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NHL Offseason Tracker: Predators extend Ellis for 8 years

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theScore's NHL offseason tracker lists every transaction made since June 8 (in alphabetical order by team per day).

August 14

  • Panthers sign F Mark Letestu to PTO
  • Predators sign D Ryan Ellis to 8-year, $50M contract extension
  • Devils re-sign D Steven Santini to 3-year, $4.25M contract

August 13

  • Islanders sign D Noah Dobson to 3-year, entry-level contract
  • Senators sign F Brady Tkachuk to 3-year, entry-level contract

August 10

  • Red Wings re-sign F Dylan Larkin to 5-year deal worth reported $30.5M

August 9

  • Coyotes sign F Christian Dvorak to 6-year extension worth reported $26.7M

August 4

  • Ducks sign G John Gibson to 8-year extension worth reported $51.2M
  • Golden Knights sign F William Karlsson to 1-year, $5.25M contract

August 3

  • Stars sign F Gemel Smith to 1-year, $720K contract
  • Senators D Cody Ceci awarded 1-year, $4.3M deal in arbitration
  • Senators re-sign F Mark Stone to 1-year deal worth $7.25M

August 2

  • Avalanche re-sign D Patrik Nemeth to 1-year deal worth reported $2.5M
  • Flames place F Troy Brouwer on unconditional waivers
  • Hurricanes trade F Jeff Skinner to Sabres for F Cliff Pu, 2019 2nd-round pick, 2020 3rd-round pick, 2020 6th-round pick

August 1

  • Flyers re-sign D Robert Hagg to 2-year contract worth reported $2.3M
  • Jets re-sign F Nic Petan to 1-year, 2-way deal

July 31

  • Rangers sign F Ryan Spooner to 2-year contract worth reported $8M

July 30

  • Flames re-sign F Garnet Hathaway to 1-year, $850K deal
  • Predators re-sign F Miikka Salomaki to 2-year, $1.5M contract
  • Rangers re-sign F Kevin Hayes to 1-year deal reportedly worth $5.125M
  • Wild sign F Matt Read to 1-year, 2-way deal

July 28

  • Rangers re-sign D Brady Skjei to 6-year deal worth reported $31.5M

July 27

  • Capitals re-sign F Tom Wilson to 6-year deal with $5.17M AAV

July 26

  • Penguins re-sign G Tristan Jarry to 2-year, $1.35M deal
  • Flames re-sign G David Rittich to 1-year, $800K contract

July 25

  • Flames D Brett Kulak awarded 1-year, $900K contract in arbitration
  • Panthers agree to terms with D MacKenzie Weegar on 1-year contract
  • Flames sign F Mark Jankowski to 2-year, $3.35M contract
  • Wild sign F Jason Zucker to 5-year, $27.5M contract
  • Predators sign D Dan Hamhuis to 2-year, $2.5M contract
  • Canucks re-sign F Jake Virtanen to 2-year, $2.5M contract
  • Jets sign D Jacob Trouba to 1-year, $5.5M contract

July 24

  • Blues sign D Joel Edmundson to 1-year, $3M contract
  • Capitals sign D Brooks Orpik to 1-year, $1M deal
  • Ducks sign D Brandon Montour to 2-year contract worth reported $6.775M
  • Jets sign F Marko Dano to 1-year, $800K deal

July 23

  • Golden Knights sign F William Carrier to 2-year, $1.45M deal
  • Islanders re-sign F Brock Nelson to 1-year, $4.25M contract

July 22

  • Jets D Jacob Trouba awarded 1-year, $5.5M contract in arbitration
  • Jets sign F Brandon Tanev to 1-year, $1.15M contract

July 21

  • Wild ink D Matt Dumba to 5-year, $30M contract

July 20

  • Canucks re-sign D Troy Stecher to 2-year, $4.65M contract

July 19

  • Capitals re-sign D Madison Bowey to 2-year, $2M contract
  • Jets re-sign F Adam Lowry to 3-year, $8.75M deal
  • Penguins sign F Derek Grant to 1-year, $650K contract

July 18

  • Coyotes acquire D Jacob Graves, conditional sixth-round pick from Blue Jackets for F Ryan MacInnis
  • Sharks re-sign F Chris Tierney to 2-year contract with worth reported $2.9375M AAV
  • Golden Knights sign F Tomas Nosek to 1-year, $962,500 contract

