The Boston Bruins signed forward Jesper Boqvist to a one-year, $775,000 contract, the club announced Wednesday.

Boqvist was originally a restricted free agent but became a UFA when the New Jersey Devils chose not to issue him a qualifying offer in late June.

The Swede, who'll turn 25 in late October, collected 10 goals and 11 assists over 70 games for New Jersey this past season. He also took only one penalty in that span, earning three votes for the Lady Byng Trophy as a result.

Boqvist produced 10 goals and 13 assists across only 56 games in 2021-22. He played four campaigns with the Devils, who drafted him 36th overall in 2017.

The Bruins have had a busy offseason after flaming out in the first round of the playoffs following their historic 82-game efforts. Boston signed veteran forwards James van Riemsdyk and Milan Lucic on July 1, along with center Morgan Geekie and experienced defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk.

Boston also traded winger Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno to the Chicago Blackhawks for blue-liners Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula in late June. The Bruins signed Mitchell to a one-year, $775,000 pact Monday.

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The Anaheim Ducks inked second overall pick Leo Carlsson to his three-year, entry-level contract Wednesday, the team announced.

The deal carries a cap hit of $950,000, per CapFriendly. Carlsson can also earn up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses per season.

Carlsson, a 6-foot-3 center, recorded 25 points in 44 games with Orebro in Sweden's top professional league last season. He also added three goals and three assists in seven games at the world juniors, as well as five points in eight contests at the World Championship.

Adam Fantilli was widely expected to be the selection at No. 2, but Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek stunned everyone by picking Carlsson, a consensus top-three player in his own right.

"I think in the end, we were really intrigued with his hockey IQ, his creativity," Verbeek said at the draft. "Obviously, he's got really good size and probably what I loved about him is really his two-way game, and I think there's a potential for him to really be a dominant player at both ends of the ice."

Carlsson joins a young Ducks core that already features fellow recent top-10 picks Trevor Zegras, Mason McTavish, and Jamie Drysdale.

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Thomas Greiss retired from the NHL on Wednesday.

The 37-year-old featured with the St. Louis Blues in 2022-23, posting a 7-10-0 record with an .896 save percentage. He was an unrestricted free agent.

"There have been some considerations (about playing), but the bottom line is, I looked at a few offers that didn't really appeal to me," Greiss said, according to NHL.com. "As a result, I was ready to make the move and am looking forward to doing some new things in my life. Our job comes with a lot of freedom, but now I can tackle some new challenges."

Across 14 seasons, Greiss played for the Blues, Detroit Red Wings, Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes), Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, and, most notably, the New York Islanders.

Greiss spent five years with the Islanders, his longest tenure with one team. He played 193 games in New York and had a .915 save percentage, capturing the William M. Jennings Trophy in 2018-19 alongside Robin Lehner.

"The year with the Islanders when we won in the first playoff round and of course winning the Jennings Trophy were special years," he said. "It was a nice place for me to play in. A good environment and I liked living there. That was certainly one of the highlights for me."

Greiss ranks second among German goaltenders in games played (368) and wins (162), behind only Olaf Kolzig - who was born in South Africa but played for Germany. Greiss was the first German-born netminder to cross the 100-game mark.

Internationally, Greiss played at three World Championships and two Olympics with Germany. He was named to Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, but didn't play a game.

Greiss was drafted 94th overall in 2004 by San Jose.

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The St. Louis Blues signed forward Oskar Sundqvist to a one-year contract worth $775,000, the team announced Wednesday.

Sundqvist scored 10 goals and 28 points in 67 games last season with the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild. He was traded to the Wild prior to the deadline for a 2023 fourth-round pick.

The 29-year-old was an unrestricted free agent coming off of a four-year contract originally signed with the Blues. He had a cap hit of $2.75 million in 2022-23.

Sundqvist was first acquired by St. Louis in 2017 from the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 242 contests with the Blues over five seasons, tallying 35 goals and 83 points before being dealt to the Red Wings in 2022.

The Swede is a two-time Stanley Cup champion. He played two postseason games with the Penguins in 2016 and was a key depth player for St. Louis in 2019, scoring four goals and nine points in 25 playoff contests.

The Blues had $2.36 million of cap space prior to the signing, per CapFriendly.

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The St. Louis Blues signed forward Oskar Sundqvist to a one-year contract worth $775,000, the team announced Wednesday.

Sundqvist scored 10 goals and 28 points in 67 games last season with the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild. He was traded to the Wild prior to the deadline for a 2023 fourth-round pick.

The 29-year-old was an unrestricted free agent coming off of a four-year contract originally signed with the Blues. He had a cap hit of $2.75 million in 2022-23.

Sundqvist was first acquired by St. Louis in 2017 from the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 242 contests with the Blues over five seasons, tallying 35 goals and 83 points before being dealt to the Red Wings in 2022.

The Swede is a two-time Stanley Cup champion. He played two postseason games with the Penguins in 2016 and was a key depth player for St. Louis in 2019, scoring four goals and nine points in 25 playoff contests.

The Blues had $2.36 million of cap space prior to the signing, per CapFriendly.

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The Philadelphia Flyers issued an apology Tuesday after a member of their social media staff was caught making disrespectful comments toward a reporter.

"Earlier today, our team's social media account streamed a recording of a virtual press conference which included disrespectful remarks by members of our social media staff," the team's president of hockey operations, Keith Jones, said in a statement. "On behalf of the entire Flyers organization, I want to extend our apologies.

"Any disrespect towards reporters is completely unacceptable, especially when they are simply doing their job. We have reached out to the reporter and outlet personally to express our regret, and will continue to promote an environment of mutual respect when working with media."

While a reporter was asking free-agent addition Garnet Hathaway a question, a Flyers staff member was caught on a hot mic. "How many times is she going to ask this fucking question?" was audible in the video press conference with the forward.

The original video by the team has since been deleted.

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The New York Rangers have signed restricted free-agent blue-liner K'Andre Miller to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.

Financial terms weren't disclosed, but Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports Miller's new average annual value is $3.872 million. He'll be an RFA again when his deal expires in 2025.

Miller set career highs in goals (nine), points (43), and average ice time (21:57) this past season while appearing in 79 regular-season games. He's a key cog on New York's penalty kill and has posted impressive defensive metrics for a young rearguard.

Miller was the 22nd overall pick in 2018. He played two seasons at the University of Wisconsin and represented the United States at the world juniors on two occasions before breaking into the NHL during the shortened 2020-21 campaign.

The Rangers are now left with approximately $2.3 million to sign their final RFA, 2020 first overall pick Alexis Lafreniere.

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