Patrick Kane
RW FA
Mon 6/30/25 8:38 PM

Kane signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Red Wings on Monday, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic.
EDGE Analysis
Kane can earn up to $7 million next season if he attains his performance bonuses. The three-time Stanley Cup champion generated 21 goals and 59 points while averaging 17:59 of ice time over 72 games in 2024-25. Kane will continue to fill a top-six role while receiving time with the man advantage next season, and he'll be a big factor in helping Detroit attempt to snap its nine-year postseason drought.

IRAlex Pietrangelo
D VGK
Mon 6/30/25 8:37 PM

Pietrangelo will be stepping away from the game of hockey indefinitely to recover from serious hip injuries, the team announced Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Pietrangelo has enjoyed a wonderful career up to this point, playing over 1,000 games in the NHL and winning two Stanley Cup championships, but his future is very much up in the air after the news of his injuries. At minimum, he'll likely miss the entirety of the 2025-26 season, but it remains to be seen if he'll be able to return at all moving forward. If this is it for the 35-year-old, he'll finish his career with 148 goals and 489 assists with a plus-123 rating in 1,087 career regular-season games, and he added 80 points in 149 playoff contests. He currently has two years remaining on his contract that carries an $8.8 million cap hit per season.

Anton Malmstrom
D STL
Mon 6/30/25 8:12 PM

Malmstrom did not secure a qualifying offer from the Blues on Monday, according to Lou Korac of NHL.com.
EDGE Analysis
Malmstrom logged one assist and four PIM over 10 games with AHL Springfield this past campaign. The Swedish blueliner also appeared in 31 regular-season games with ECHL Florida, having recorded six goals, 15 points and a plus-8 rating. The 25-year-old is now scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent.

Tanner Dickinson
C STL
Mon 6/30/25 8:09 PM

Dickinson was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Blues on Monday and will become an unrestricted free agent, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Dickinson had seven goals and eight assists in 57 games last season with AHL Springfield. After not being tendered a qualifying offer, the 23-year-old will be free to pursue an opportunity elsewhere in free agency, likely on a minor-league deal to continue developing at the AHL level.

Marc McLaughlin
C NJ
Mon 6/30/25 8:04 PM

McLaughlin signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Devils on Monday, per PuckPedia.
EDGE Analysis
It's a two-way deal for the forward. McLaughlin spent parts of the 2024-25 season with the Bruins and Devils, and he appeared in multiple games for each club's minor-league squads. The 25-year-old will provide organizational depth for the Devils, as he might spend most of his time with AHL Utica in 2025-26.

Cayden Primeau
G MTL
Mon 6/30/25 8:02 PM

Primeau was traded to the Hurricanes from the Canadiens in exchange for a seventh-round pick, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Primeau is a restricted free agent, so the Hurricanes will have to sign him and get him under contract. Considering just how dominant the 25-year-old was in the AHL last season, it's a decent bet to make for the Hurricanes, given the cheap acquisition price. He held a 21-2-3 record, with a 1.92 GAA and a .927 save percentage, during his time with AHL Laval last year. He brings a decent amount of NHL experience to the table, but will likely not start there with the Hurricanes, if he signs a new deal, considering the presence of Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov.

Jacob Perreault
RW MTL
Mon 6/30/25 7:48 PM

Perreault is set to be an unrestricted free agent after not receiving a qualifying offer from the Oilers on Monday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
EDGE Analysis
Perreault, a first-round pick by Anaheim in 2020, has yet to live up to his draft status, appearing in just one NHL game in 2021-22. The 23-year-old accounted for three goals, 14 points, 37 PIM and a minus-17 rating across 38 outings with AHL Bakersfield last season. The Montreal native might pen a two-way contract in free agency, but he's unlikely to see time at the NHL level in 2025-26.

Cameron Wright
RW EDM
Mon 6/30/25 7:31 PM

Wright was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Oilers on Monday and will become an unrestricted free agent, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
EDGE Analysis
Wright had a solid season last year, producing 13 goals and 11 assists in 60 games with AHL Bakersfield. However, after not being tendered a qualifying offer, the 26-year-old will be a member of the crop of free agents searching for a new home Tuesday. He will likely be nothing more than minor-league depth player for the team that signs him.

Olivier Rodrigue
G EDM
Mon 6/30/25 7:30 PM

The Oilers did not extend a qualifying offer to Rodrigue on Monday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
EDGE Analysis
Rodrigue appeared in two regular-season games with the Oilers last season, going 0-1-0 with an .862 save percentage and a 3.10 GAA. The 24-year-old also registered an 18-16-7 record, .897 save percentage and 3.12 GAA over 41 outings with AHL Bakersfield. The 2018 second-round pick will look to link up with a new organization when free agency opens Tuesday.

Nick Cousins
C OTT
Mon 6/30/25 7:21 PM

Cousins signed a one-year, $825,000 contract with the Senators on Monday, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.
EDGE Analysis
Cousins will return to Ottawa on another one-year deal after providing six goals and 15 points over 50 regular-season appearances with the club in 2024-25. The left-shot forward was held off the scoresheet over five postseason appearances in the Senators' first-round series loss to the Maple Leafs. Cousins is unlikely to serve in anything more than a fourth-line capacity next season, which leaves him with minimal value in the fantasy realm.