July 17

  • Devils re-sign F Blake Coleman to 3-year deal with $1.8M AAV
  • Devils re-sign F Stefan Noesen to 1-year, $1.725M contract
  • Flames re-sign G Jon Gillies to 2-year extension worth $1.5M
  • Islanders agree to terms with D Ryan Pulock on 2-year contract
  • Rangers agree to terms with F Jimmy Vesey on 2-year deal

July 16

  • Ducks sign F Adam Henrique to 5-year extension reportedly worth $5.825M annually
  • Flames sign F Elias Lindholm to 6-year, $29.1M contract
  • Predators sign F Ryan Hartman to 1-year, $875,000 contract
  • Predators sign G Juuse Saros to 3-year, $4.5M contract

July 15

  • Blue Jackets sign F Oliver Bjorkstrand to 3-year deal worth $2.5M per season
  • Canadiens agree to terms with F Phillip Danault on a 3-year contract worth $3.083M per season

July 14

  • Blue Jackets D Ryan Murray accepts 1-year qualifying offer worth $2.825M

July 13

  • Canadiens agree to terms with F Joel Armia on 1-year, $1.85M contract
  • Golden Knights sign G Marc-Andre Fleury to 3-year, $21M extension
  • Kings ink D Paul LaDue to 2-year, $1.65M deal
  • Maple Leafs re-sign F Andreas Johnsson to 1-year deal worth $787,500 at NHL level
  • Stars re-sign F Devin Shore to 2-year contract worth $2.3M per year

July 12

  • Blackhawks trade F Marian Hossa, F Vinnie Hinostroza, D Jordan Oesterle, 2019 third-round pick to Coyotes for F Marcus Kruger, F MacKenzie Entwistle, F Jordan Maletta, D Andrew Campbell, 2019 fifth-round pick
  • Canadiens sign D Simon Despres to professional tryout offer
  • Hurricanes sign F Lucas Wallmark to 2-year deal (two-way contract in 2018-19, one-way in 2019-2020)
  • Jets re-sign G Connor Hellebuyck to 6-year, $37M extension
  • Penguins sign D Jamie Oleksiak to 3-year, $6.4M contract
  • Rangers re-sign F Cody McLeod to 1-year deal

July 11

  • Lightning re-sign F Adam Erne to 1-year, $800K deal
  • Red Wings sign F Anthony Mantha to 2-year extension reportedly worth $3.3M per year

July 10

  • Blues sign F Patrick Maroon to 1-year, $1.75M contract
  • Lightning re-sign F Nikita Kucherov to 8-year, $76M extension

July 9

July 7

  • Blues re-sign F Dmitrij Jaskin to 1-year contract worth $1.1M
  • Red Wings sign F Filip Zadina to 3-year, entry-level contract
  • Flyers sign G Alex Lyon to 2-year contract
  • Golden Knights re-sign D Colin Miller to 4-year, $15.5M contract
  • Sharks re-sign D Dylan DeMelo to 2-year deal

July 6

  • Avalanche re-sign F Matt Nieto to 2-year deal reportedly worth $3.95M
  • Blue Jackets sign F Anthony Duclair to 1-year contract reportedly worth $650K
  • Blues sign F Oskar Sundqvist to 1-year, $700K deal
  • F Alex Burrows retires after 13 NHL seasons
  • Maple Leafs sign F Tyler Ennis to 1-year contract worth $650K
  • Oilers sign F Ryan Strome to 2-year contract
  • Panthers sign D Alex Petrovic to 1-year deal worth reported $1.95M
  • Stars sign F Jason Dickinson to 1-year, $875K contract

July 5

  • Blue Jackets re-sign F Boone Jenner to 4-year contract worth reported $15M
  • Canadiens re-sign F Jacob de la Rose to 2-year, $1.8M contract
  • Ducks sign D Andrej Sustr to 1-year contract worth reported $1.3M
  • Flyers sign D Christian Folin to 1-year pact worth reported $800K
  • Hurricanes sign D Trevor van Riemsdyk to 2-year, $4.6M contract
  • Lightning re-sign F Cedric Paquette to 1-year, $1M contract
  • Red Wings re-sign F Andreas Athanasiou to 2-year contract worth reported $6M

