Nhlstats Offseason Summary
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The 2020-21 NHL Offseason Summary includes Offseason Signings/Acquisitions, Re-Signings and Notable Offseason Departures for all Clubs, including the Seattle Kraken (Updated through Jan. 10, 2021; excludes players on PTOs). ANAHEIM DUCKS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions March 27: Signed C Trevor Zegras March 30: Signed C Jack Badini and D Hunter Drew June 1: Signed D Kodie Curran June 23: Named Martin Madden assistant general manager Oct. 8: Acquired a 2021 fifth-round pick from Ottawa for D Erik Gudbranson Oct. 9: Signed C Derek Grant and D Kevin Shattenkirk Oct. 10: Signed C Vinni Lettieri and D Andy Welinski (Lettieri and Welinski were subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 8) Oct. 12: Signed LW Maxim Golod Nov. 5: Signed RW Jacob Perreault Nov. 7: Signed D Jamie Drysdale Re-Signings May 6: Re-signed D Christian Djoos and D Jani Hakanpaa (Djoos was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 8 and claimed by Detroit on Jan. 9) May 10: Re-signed C Sam Carrick and D Brendan Guhle (Carrick was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 8) July 14: Re-signed RW Troy Terry July 28: Re-signed LW Sonny Milano Aug. 7: Re-signed D Jacob Larsson Oct. 9: Re-signed C Chase De Leo (De Leo was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 8) Oct. 10: Re-signed C Andrew Poturalski (Poturalski was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 8) Dec. 24: Re-signed G Ryan Miller Jan. 7: Re-signed G Anthony Stolarz (Stolarz was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 8) Notable Offseason Departures LW Andrew Agozzino (placed on waivers) RW David Backes (placed on waivers) G Kevin Boyle (unrestricted free agent, signed by Detroit) D Michael Del Zotto (unrestricted free agent, signed by Columbus) RW Patrick Eaves (unrestricted free agent) D Erik Gudbranson (traded to Ottawa) D Matt Irwin (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo) C Justin Kloos (unrestricted free agent, signed by Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) D Joel Persson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Vaxjo Lakers) LW Kiefer Sherwood (unrestricted free agent, signed by Colorado) Pro scout Dave Baseggio (hired by Seattle as director of professional scouting) * * * * * ARIZONA COYOTES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions March 19: Signed C Ryan McGregor March 20: Signed LW Nate Sucese April 6: Signed G David Tendeck April 9: Signed D Cameron Crotty April 28: Signed LW Matias Maccelli June 8: Named Xavier Gutierrez president, chief executive officer and alternate governor Aug. 15: Signed C Lane Pederson Sept. 17: Named Bill Armstrong general manager Sept. 25: Named Brian Daccord special assistant to the general manager and director of goaltending operations Oct. 1: Named Darryl Plandowski director of amateur scouting Oct. 2: Named Ryan Jankowski associate director of amateur scouting Oct. 9: Signed C John Hayden and C Tyler Pitlick Oct. 10: Signed LW Dryden Hunt and C Johan Larsson Nov. 12: Named Devan McConnell high performance director Dec. 11: Named David Ludwig director of hockey operations and salary cap compliance Dec. 12: Named Hunter Cherni head video coordinator Dec. 15: Named Cory Stillman assistant coach Dec. 21: Signed C Drake Caggiula Dec. 26: Acquired a 2021 second-round pick from Ottawa for C Derek Stepan Dec. 30: Signed C Derick Brassard Re-Signings March 30: Re-signed C Michael Chaput June 30: Re-signed D Dysin Mayo Aug. 23: Re-signed C Blake Speers Sept. 15: Re-signed G Adin Hill Oct. 5: Re-signed D Kyle Capobianco and D Ilya Lyubushkin Oct. 10: Re-signed D Jordan Gross Oct. 19: Re-signed RW Christian Fischer Notable Offseason Departures LW Michael Grabner (placed on waivers) LW Taylor Hall (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo) RW Vinnie Hinostroza (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida) RW Brad Richardson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Nashville) C Carl Soderberg (unrestricted free agent, signed by Chicago) C Derek Stepan (traded to Ottawa) General manager John Chayka Interim general manager Steve Sullivan (retained by Arizona as assistant general manager) Director of European amateur scouting Chris MacDonald (hired by Seattle as amateur scout) * * * * * BOSTON BRUINS Offseason Signings/Acquisitions March 18: Signed G Jeremy Swayman and D Nick Wolff March 27: Signed D Jack Ahcan June 15: Signed D Victor Berglund Aug. 6: Signed RW Robert Lantosi Aug. 17: Signed LW Matt Filipe Oct. 10: Signed RW Craig Smith Oct. 14: Signed G Callum Booth and C Greg McKegg Re-Signings May 1: Re-signed G Jaroslav Halak July 29: Re-signed RW Anders Bjork Aug. 23: Re-signed G Dan Vladar Oct. 9: Re-signed D Kevan Miller Oct. 14: Re-signed D Jakub Zboril Oct. 17: Re-signed D Matt Grzelcyk Oct. 20: Re-signed C Karson Kuhlman Oct. 21: Re-signed RW Zach Senyshyn Nov. 23: Re-signed LW Jake DeBrusk Notable Offseason Departures LW Peter Cehlarik (restricted free agent, signed by Leksands IF) D Zdeno Chara (unrestricted free agent, signed by Washington) C Brendan Gaunce (unrestricted free agent) D Torey