NHL Player News

Carriere will be eligible for unrestricted free agency Wednesday after the Sharks didn't present him with a qualifying offer Monday.

Carriere spent the bulk of the 2025-26 regular season with AHL San Jose in 2025-26. He posted a 15-12-3 record with a 2.76 GAA and an .896 save percentage in 31 appearances with the Sharks' top minor-league affiliate.

Kraws didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Stars, and he'll become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday.

Kraws was recalled on an emergency basis ahead of postseason play last year, but he didn't make his NHL debut. He spent most of his time with ECHL Idaho, where he went 16-12-2 with a 3.03 GAA and .908 save percentage across 31 regular-season appearances. He'll attempt to seek out other opportunities during the offseason.

Hlavaj won't receive a qualifying offer from Minnesota on Monday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

As a result, Hlavaj will be eligible for unrestricted free agency Wednesday. He spent most of the 2025-26 campaign with AHL Iowa, where he posted a 7-11-4 record with a 3.28 GAA and an .887 save percentage across 22 appearances. Hlavaj also went 2-3 with a 3.56 GAA and a .908 save percentage in five outings for Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Quapp didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Hurricanes on Monday.

As a result, Quapp will be eligible for unrestricted free agency when the market opens Wednesday. He spent the majority of the 2025-26 campaign with ECHL Greensboro, where he posted a 9-16-1 record with a 3.53 GAA and an .881 save percentage across 29 regular-season outings.

Miftakhov didn't receive a qualifying offer from Carolina and will become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Miftakhov hasn't yet made his NHL debut, but he was a decent contributor during his first year with AHL Chicago in 2025-26, going 12-8-7 with a 3.25 GAA and .888 save percentage. He'll be able to seek out other opportunities ahead of the 2026-27 campaign but will likely need to settle for a minor-league role once again.

Lindbom inked a three-year, $2.7 million contract extension with the Golden Knights on Sunday.

Lindbom went 2-4-2 with a 2.99 GAA and an .873 save percentage over eight regular-season appearances with Vegas in 2025-26. While he did not fare too well with the big club, the Swedish netminder was superb with AHL Henderson, posting a 24-5-5 record, .926 save percentage and 2.16 GAA across 35 regular-season games. Since Carter Hart and Adin Hill are both under contract for the 2026-27 campaign, Lindbom will likely spend the bulk of his time in the minors again.

Cossa was dealt to Utah from Detroit on Friday in exchange for the No. 23 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Originally the No. 15 overall pick by the Red Wings in 2021, Cossa has one NHL game under his belt, with that coming back in the 2024-25 campaign. He is coming off a season with AHL Grand Rapids in which Cossa posted a 26-8-4 record along with a 2.33 GAA and .915 save percentage. Mammoth starter Karel Vejmelka appeared in an NHL-high 64 games a year ago, and Vitek Vanecek is a pending unrestricted free agent, so the 23-year-old Cossa should be considered the favorite for the backup job in Utah this coming season.

Ersson was traded to the Senators from the Maple Leafs on Friday in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.

Ersson was traded to Toronto from Philadelphia in mid-June, and he'll be on the move once again just over a week later. He made 33 regular-season appearances for the Flyers during the 2025-26 campaign, going 14-11-5 with a 3.12 GAA and .870 save percentage. Leevi Merilainen is slated to be a restricted free agent during the offseason, while James Reimer will be an unrestricted free agent, so Ersson could have the opportunity to carve out a backup role behind Linus Ullmark during the 2026-27 season.

Stolarz (groin) has fully recovered from his groin injury and is expected to be the starter heading into training camp, according to general manager John Chayka, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet on Thursday.

Stolarz being deemed the starting goalie by Chayka shouldn't come as a huge surprise after the club traded away Joseph Woll in mid-June. The 32-year-old Stolarz was limited to just 26 regular-season appearances due to injuries this year, posting a 10-10-3 record and 3.28 GAA. That injury history should be a red flag for fantasy managers, especially considering he has reached the 30-game mark only once in his NHL career.

Zajicek agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with the Bruins on Tuesday.

Zajicek failed to break into the NHL last year, spending the entire year in the minors with AHL Providence, where he went 14-6-1 with a 2.44 GAA and a .915 save percentage. With both Jeremy Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo under contract next year, not to mention Michael DiPietro, the 24-year-old Zajicek will be hard-pressed to break into the NHL any time soon.