July 3

  • Blues sign F Robby Fabbri to 1-year contract worth reported $925K
  • Bruins re-sign F Sean Kuraly to 3-year contract worth $3.825M
  • Coyotes re-sign F Brad Richardson to 2-year contract worth reported $2.5M
  • Hurricanes ink D Calvin de Haan to 4-year, $18.2M deal
  • Islanders sign G Robin Lehner to 1-year contract worth reported $1.5M
  • Maple Leafs re-sign D Justin Holl to 2-year contract worth $1.35M
  • Maple Leafs trade F Matt Martin to Islanders for G Eamon McAdam
  • Stars re-sign F Remi Elie to 1-year deal worth $735K

July 2

  • Ducks sign F Brian Gibbons to 1-year deal, F Carter Rowney to 3-year deal
  • Flames sign F James Neal to 5-year, $28.75M contract
  • Islanders sign F Tom Kuhnhackl to 1-year pact
  • Lightning re-sign F Slater Koekkoek to 1-year deal worth $865K
  • Sharks re-sign F Joe Thornton to 1-year, $5M contract; F Tomas Hertl to 4-year contract worth reported $5.7M

July 1

  • Avalanche sign D Ian Cole, F Matt Calvert to 3-year contracts
  • Blackhawks sign G Cam Ward to 1-year, $3M deal; F Chris Kunitz to 1-year deal; D Brandon Manning to 2-year deal
  • Blue Jackets sign F Riley Nash to 3-year, $8.25M deal
  • Blues sign F Tyler Bozak to 3-year, $15M contract; F David Perron to 4-year, $16M contract; G Chad Johnson to 1-year, $1.75M deal
  • Bruins sign G Jaroslav Halak to 2-year deal worth $5.5M; D John Moore to 5-year, $13.75M deal; F Joakim Nordstrom to 2-year, $2M deal; F Chris Wagner to 2-year, $2.5M deal
  • Canadiens sign F Tomas Plekanec to 1-year, $2.25M deal; F Matthew Peca to 2-year, $2.6M deal; D Xavier Ouellet to 2-way deal; buy out G Steve Mason
  • Canucks sign F Jay Beagle and F Antoine Roussel to 4-year, $12M deals; F Tim Schaller to 2-year, $3.8M deal; re-sign F Sven Baertschi to 3-year, $10M deal
  • Capitals sign F Nic Dowd to 1-year, $650K deal; re-sign F Travis Boyd to 2-year, $1.6M deal
  • Coyotes sign D Oliver Ekman-Larsson to 8-year extension worth reported $66M; D Niklas Hjalmarsson to 2-year extension worth reported $10M; F Michael Grabner to 3-year deal worth reported $10.05M
  • Ducks reportedly sign D Luke Schenn to 1-year deal worth $800K
  • Flames sign F Derek Ryan to 3-year, $9.375M deal; F Austin Czarnik to 2-year, $2.5M deal; re-sign D Dalton Prout to 1-year, $800K deal
  • Flyers sign F James van Riemsdyk to 5-year, $35M deal
  • Golden Knights sign F Paul Stastny to 3-year deal worth reported $19.5M; D Nick Holden to 2-year, $4.4M deal; F Daniel Carr to 1-year, $750K deal
  • Hurricanes sign G Petr Mrazek to 1-year, $1.5M deal
  • Islanders sign F Leo Komarov to 4-year, $12M deal; re-sign D Thomas Hickey to 4-year, $10M deal; sign F Valtteri Filppula to 1-year, $2.75M deal
  • Jets sign G Laurent Brossoit to 1-year, $650K deal
  • Kings sign D Drew Doughty to 8-year, $88M extension; F Ilya Kovalchuk to 3-year, $18.75M deal
  • Lightning sign D Ryan McDonagh to 7-year, $47.25M extension
  • Maple Leafs sign F John Tavares to 7-year, $77M contract; F Josh Jooris to 1-year, $650K deal; F Adam Cracknell to 1-year, $650K deal; D Martin Marincin to 1-year, $800K deal; D Jordan Subban to 2-way contract
  • Oilers sign F Kyle Brodziak to 2-year, $2.3M deal, F Tobias Rieder to 1-year, $2M deal
  • Panthers sign G Michael Hutchinson to 1-year deal; re-sign F Jared McCann to 2-year extension
  • Penguins sign D Jack Johnson to 5-year, $16.25M deal; sign F Matt Cullen to 1-year, $650K deal
  • Rangers re-sign F Vladimir Namestnikov to 2-year contract; sign D Fredrik Claesson to 1-year, $700K deal
  • Red Wings sign D Mike Green to 2-year extension; G Jonathan Bernier to 3-year, $9M deal; F Thomas Vanek to 1-year, $3M deal
  • Sabres sign G Carter Hutton to 3-year, $8.25M deal; F Scott Wilson to 2-year, $2.1M deal; trade F Ryan O'Reilly to Blues for 2019 first-round pick, 2021 second-round pick, F Tage Thompson, F Patrik Berglund, F Vladimir Sobotka
  • Sharks sign F Logan Couture to 8-year extension worth reported $64M
  • Stars sign F Blake Comeau to 3-year, $7.2M deal; G Anton Khudobin to 2-year, $5M deal; D Roman Polak to 1-year, $1.3M deal
  • Wild sign D Greg Pateryn to 3-year, $6.75M deal; F Matt Hendricks to 1-year deal; F Eric Fehr to 1-year deal; F J.T. Brown to 2-year deal; buy out F Tyler Ennis

