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Last updated: July 7, 2026, 5:31 PM ET

NHL Offseason Moves and Player Status

The free agency and contract landscape saw significant movement Tuesday, with the Ottawa Senators re-signing forward Claude Giroux to a one-year deal worth $5 million. This contract includes $2 million toward the salary cap and $3 million in performance bonuses, marking Giroux's 20th NHL season re-signs Sens. In a surprising Eastern Conference shift, Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson is leaving his role to join the rival Toronto Maple Leafs as an associate coach joins Leafs' staff.

Further west, the Calgary Flames secured defenseman Simon Nemec with a five-year, $36.25 million contract signs 5-year deal. The Nashville Predators inked center Mavrik Bourque to a six-year, $33 million pact, acquiring him as a restricted free agent from the Dallas Stars gives new forward deal. Meanwhile, the Anaheim Ducks dodged an offer sheet by agreeing to terms with defenseman Pavel Mintyukov on a five-year extension valued at $36 million, a deal that will keep him with the club through the 2029-30 season re-sign Mintyukov. Forward Chase Stillman, landed a one-year, two-way contract with the Detroit Red Wings worth $850,000 at the NHL level signs one-year deal.

On the player status front, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin indicated he is not certain about his retirement timeline. While his wife suggested he might play for one or two more seasons, Ovechkin himself remained non-committal about whether the current season would be his last Ovi may play two years. In Dallas, leading scorer Jason Robertson has filed for salary arbitration, declining a long-term offer from the Seattle Kraken in a potential sign-and-trade scenario files arbitration.