The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Zach Bogosian to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.25 million, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reports.

Bogosian, 33, was acquired by the Wild in November from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2025 seventh-round pick. He has one goal and nine points in 43 games with Minnesota.

The veteran gets a raise from his $850,000 cap hit this season. His new deal won't have any trade protection, The Athletic's Joe Smith reports.

The three-year contract Bogosian signed with the Lightning in July 2021 had a full no-trade clause in the first two seasons and a 21-team no-trade clause in the final season.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins hope to have solidified a deal to send Jake Guentzel elsewhere by Wednesday evening, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

Pittsburgh is eyeing a first-round pick, a young NHL player, and prospects in exchange for the potent winger, and the club is open to receiving quality over quantity, Dreger adds.

Guentzel is expected to be dealt as a rental rather than with an accompanying contract extension, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.

The pending unrestricted free agent is now the best player available ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. He's a two-time 40-goal scorer and has 22 tallies and 30 assists over 50 games this season.

In late February, it was reported several teams were interested in Guentzel, including the Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, and Vegas Golden Knights.

Penguins president of hockey operations and general manager Kyle Dubas called Guentzel trade talk "pure speculation" in January. However, it was later reported that he was listening to offers on all non-core players. Dubas subsequently left the door open for a Guentzel swap by not ruling out the possibility.

The trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on Friday.

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The Edmonton Oilers placed veteran forward Sam Gagner on waivers Tuesday.

Gagner joined the Oilers for a third tour of duty with the franchise in late October on a one-year, two-way deal worth $775,000 at the NHL level.

The 34-year-old has appeared in 27 games this season, notching 10 points while averaging 10 minutes per contest. Gagner could draw interest on the wire as a cheap alternative to a trade, as many contenders covet center depth for the playoffs.

Oilers general manager Ken Holland recently said he has "lots of irons in the fire" ahead of Friday's trade deadline as he looks to bolster a squad that sits second in the Pacific Division.

Edmonton is currently projected to have approximately $2.3 million in deadline cap space, per CapFriendly.

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New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello won't give up on the club's waning playoff hopes before this week's trade deadline.

"If we can add, we will. Are we going to subtract? Absolutely not," Lamoriello said, per The Athletic's Arthur Stape.

The Islanders are currently six points back of a wild-card spot and a divisional seed but have games in hand on each team ahead of them. New York's playoff odds entering Tuesday's clash against the St. Louis Blues are 23.3%, according to Moneypuck.

Veteran grinders Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck are the Isles' most notable pending unrestricted free agents, but they've been a part of New York's identity for several years. Defensemen Mike Reilly and Sebastian Aho are on expiring contracts as well.

Although Lamoriello is adamant about not selling, adding pieces for New York's playoff push will be difficult as well: The Islanders have no deadline cap space available, per CapFriendly.

The Islanders have been on the playoff bubble for much of the season. New York replaced head coach Lane Lambert with Patrick Roy in a stunning move on Jan. 20 to turn things around, but the club is 7-5-3 since the Hall of Fame netminder took over behind the bench.

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Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil was handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for his hit on Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn during Monday's contest.

The incident occurred late in the third period. Pospisil caught Dunn from behind deep in Seattle's zone, knocking the rearguard into the boards head-first.

Pospisil was ejected during a clash against the Boston Bruins in early February for cross-checking Brad Marchand in the face.

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Dan and Sat are joined by The Athletic's Eric Stephens to talk all things Southern California hockey as the Canucks play tomorrow in LA against a Kings team who's tough defensive style frustrated this Vancouver team last week. As well, they dive into what trade options the Anaheim Ducks have and who could be on the move soon before Friday's deadline. Don Taylor then joins the show to settle the debate on how important cupholders are to the new Rogers Arena renovations this summer. He also shines some light onto what the priorities should be for the Canucks heading into the deadline and whether management owes it to the players to keep trying to make moves or if they're better off leaving it to the players to keep the good season going and not disrupt chemistry. 

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The Edmonton Oilers spoke to the Anaheim Ducks about a multi-player deal involving forwards Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Both players are pending unrestricted free agents.

Henrique remains productive in his age 34-season, boasting 18 goals and 24 assists in 60 games. He's primarily played center in his career but also has some experience on the wing, which would give the Oilers' lineup further malleability along with Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who often flip between the two positions. Henrique's $5.825-million average annual value, though, could be an obstacle for the Oilers, who are up against the cap.

The Brantford, Ontario, native has only been to the playoffs twice in his 14-year career, but one of those instances included a trip to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final as a member of the New Jersey Devils.

Carrick would merely be a depth piece for the Oilers. The 32-year-old doesn't provide much offense - though he has scored eight goals this season - but he brings energy, physicality, toughness, and is a right-handed faceoff option (he's won 51% of his draws this season). His cap hit is only $850,000.

The Oilers appear to be active ahead of Friday's trade deadline, as they've reportedly also shown interest in Jake Guentzel and Vladimir Tarasenko, among others.

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It's The Open as Dan and Sat discuss what the price tag may be for the Canucks to obtain forward Jake Guentzel via trade from Pittsburgh before the trade deadline. The guys break down who'd they'd be willing to part ways with and then go through what secondary moves Vancouver may have an interest in making whether they get Guentzel or not.

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