June 30

  • Ducks trade F Nic Kerdiles to the Jets in exchange for F Chase De Leo
  • Devils sign G Eddie Lack to 1-year deal worth $650K
  • Golden Knights agree to 2-year contract with F Ryan Reaves
  • Hurricanes, F Andrei Svechnikov agree to entry-level contract
  • Jets trade G Steve Mason, F Joel Armia, 2019 seventh-round pick, 2020 fourth-round pick to Canadiens for D Simon Bourque

June 29

  • Capitals re-sign D Michal Kempny to 4-year, $10M contract
  • Hurricanes ink AHL leading goal scorer F Valentin Zykov to 2-year, $1.35M contract
  • Islanders sign G Chris Gibson to 2-year deal
  • Panthers sign F Frank Vatrano to 1-year contract

June 28

  • Capitals sign F Devante Smith-Pelly to 1-year, $1M contract

June 27

  • Blue Jackets trade F Jordan Schroeder to Blackhawks for G J-F Berube
  • Coyotes sign D Kevin Connauton to 2-year, $2.75M contract
  • Penguins sign F Riley Sheahan to 1-year, $2.1M deal
  • Penguins trade F Conor Sheary, D Matt Hunwick to Sabres for conditional 4th-round pick in 2019

June 26

  • Canucks sign D Derrick Pouliot to 1-year, $1.1M contract
  • Jets sign D Joe Morrow to 1-year, $1M contract
  • Lightning re-sign F J.T. Miller to 5-year, $26.5M contract
  • Penguins sign F Bryan Rust to 4-year, $14M contract
  • Senators place F Alex Burrows on waivers for buyout purposes

June 25

  • Hurricanes sign F Phil Di Giuseppe
  • Penguins sign F Dominik Simon to 2-year contract
  • Penguins sign F Daniel Sprong to 2-year contract
  • Red Wings sign F Tyler Bertuzzi to 2-year contract
  • Red Wings sign F Martin Frk to 1-year contract
  • Wild sign D Ryan Murphy 1-year, $650K contract

June 24

  • Blues sign F Nikita Soshnikov to 1-year contract
  • Capitals sign D John Carlson to 8-year, $64M contract
  • Canucks trade F Michael Chaput to Blackhawks for F Tanner Kero
  • Red Wings trade D Robbie Russo to Coyotes for conditional seventh-round pick
  • Senators sign D Chris Wideman to 1-year, $1M contract extension

June 23

June 22

  • Capitals trade D Brooks Orpik, G Philipp Grubauer to Avalanche for 2018 second-round pick

June 19

  • Senators trade F Mike Hoffman, D Cody Donaghey, 2020 fifth-round pick to Sharks for F Mikkel Boedker, D Julius Bergman, 2020 sixth-round pick
  • Sharks trade F Mike Hoffman, 2018 seventh-round pick to Panthers for 2019 second-round pick, 2018 fourth-round pick, 2018 fifth-round pick

June 15

June 14

  • Sabres trade F Hudson Fasching to Coyotes for F Michael Sislo and rights to D Brandon Hickey
  • Sharks trade F Adam Helewka to Coyotes for D Kyle Wood

June 13

June 8

  • Maple Leafs trade rights to F Nolan Vesey to Oilers for conditional 2020 seventh-round pick

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