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Gibson didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Capitals on Monday, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Gibson signed an AHL contract with the Hershey Bears last Wednesday, but he'll need to seek out a new deal at the NHL level ahead of the 2025-26 season. He was solid in the ECHL last year, going 12-1-0 with a 1.75 GAA and .933 save percentage.

Merilainen signed a one-year, $1.05 million contract with Ottawa on Monday.

Merilainen posted a record of 8-3-1 with three shutouts, a 1.99 GAA and a .925 save percentage in 12 regular-season appearances with Ottawa in 2024-25. With Anton Forsberg poised to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, Merilainen could begin the 2025-26 campaign as Linus Ullmark's backup.

The Sharks didn't extend a qualifying offer to Romanov on Monday, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Romanov saw limited playing time with the Sharks over the last two seasons. Over eight appearances last year, he went 0-6-0 with a 3.88 GAA and .877 save percentage, and he'll have to seek out another contract ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.

Miner inked a two-year contract with Colorado on Monday.

Miner put together a fantastic campaign with AHL Colorado this season, going 22-10-6 with a .918 save percentage and 2.12 GAA in 38 regular-season contests. Selected by the Avalanche in the seventh round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the 24-year-old backstop faces an uphill battle to becoming an NHL netminder, as he's blocked by Mackenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood for the upcoming campaign.

Perets was not qualified by the Hurricanes on Monday and will become an unrestricted free agent.

Perets has logged just two NHL games in his career, including last season against the Panthers on Nov. 30. In that outing, the 25-year-old netminder stopped six of seven shots for a .857 save percentage. Without Perets back in the system, the Canes could decide to re-sign Dustin Tokarski or Spencer Martin.

DiPietro signed a two-year, $1.625 million contract with Boston on Monday.

Interestingly, DiPietro's contract is a one-way deal that will make it more expensive to move him to the minors this upcoming season. The Bruins already have both Jeremy Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo under contract, so there figures to be significant competition at the goalie position during training camp.

Husso signed a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension with the Ducks on Sunday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.

Husso was a midseason acquisition via trade by the Ducks from the Red Wings, but the goaltender appeared in just four games at the NHL level with Anaheim. The 30-year-old spent most of his brief time in the Ducks organization so far with AHL San Diego, where me made nine starts. Even after the trade of John Gibson, the Ducks still hold the rights to goaltenders Petr Mrazek and pending RFA Lukas Dostal, leaving a lot of competition for starts moving forward and potentially a lot of one-way money tied up between the three of them.

Hofer signed a two-year, $6.8 million contract with St. Louis on Saturday.

Hofer posted a 16-8-3 record with one shutout, a 2.64 GAA and a .904 save percentage across 31 regular-season outings with the Blues in 2024-25. He should continue to see his fair share of starts behind Jordan Binnington in the 2025-26 campaign, making Hofer a worthwhile depth or streaming option in fantasy leagues.

Anaheim acquired Mrazek, a 2027 second-round and a 2026 fourth-round selection from Detroit on Saturday in exchange for John Gibson.

The 33-year-old Mrazek split his time between Chicago and Detroit in 2024-25, going 12-21-2 with a 3.35 GAA and an .891 save percentage across 38 regular-season appearances. With Anaheim, he will be the clear No. 2 netminder behind Lukas Dostal, but Mrazek could still start about 30 games in 2025-26.

Detroit obtained Gibson (lower body) from Anaheim on Saturday in exchange for Petr Mrazek, a second-round pick in 2027 and a fourth-round selection in 2026.

Gibson has dealt with injuries while losing playing time to Lukas Dostal in recent seasons. In 2024-25, the 31-year-old Gibson went 11-11-2 with a 2.73 GAA and .912 save percentage, but he has struggled mightily since 2019-20 as the Ducks went through a rebuild. Detroit is banking on him being able to bounce back in a different environment. Cam Talbot, who is 37, is signed for one more season at $2.5 million. Gibson should enter the 2025-26 campaign as Detroit's No. 1 netminder.