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With teams already starting to make moves for the 2025-26 NHL season, NoVa Caps tracks all of the moves throughout the offseason. This page will be updated on a regular basis until the start of the regular season in October.
Anaheim Ducks
- Coach
- Fired head coach Greg Cronin
- Named Joel Quenneville head coach
Boston Bruins
- Re-signed
- C Patrick Brown (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
- Coach
- Named Marco Sturm head coach
- Front Office
- extended GM Don Sweeney (two years)
Buffalo Sabres
- Left North America
- Front Office
- Named Jarmo Kekalainen senior advisor to GM Kevyn Adams
Calgary Flames
- Re-signed
- RW Matt Coronato (seven years x $6.5 million)
Carolina Hurricanes
- Re-signed
- LW Taylor Hall (three years x $3.167 million)
- G Frederik Andersen (one year, $2.75 million)
Chicago Blackhawks
- Coach
- Named Jeff Blashill head coach
- Named Anders Sorensen, Michael Peca assistant coaches
- Retired
- LW Pat Maroon
- D Alec Martinez
Edmonton Oilers
- Re-signed
- D Ty Emberson (two years x $1.3 million cap hit)
- D Alec Regula (two years x $775,000 cap hit — two-way)
- Injured
- RW Zach Hyman (wrist surgery on 5/28)
Los Angeles Kings
- Front Office
- Parted ways with GM Rob Blake
- Named Ken Holland GM
Minnesota Wild
- Signed
- G Riley Mercer (three years x $950,000 cap hit — entry level)
- Retired
Montreal Canadiens
Nashville Predators
- Re-signed
- D Andreas Englund (one-year, $775,000)
- G Matt Murray (two years x $775,000 cap hit, two-way)
- Left North America
New Jersey Devils
- Coach
- Parted ways with Assistants Ryan McGill, Chris Taylor
- Named Brad Shaw assistant coach
- Signed
- RW Lenni Hameenaho (three years x $950,000 cap hit — entry level)
- Re-signed
- RW Nathan Legare (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
- Left North America
New York Islanders
- Re-signed
- D Adam Boqvist (one year, $850,000)
- RW Kyle Palmieri (two years x $4.75 million cap hit)
- Retired
- LW Matt Martin
- RW Cal Clutterbuck
- Front Office
- Parted ways with GM Lou Lamoriello
- Named Mathieu Darche GM/Executive Vice President
New York Rangers
- Coach
- Fired Peter Laviolette
- Named Mike Sullivan head coach
- Re-signed
- C Juuso Parssinen (two years x $1.25 million cap hit)
- Signed overseas
- Injuries
- D K’Andre Miller (surgery for upper-body injury, expected to return around start of 2025-26 season)
Ottawa Senators
- Re-signed
- D Nikolas Matinpalo (two years x $875,000 cap hit)
- Front Office
- Parted ways with Associate GM Ryan Bowness
Philadelphia Flyers
- Injured
- D Rasmus Ristolainen (right triceps tendon, out six months from 3/26, will miss training camp)
- Re-signed
- C Rodrigo Abols (one year, $800,000)
- LW Oscar Eklind (one year, $800,000)
- RW Tyson Foerster (two years, $3.75 million cap hit)
- D Helge Grans (two years, $787,500 cap hit — two-/one-way)
- Coach
- Named Rick Tocchet head coach
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Injured
- LW Tanner Howe (ACL, out nine months from 4/24)
- Re-signed
- C Filip Hallander (two years, two-way — $775,000 cap hit)
- Coach
- Mutually parted ways with head coach Sullivan
San Jose Sharks
- Re-signed
- LW Egor Afanasyev (one year, $800,000)
- D Shakir Mukhamadullin (one year, $1 million)
- Injured
- C William Eklund (wrist surgery, out three months from 5/5)
- Retired
- C Logan Couture (groin injury)
- Contract Termination
- C Andrew Poturalski (one year, $800,000 remained)
Seattle Kraken
- Re-signed
- C John Hayden (two years x $775,000 cap hit)
- Coach
- Fired Head Coach Dan Bylsma
- Named Toronto associate coach Lane Lambert Head Coach
- Front Office
- Named Jason Boterill GM
- Promoted Ron Francis to President Of Hockey Operations
St. Louis Blues
- Injured
- D Torey Krug (ankle, expected to not play again)
- LW Dylan Holloway (undisclosed, expected to be ready for training camp)
Utah Mammoth
- Retired
- Signed
- LW Michal Kunc (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
- Re-signed
- G Jaxson Stauber (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
- D Nick DeSimone (one year, $800,000)
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Signed
- D Charles-Edouard D’Astous (one-year, two-way — $775,000)
- Re-signed
- G Jonas Johansson (two years x $1.25 million cap hit)
Toronto Maple Leafs
- Front Office
- Parted ways with President Brenden Shanahan
Vancouver Canucks
- Coach
- Parted ways with head coach Tocchet
- Named Adam Foote head coach
Vegas Golden Knights
Washington Capitals
- Injured
- D Martin Fehervary (right knee)
Winnipeg Jets
- Re-signed
- D Neal Pionk (six years x $7 million cap hit)
- Left North America
- Injured
- C Adam Lowry (hip, out 5-6 months from 5/28)
By Harrison Brown
