2017-18 NHL TEAM-BY-TEAM OFFSEASON SUMMARY Based on Rosters As of Oct
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2017-18 NHL TEAM-BY-TEAM OFFSEASON SUMMARY Based on Rosters as of Oct. 2, 2017 ANAHEIM DUCKS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 28: Named Steve Konowalchuk and Mark Morrison assistant coaches. July 1: Signed G Ryan Miller. July 2: Signed D Steve Oleksy, C Derek Grant, LW Mike Liambas and RW Scott Sabourin. July 5: Signed G Reto Berra. July 7: Signed C Dennis Rasmussen. Aug. 21: Signed D Francois Beauchemin. Offseason Departures D Clayton Stoner (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) D Shea Theodore (traded to Vegas) G Jonathan Bernier (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado) C Nate Thompson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa) RW Emerson Etem (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona) C Ryan Garbutt (unrestricted free agent) D Simon Despres (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * ARIZONA COYOTES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 16: Acquired C Nick Cousins and G Merrick Madsen from Philadelphia for LW Brendan Warren and a 5th-round pick in 2018. June 17: Acquired D Brandon Hickey, G Chad Johnson and a conditional draft pick from Calgary for G Mike Smith. June 23: Acquired C Derek Stepan and G Antti Raanta from NY Rangers for D Anthony DeAngelo and a 1st-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. June 23: Acquired D Niklas Hjalmarsson from Chicago for D Connor Murphy and C Laurent Dauphin. July 1: Signed C Zac Rinaldo, RW Mike Sislo, D Adam Clendening, D Andrew Campbell and D Joel Hanley. July 4: Signed C Michael Latta. July 5: Signed LW Emerson Etem. July 11: Named Rick Tocchet head coach. July 26: Named John MacLean and Scott Allen assistant coaches. Sept. 17: Acquired D Jason Demers from Florida for LW Jamie McGinn. Offseason Departures LW Teemu Pulkkinen (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) RW Shane Doan (retired) G Mike Smith (traded to Calgary) D Connor Murphy (traded to Chicago) D Anthony DeAngelo (traded to NY Rangers) LW Jamie McGinn (traded to Florida) C Alexander Burmistrov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver) C Peter Holland (unrestricted free agent, signed by Montreal) RW Radim Vrbata (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida) RW Josh Jooris (unrestricted free agent, signed by Carolina) D Jamie McBain (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay) D Jarred Tinordi (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh) D Zbynek Michalek (unrestricted free agent) BOSTON BRUINS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 13: Named Kevin Dean assistant coach. July 1: Signed LW Kenny Agostino, RW Jordan Szwarz and D Paul Postma. Offseason Departures D Colin Miller (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) C Dominic Moore (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto) C Zac Rinaldo (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona) RW Drew Stafford (unrestricted free agent, signed by New Jersey) D Joe Morrow (unrestricted free agent, signed by Montreal) D John-Michael Liles (unrestricted free agent) RW Jimmy Hayes (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * BUFFALO SABRES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions May 11: Named Jason Botterill general manager. June 15: Named Phil Housley head coach. June 17: Acquired D Nathan Beaulieu from Montreal for Buffalo’s 3rd-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. June 30: Acquired D Marco Scandella, RW Jason Pominville and a 4th-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft from Minnesota for C Tyler Ennis, LW Marcus Foligno and a 3rd-round pick in 2018. July 1: Signed G Chad Johnson, C Jacob Josefson, C Kevin Porter, C Seth Griffith, LW Benoit Pouliot and D Matt Tennyson. July 5: Named Davis Payne associate coach. July 17: Named Chris Hajt assistant coach. Offseason Departures LW William Carrier (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) C Tyler Ennis (traded to Minnesota) LW Marcus Foligno (traded to Minnesota) G Anders Nilsson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver) D Dmitry Kulikov (unrestricted free agent, signed by Winnipeg) D Erik Burgdoerfer (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa) C Cal O’Reilly (unrestricted free agent, signed by Minnesota) C Derek Grant (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim) LW Cole Schneider (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Rangers) D Cody Franson (unrestricted free agent) RW Brian Gionta (unrestricted free agent) D Brady Austin (unrestricted free agent) CALGARY FLAMES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 17: Acquired G Mike Smith from Arizona for G Chad Johnson, D Brandon Hickey and a conditional draft pick. June 24: Acquired D Travis Hamonic and a 4th-round pick in the 2019 or 2020 NHL Draft from NY Islanders for Calgary’s 1st- and 2nd-round round picks in the 2018 NHL Draft and a 2nd-round pick in 2019 or 2020. June 29: Acquired G Eddie Lack, D Ryan Murphy and a 7th-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft from Carolina for D Keegan Kanzig and a 6th-round pick in 2019. July 1: Signed LW Marek Hrivik. July 2: Signed LW Luke Gazdic. Offseason Departures D Deryk Engelland (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) G Brian Elliott (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia) LW