The Winnipeg Jets re-signed restricted free-agent defenseman Logan Stanley to a one-year, $1-million contract, the team announced Saturday.

He'll be a restricted free agent after the deal, but he can become unrestricted in 2025.

Stanley recorded three points in 19 games for the Jets last season, although he isn't known for his offense. He's one of the most physically imposing players in the NHL, standing at 6-foot-7 and 228 pounds. However, his size hasn't translated to strong defensive results thus far in his three-year NHL career.

The 25-year-old figures to compete for a full-time role on Winnipeg's blue line, although he currently projects to be seventh on the depth chart behind Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk, Brenden Dillon, Dylan DeMelo, Nate Schmidt, and Dylan Samberg.

The Jets drafted Stanley 18th overall in 2016.

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The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2025 fourth-round pick, the teams announced Friday.

Lyubushkin, 29, tallied 14 points in 68 games last season. He's entering the final season of a two-year deal signed in 2022 that carries a $2.75-million cap hit.

The Ducks acquired the fourth-round pick in the trade that sent John Klingberg to the Minnesota Wild prior to the deadline.

"We are excited to add Ilya to our blue line as we targeted another defenseman for the right side this offseason," Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said in a statement. "He is a big, physical, hard-nosed player that can kill penalties and will make us harder to play against."

Lyubushkin ranked second on the Sabres in shorthanded minutes and blocked shots, as well as third in hits.

Before signing with the Sabres last summer, Lyubushkin spent four seasons with the Arizona Coyotes. They traded him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022, where he made his postseason debut in a first-round loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The 29-year-old right-shot defenseman has accrued five goals and 39 points in 279 contests, racking up 130 penalty minutes in the process.

Arizona signed Lyubushkin as an undrafted free agent in 2018 after a six-year career in the KHL with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

Buffalo had nine NHL defensemen under contract prior to trading Lyubushkin. The Sabres added right-shot blue-liners Erik Johnson and Connor Clifton in free agency this summer.

Anaheim signed rugged defenseman Radko Gudas to a three-year, $12-million contract on the opening day of free agency. Olen Zellweger and Pavel Mintyukov - two of the team's top prospects - turn pro this season after leading their respective junior leagues in scoring among blue-liners.

The Ducks have $16.6 million in cap space after the trade, according to CapFriendly.

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The San Jose Sharks added significant NHL experience to their scouting department Friday.

San Jose hired Ryan Miller in a goaltending scouting and development role, as well as Thomas Vanek in an amateur scouting position based in Minnesota, the team announced.

Sharks general manager Mike Grier played alongside Miller and Vanek with the Buffalo Sabres over two stints from 2004-06 and 2009-11. Neither Miller nor Vanek played for San Jose.

Miller, 43, played 796 games over 18 seasons with the Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and Anaheim Ducks. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2010 and was named the Most Valuable Player at the Olympics the same year for his performance with the United States.

Vanek, 39, accrued 373 goals and 789 points in 1029 contests. After nine seasons with the Sabres, he bounced around the league to finish his career. He suited up for the New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Canucks, and Columbus Blue Jackets before retiring in 2020.

The Austrian played collegiately at the University of Minnesota and returned to the state in 2021 to coach his son Blake.

The Sharks also added Jaren Burke from the Toronto Maple Leafs and Igor Eronko from the KHL's Avangard Omsk to their scouting staff.

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A deep group of superstars is taking the ice in Slovakia on Friday as a farewell to Marian Hossa, whose career ended suddenly following the 2016-17 season due to a rare skin condition.

The roster features prominent Slovakian compatriots and some of the biggest names Hossa played with throughout a 19-year NHL career that included stints with the Ottawa Senators, Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Chicago Blackhawks.

Hossa's career ended at 38 years old with three seasons remaining on the 12-year, $63-million megadeal he signed with Chicago in 2009. The Blackhawks traded Hossa to the Arizona Coyotes in 2018 for salary cap purposes, but he never played a game with the franchise.

The Senators drafted Hossa 12th overall in 1997, and he accumulated 1,134 points over 1,309 career games. Hossa won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks and had his number retired by the organization this past season. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the 2020 class.

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