The New York Rangers inked goaltender Igor Shesterkin to a four-year contract.

It carries an average annual value of $5.65 million, reports Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli. That would be the largest second contract ever given to an NHL netminder, Seravalli adds.

Shesterkin was a restricted free agent. The 25-year-old went 16-14-3 with a .916 save percentage in 2021, his second NHL campaign.

The Russian puck-stopper ranked ninth among NHL goalies in both goals saved above expected (7.81) and goals saved above average (7.46) at five-on-five this past season, according to Evolving Hockey.

Shesterkin finished fifth in Calder Trophy voting for 2021. He went 10-2-0 with a .932 save percentage over his first 12 NHL games during the 2019-20 campaign.

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The Washington Capitals re-signed goaltender Ilya Samsonov to a one-year contract worth $2 million, the team announced Monday.

Samsonov was a restricted free agent this offseason. The 24-year-old was previously expected to become Washington's No. 1 netminder but his 2020-21 season was interrupted by a positive COVID-19 test that sidelined him for weeks.

Samsonov ultimately appeared in 19 games and posted a .902 save percentage after owning a .913 clip in 26 contests during his rookie season a year prior.

He and Vitek Vanecek are likely to compete for the starter's role again this coming season.

The Capitals drafted Samsonov 22nd overall in 2015.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ross Colton agreed to a two-year contract, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The pact will pay the forward $1 million next season and $1.25 million in 2022-23, Friedman adds.

Colton was a restricted free agent with a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for next Monday.

The New Jersey-born center, who turns 25 in September, scored the lone and eventual Stanley Cup-clinching goal during the second period of the Lightning's Game 5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last month.

Colton recorded nine goals and three assists in 30 regular-season games as a rookie in 2021 before contributing four markers and two helpers over 23 postseason contests. He's been in Tampa Bay's system since 2018-19. The club drafted him 118th overall in 2016.

The Lightning are now nearly $7 million over the salary cap, but they're allowed to surpass it to that degree because Brent Seabrook is stashed on the long-term injured reserve.

Seabrook ended his career due to injury in March. The Chicago Blackhawks traded his contract to the Lightning for forward Tyler Johnson and a 2023 second-round pick in late July.

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The Anaheim Ducks signed restricted free agent Max Comtois to a two-year contract, the team announced Monday.

Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but The Athletic's Eric Stephens reports the total value of the pact is $4.075 million.

Comtois, 22, led the Ducks in scoring this past season with 33 points in 55 games.

In addition to Comtois' new deal, Anaheim announced a new three-year contract for forward Max Jones and a two-year deal for defenseman Josh Mahura. Both players were also RFAs.

Jones' new deal is worth $3.885 million and Mahura's is $1.5 million, according to Stephens. Mahura's is a two-way contract in 2021-22 and one-way in 2022-23.

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Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper will guide Team Canada during the 2022 Beijing Olympics if the NHL participates, Hockey Canada announced Monday.

Fellow NHL bench bosses Bruce Cassidy, Peter DeBoer, and Barry Trotz would be Cooper's assistants.

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong will assemble the Canadian roster, as the nation's governing body of hockey confirmed in February. Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland - who'll be Canada's associate GM - will aid him, along with fellow NHL GMs Ron Francis of the Seattle Kraken and Don Sweeney of the Boston Bruins.

Roberto Luongo, who served as Canada's GM at this year's World Championship, will also be part of the Olympic management group, along with longtime Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond.

Cooper led the Lightning to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship last month.

It remains unclear whether the NHL will take part in next year's event. The league included a February 2022 Olympic break in its 2021-22 schedule, but that's contingent upon participation.

NHL players didn't go to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang. Canada won bronze that year with a roster composed of non-NHL players.

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The Philadelphia Flyers signed goaltender Carter Hart to a three-year deal with an average annual value of $3.979 million, the team announced Monday.

Hart was a restricted free agent this offseason after his entry-level contract expired.

The soon-to-be 23-year-old has long been touted as one of the best young goaltenders in the sport but is coming off a dreadful 2020-21. Hart's stats dropped considerably in his third campaign after showing significant promise in his first two NHL seasons.

Hart ranked dead last among all goaltenders this past season in five-on-five goals saved above average (minus-22.73) and goals saved above expected (minus-24.34), according to Evolving-Hockey.

The Flyers inked veteran Martin Jones earlier this offseason to form a tandem with Hart. Philadelphia is amid a significant roster shakeup this summer after missing the playoffs last season, acquiring Cam Atkinson, Ryan Ellis, Rasmus Ristolainen, and Keith Yandle.

With Hart locked up, the Flyers have approximately $4 million in cap space, according to Cap Friendly. Defenseman Travis Sanheim is the last player on Philly's books in need of a new contract.

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The Boston Bruins and captain Patrice Bergeron have started to discuss an extension as the star forward enters the final season of his current contract.

"Patrice and Kent Hughes, his representative, and I have had discussions about where Patrice is at," said Bruins general manager Don Sweeney, according to NHL.com's Tracey Meyers. "We'll keep those private as we do all the others and let him decide what path he wants to take.

"Obviously, it's a completely open door for how long Patrice wants to play the game for us, and we'll leave it at that."

Bergeron signed an eight-year, $55-million pact with Boston in 2013. His modest $6.875 million cap hit throughout the deal has paid tremendous dividends for the Bruins in terms of production and setting the bar for teammates to ink-team friendly contracts.

The 36-year-old remains one of the NHL's elite two-way centers. Bergeron registered 48 points over 54 games this past season, and he was a Selke Trophy finalist for the ninth consecutive year.

The veteran has spent his entire 17-year career with the Bruins after being drafted in the second round in 2003. Over 1,143 contests he's notched 917 points, and Bergeron won a Stanley Cup in 2011.

The Bruins are currently projected to hold over $20 million in cap space for the 2022-23 campaign to accommodate a new deal for Bergeron, according to Cap Friendly.

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