The Boston Bruins inked forward Danton Heinen to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $2.8 million, the club announced on Tuesday night.

Heinen and the team avoided arbitration by agreeing to this new pact. A hearing had been scheduled for Aug. 3 if he didn't sign beforehand.

The 24-year-old recorded 11 goals and 34 points in 77 regular-season games with the Bruins this past season, adding eight points in 24 playoff contests this spring.

Heinen briefly saw time on the club's top line when David Pastrnak was hurt toward the end of the regular season.

He spent the last two seasons primarily at the NHL level with Boston, notching 27 goals and 81 points across 154 contests over that span. He was held off the score sheet over an eight-game stint with the Bruins in 2016-17.

Boston drafted the center 116th overall in 2014.

With Heinen now under contract, the Bruins hold $7.35 million in cap space to sign restricted free-agent defensemen Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo, according to CapFriendly.

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Alexander Nylander took what could be viewed as a not-so-subtle dig at the Buffalo Sabres after they dealt him away Tuesday.

The Chicago Blackhawks' newest acquisition praised his new organization while lamenting the fact that he didn't play more regularly at the top level with his old one.

"(I) thought maybe I would be in the NHL sooner than I have been, but I’m looking forward to being part of the Blackhawks organization," Nylander told The Athletic's Mark Lazerus on Tuesday. "(The Blackhawks are) really good with development players. They know what they’re doing. Stuff that happened in Buffalo and Rochester is in the past."

Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman didn't guarantee that Nylander will make the team out of camp but said he's encouraged by the potential.

"We don’t hand out those jobs in the summer, but with his offensive talent and skill level, it’s certainly exciting to think of what he could be when you put him with some of the players we have," the GM told Lazerus.

Nylander, who the Sabres traded earlier Tuesday for defenseman Henri Jokiharju, spent the last three seasons with Buffalo but played the vast majority of his games with the club's AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

The 21-year-old forward appeared in only 19 NHL contests over that span, producing three goals and six points.

He managed only 30 goals and 56 points in 165 AHL games, including 12 goals and 31 points in 49 contests this past season.

Buffalo drafted Nylander eighth overall in 2016. He's the brother of Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander and the son of former NHL center Michael Nylander.

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Ty Rattie appears to be headed to Russia and will reunite with a familiar face in the process.

The forward is signing a one-year contract with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL, reports Sport-Express' Igor Eronko.

Rattie will play for head coach Craig MacTavish, who was an Oilers executive during the 26-year-old's time in Edmonton.

MacTavish left the Oilers in May to coach Lokomotiv on a two-year contract.

Rattie spent the last two seasons with Edmonton and briefly spent time on Connor McDavid's wing. Rattie became an unrestricted free agent on July 1 after the club opted not to tender him a qualifying offer on June 25.

He managed only 11 points across 50 games in 2018-19. He posted nine points in 14 NHL contests during the previous campaign and spent much of that season in the AHL, where he racked up 21 goals and 43 points in 53 games.

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The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the Buffalo Sabres for forward Alexander Nylander, the team announced on Tuesday.

Both players are entering the second season of their three-year entry-level contracts and will remain under team control for four more campaigns once their current deals expire, according to CapFriendly.

Buffalo selected Nylander with the eighth overall pick in the 2016 draft. The 21-year-old has tallied three goals and six points over 19 career games.

Jokiharju made his NHL debut during the 2018-19 season and recorded 12 assists in 38 contests. Chicago selected the Finnish rearguard with the 29th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

The Sabres have made an effort this offseason to bolster their blue line, as the club also added defenseman Colin Miller through a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights in June.

Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman has had a busy offseason. The club acquired forward Andrew Shaw and defensemen Olli Maatta and Calvin de Haan through separate trades, and signed free-agent netminder Robin Lehner to a one-year deal on July 1.

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The Vegas Golden Knights have signed goaltender Malcolm Subban to a one-year deal worth $850,000, the team announced Tuesday.

Subban was scheduled to have a salary arbitration hearing July 20 but opted to sign for slightly more than his qualifying offer of $715,000, according to CapFriendly.

"We are pleased to announce this one-year contract for Malcolm," general manager George McPhee said. "He's been a valuable contributor to our team over the last two seasons. We are excited to continue to work with Malcolm and help him reach his full potential as an NHL goaltender."

Subban, 25, played in 21 contests for the Golden Knights last season, posting an 8-10-2 record with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.

Selected 24th overall by the Boston Bruins at the 2012 NHL Draft, he was claimed off waivers by the Golden Knights in October 2017.

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The 2019 crop of arbitration-eligible restricted free agents had their potential hearing dates set on Tuesday, the NHLPA announced.

Among the most prominent players on the list is St. Louis Blues netminder Jordan Binnington, who's scheduled for a hearing on July 20 if he and the Stanley Cup champions don't agree to a deal beforehand.

Here's a look at the dates for some other notable players:

Traditionally, it's rare for any case to end up requiring a third-party arbitrator. Last summer, 40 of 44 players ultimately signed with their respective teams before reaching their meeting dates.

The entire group of players and dates for this offseason can be found here. All hearings will be held between July 20 and Aug. 4.

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