Krug (unrestricted free agent, signed by St. Louis) G Maxime Legace (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh) C Joakim Nordstrom (unrestricted free agent, signed by Calgary) D Alexander Petrovic (unrestricted free agent, signed by Calgary) RW Brett Ritchie (unrestricted free agent) Assistant video coordinator Hunter Cherni (hired by Arizona as head video coordinator) * * * * * BUFFALO SABRES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions March 18: Signed LW Brandon Biro March 23: Signed LW Dawson DiPietro March 25: Signed D Mattias Samuelsson June 15: Signed D Oskari Laaksonen June 16: Named Kevyn Adams general manager June 26: Named Jeremiah Crowe director of scouting and Jason Nightingale assistant director of scouting July 31: Signed LW Brett Murray (Murray was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Sept. 1: Named Matt Ellis director of player development Sept. 16: Acquired C Eric Staal from Minnesota for C Marcus Johansson Oct. 9: Signed D Brandon Davidson, D Matt Irwin and C Tobias Rieder (Davidson was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Oct. 10: Signed C Cody Eakin and D Brandon Montour Oct. 11: Signed LW Taylor Hall Oct. 19: Signed C Steven Fogarty (Fogarty was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Nov. 4: Signed G Dustin Tokarski (Tokarski was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Nov. 16: Signed RW Jack Quinn Jan. 5: Named Dan Girardi development coach Jan. 8: Signed C Riley Sheahan Re-Signings Sept. 24: Re-signed C Curtis Lazar Oct. 2: Re-signed C Andrew Oglevie Oct. 5: Re-signed RW Tage Thompson Oct. 7: Re-signed G Jonas Johansson Oct. 8: Re-signed C Zemgus Girgensons Oct. 22: Re-signed D Casey Nelson Oct. 25: Re-signed C Sam Reinhart and G Linus Ullmark Oct. 29: Re-signed LW Victor Olofsson Dec. 23: Re-signed C Casey Mittelstadt Notable Offseason Departures C Jean-Sebastien Dea (placed on waivers) LW Remi Elie (unrestricted free agent) RW Michael Frolik (unrestricted free agent, signed by Montreal) D John Gilmour (unrestricted free agent, signed by CSKA Moscow) D Matt Hunwick (unrestricted free agent) C Marcus Johansson (traded to Minnesota) LW Dominik Kahun (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton) C Johan Larsson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Arizona) D Lawrence Pilut (restricted free agent, signed by Traktor Chelyabinsk) C Vladimir Sobotka (unrestricted free agent, signed by SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers) RW Wayne Simmonds (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto) LW C.J. Smith (placed on waivers) LW Jimmy Vesey (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto) LW Scott Wilson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida) General manager Jason Botterill (hired by Seattle as assistant general manager) Assistant general manager Randy Sexton (hired by Minnesota as senior advisor to the general manager) Director of amateur scouting Ryan Jankowski (hired by Arizona as associate director of amateur scouting) * * * * * CALGARY FLAMES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions March 20: Signed D Connor Mackey and D Colton Poolman April 27: Signed C Mathias Emilio Pettersen April 29: Signed D Johannes Kinnvall May 1: Signed G Dustin Wolf Sept. 14: Named Geoff Ward full-time head coach Oct. 9: Signed G Jacob Markstrom, D Alexander Petrovic and D Christopher Tanev (Petrovic was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Oct. 10: Signed G Louis Domingue (Domingue was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Oct. 19: Signed C Joakim Nordstrom Oct. 22: Signed C Dominik Simon Oct. 23: Signed D Nikita Nesterov Oct. 24: Signed LW Josh Leivo Dec. 16: Named Jordan Sigalet director of goaltending, Jason Labarbera goaltending coach and Thomas Speer development goalie coach Dec. 31: Signed C Connor Zary Re-Signings June 15: Re-signed G Artyom Zagidulin Sept. 28: Re-signed C Justin Kirkland (Kirkland was subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Oct. 9: Re-signed C Byron Froese, C Zac Rinaldo and RW Buddy Robinson (Froese and Robinson were subsequently placed on waivers on Jan. 10) Oct. 14: Re-signed C Glenn Gawdin Oct. 15: Re-signed G Tyler Parsons Oct. 16: Re-signed LW Andrew Mangiapane Dec. 18: Re-signed D Oliver Kylington Notable Offseason Departures D TJ Brodie (unrestricted free agent, signed by Toronto) C Austin Czarnik (unrestricted free agent, signed by NY Islanders) D Derek Forbort (unrestricted free agent, signed by Winnipeg) G Jon Gillies (unrestricted free agent, signed by St. Louis) D Erik Gustafsson (unrestricted free agent, signed by Philadelphia) D Travis Hamonic (unrestricted free agent) C Mark Jankowski (unrestricted free agent, signed by Pittsburgh) LW Ryan Lomberg (unrestricted free agent, signed by Florida) C Alan Quine (unrestricted free agent, signed by Edmonton) C Tobias Rieder (unrestricted free agent, signed by Buffalo) D Michael Stone (unrestricted free agent) G Cam Talbot (unrestricted free agent, signed by Minnesota) * * * * * CAROLINA HURRICANES Offseason Signings/Acquisitions March 24: Signed C David Cotton and C Jason Cotton July 11: Named Peter Harrold skills coach Sept.