threshold four times in his 13-year NHL career, including the 2022-23 campaign when he played for Edmonton and Nashville, it seems somewhat surprising no team was willing to give him a full contract before the start of the season. No doubt a disappointing 2023-24 season, in which he played in just 41 regular-season contests while generating 15 points, factored into the league-wide hesitancy to give the 33-year-old blueliner a deal. In another Tuesday signing, the Flames added Jarred Tinordi on a two-way contract, so Barrie will have plenty of competition during training camp in securing a roster spot for Opening Night.

Tinordi inked a one-year, two-way contract with Calgary on Tuesday.

Tinordi will likely head into training camp in a battle with fellow veteran Joel Hanley (undisclosed) for the seventh defenseman spot in the lineup. Last year, the 32-year-old TInordi saw action in 52 games for the Blackhawks in which he registered nine assists but failed to find the back of the net while putting a mere 32 shots on net. All that to say, TInordi's lack of offensive upside makes him a relative non-factor in fantasy contests even if he does secure a spot on the Opening Night roster.

Van Riemsdyk (upper body) was on the ice for Tuesday's informal skate, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.

Van Riemsdyk looks ready for the start of training camp after missing the Capitals' final postseason matchup with the Rangers in April. Despite logging 70 regular-season contests with Washington last year, the veteran blueliner failed to score for the first time since his rookie campaign in 2014-15 when he was with the Blackhawks. Considering van Riemsdyk has reached the 20-point threshold just once in his NHL career, he can probably be passed over in most fantasy formats.

Del Gaizo inked a one-year, two-way contract with Nashville on Monday.

Given the depth ahead of him, Del Gaizo probably shouldn't be expected to make the Opening Night roster, though his positional rivals Spencer Stastney and Kevin Gravel are also on two-way deals. For his part, the 24-year-old Del Gaizo has logged nine NHL games in which he recorded three assists, eight shots and 20 hits while averaging 16:28 of ice time.

Stecher (ankle) was on the ice Monday with his Edmonton teammates for an informal skate ahead of training camp, Tom Gazzola of Edmonton Sports Talk reports.

Following offseason ankle surgery, Stecher should be ready to compete for a depth spot with the Oilers during camp. The 30-year-old defender recorded one goal, seven points, 51 shots on net and 77 blocked shots in 54 regular-season appearances between Arizona and Edmonton in 2023-24, though his ankle injury prevented him from playing in the postseason.

Chabot (wrist) will be available for the start of the 2024-25 season, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.

Chabot feels good to go for training camp after dealing with a wrist issue for the better part of two years. He produced nine goals, 30 points, 118 shots on net, 88 blocked shots and 44 hits across 51 regular-season appearances in 2023-24. If Chabot can stay healthy, he could be a solid multi-category contributor for fantasy managers in the upcoming campaign.

Fehervary (undisclosed) took part in Friday's informal skate with his teammates, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.

Fehervary was pulled out of Slovakia's Olympic qualifying events due to a minor injury but seems to be back to 100 percent ahead of training camp. The 24-year-old blueliner has missed the 20-point mark in each of his three NHL seasons but hasn't been able to reach the 70-game mark in either of the prior two campaigns. If he can stay healthy enough to appear in all 82 contests, Fehervary should be able to finally get to that 20-point threshold.

Addison penned a professional tryout agreement with Ottawa on Thursday.

Addison saw action in 60 games for the Sharks last season in which he tallied one goal and 11 assists while averaging 17:21 of ice time. The 24-year-old blueliner didn't quite live up to his 2022-23 numbers when he posted 29 points in 62 contests while with the Wild. Still, the Manitoba native could be given some leeway for having struggled on the worst team in the league last year. If Ottawa can get 30 points out of Addison in 2024-25, he will be well worth whatever full contract the club might give him.