Brandon Bollig (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose) LW Lance Bouma (unrestricted free agent, signed by Chicago) D Ladislav Smid (unrestricted free agent) D Dennis Wideman (unrestricted free agent) RW Alex Chiasson (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * CAROLINA HURRICANES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions April 28: Acquired G Scott Darling from Chicago for a 3rd-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. June 22: Acquired D Trevor van Riemsdyk and a 7th-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft from Vegas for a 2nd-round pick in 2017. June 29: Acquired D Keegan Kanzig and a 6th-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft from Calgary for G Eddie Lack, D Ryan Murphy and a 7th-round pick in 2019. July 1: Signed RW Justin Williams, RW Josh Jooris, G Jeremy Smith and D Brenden Kichton. July 4: Acquired C Marcus Kruger from Vegas for a 5th-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Offseason Departures LW Bryan Bickell (retired) G Eddie Lack (traded to Calgary) D Ryan Murphy (traded to Calgary) G Michael Leighton (unrestricted free agent, signed by Tampa Bay) D Matt Tennyson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo) C Jay McClement (unrestricted free agent) LW Brendan Woods (unrestricted free agent) C Andrej Nestrasil (unrestricted free agent) CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 15: Named Ulf Samuelsson and Don Granato assistant coaches. June 23: Acquired D Connor Murphy and C Laurent Dauphin from Arizona for D Niklas Hjalmarsson. June 23: Acquired LW Brandon Saad, G Anton Forsberg and a 5th-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft from Columbus for LW Artemi Panarin, LW Tyler Motte and a 6th-round pick in 2017. July 1: Signed LW Patrick Sharp, LW Lance Bouma, C Tommy Wingels, D Jordan Oesterle and G Jean-Francois Berube. Offseason Departures D Trevor van Riemsdyk (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) D Brian Campbell (retired) D Niklas Hjalmarsson (traded to Arizona) LW Artemi Panarin (traded to Columbus) LW Tyler Motte (traded to Columbus) G Scott Darling (traded to Carolina) D Johnny Oduya (unrestricted free agent, signed by Ottawa) C Dennis Rasmussen (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim) LW Brandon Mashinter (unrestricted free agent, signed by San Jose) LW Andrew Desjardins (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * COLORADO AVALANCHE Offseason Signings/Acquisitions July 1: Signed C Colin Wilson, LW Andrew Agozzino, D David Warsofsky, G Jonathan Bernier and G Joe Cannata. July 4: Signed RW Nail Yakupov. July 7: Named Ray Bennett assistant coach. Offseason Departures G Calvin Pickard (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) D Francois Beauchemin (unrestricted free agent, signed by Anaheim) D Patrick Wiercioch (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver) G Jeremy Smith (unrestricted free agent, signed by Carolina) C Mikhail Grigorenko (unrestricted free agent) C John Mitchell (unrestricted free agent) RW Rene Bourque (unrestricted free agent) D Cody Goloubef (unrestricted free agent) D Fedor Tyutin (unrestricted free agent) D Eric Gelinas (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 23: Acquired LW Artemi Panarin, LW Tyler Motte and a 6th-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft from Chicago for LW Brandon Saad, G Anton Forsberg and a 5th-round pick in 2018. June 23: Acquired C Jordan Schroeder from Minnesota for C Dante Salituro. July 1: Signed D Andre Benoit and D Cameron Gaunce. Offseason Departures C William Karlsson (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) LW Brandon Saad (traded to Chicago) G Anton Forsberg (traded to Chicago) LW Scott Hartnell (unrestricted free agent, signed by Nashville) C Sam Gagner (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vancouver) C T.J. Tynan (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vegas) D Kyle Quincey (unrestricted free agent, signed by Minnesota) LW Lauri Korpikoski (unrestricted free agent) DALLAS STARS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions April 13: Named Ken Hitchcock head coach. May 9: Acquired G Ben Bishop from Los Angeles for a 4th-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. June 22: Named Rick Wilson and Stu Barnes assistant coaches. June 26: Acquired D Marc Methot from Vegas for G Dylan Ferguson and a 2nd-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. July 1: Signed C Martin Hanzal, C Brian Flynn, D Tyler Pitlick, D Brent Regner and G Mike McKenna. July 3: Signed RW Alexander Radulov. Offseason Departures C Cody Eakin (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) LW Patrick Sharp (unrestricted free agent, signed by Chicago) RW Ales Hemsky (unrestricted free agent, signed by Montreal) G Antti Niemi (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh) RW Jiri Hudler (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * DETROIT RED WINGS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions July 1: Signed D Trevor Daley and D Luke Witkowski. Offseason Departures LW Tomas Nosek (selected by Vegas in Expansion Draft) RW Mitch Callahan (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton) LW Drew Miller (unrestricted free agent) * * * * * EDMONTON OILERS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions June 22: Acquired C Ryan Strome from NY Islanders for C Jordan Eberle.