The Vancouver Canucks re-signed defenseman Tyler Myers to a three-year contract with a $3-million cap hit, the team announced Thursday.
Myers, 34, recorded 29 points and 77 penalty minutes in 77 games last season. He played 18:57 per contest, marking the first time in his 15-year NHL career that he averaged under 20 minutes.
The veteran blue-liner played in 12 of Vancouver's 13 playoff games and managed one assist.
Myers' new deal includes a no-move clause in the first two years and a 12-team no-trade clause in the final season, TSN's Darren Dreger reports.
Vancouver landed Myers as an unrestricted free agent in July 2019 on a five-year contract. He had a $6-million cap hit last season.
The Canucks re-signed forward Dakota Joshua on a four-year pact with a $3.25-million cap hit earlier Thursday. Ilya Mikheyev was dealt to the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night, a move that cleared just over $4 million.
Vancouver has $14.5 million in cap space with Tucker Poolman on long-term injured reserve, according to CapFriendly.
Myers has accrued 371 points in 995 career games. He won the Calder Trophy with the Buffalo Sabres in 2009-2010.
Pending unrestricted free-agent forward Elias Lindholm is going to the open market, TSN's Darren Dreger reported on Thursday's edition of "Insider Trading."
The Vancouver Canucks acquired Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in late January in exchange for winger Andrei Kuzmenko, defense prospects Joni Jurmo and Hunter Brzustewicz, a 2024 first-round pick, and a 2024 fourth-round selection.
Lindholm amassed six goals and 12 points in 26 regular-season games while averaging fewer than 18 minutes of ice time per contest with Vancouver. He added 10 points in 13 playoff games before the Canucks were eliminated in the second round by the Edmonton Oilers.
The 29-year-old is due for a raise on his $4.85-million cap hit. Evolving-Hockey projects Lindholm to sign a seven-year pact with an average annual value of $7.962 million.
Vancouver was busy Thursday, signing forward Dakota Joshua and defenseman Tyler Myers to a four-year, $13-million pact and a three-year, $9-million contract, respectively. Both players could've hit the open market as free agents July 1.
The Canucks now have around $14.5 million in projected space when accounting for Tucker Poolman's $2.5-million cap hit on long-term injured reserve, per CapFriendly.
Less than a year after the Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Tristan Jarry to a five-year contract worth nearly $27 million, they're entertaining the possibility of trading him.
The Penguins have let teams know Jarry is available, sources told The Athletic's Rob Rossi. However, the situation is reportedly fluid, and the club hasn't dismissed the notion of starting next season with Jarry and Alex Nedeljkovic as its tandem in the crease.
Jarry has the right to file a 12-team no-trade list every season, so he can do that Monday when the NHL calendar flips to 2024-25, according to Rossi.
The ever-inconsistent netminder struggled this season, going 19-25-5 with a .903 save percentage in 51 games. He tied for the league lead with six shutouts. However, Nedeljkovic took his job down the stretch, as Jarry didn't appear any of the Pens' final 13 contests before they missed the playoffs for the second straight campaign.
Jarry inked his current pact July 1, 2023 as an unrestricted free agent. He's on the books through 2027-28.
The Penguins re-signed Nedeljkovic to a two-year deal with an average annual value of $2.5 million last Thursday. He was due to become a UFA on Monday.
Jarry has spent his entire eight-year career with the Penguins, who drafted him 44th overall in 2013. The 29-year-old has a career save percentage of .912 and has twice finished seventh in Vezina Trophy voting.
The consensus No. 1 prospect in the class, Celebrini became the youngest player ever to win the Hobey Baker Award this season.
He's crushed whatever level he's played at for multiple years. Scouts rave about his well-rounded game. Sure, Celebrini doesn't have the generational offensive upside that Connor Bedard showed before last year's draft. But a player is doing something right when his most common player comparables are the likes of Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews.
Celebrini is no stranger to the Bay Area, either. He played for the under-14 Jr. Sharks in 2019-20 as his father, Rick, works for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. The Sharks are getting a franchise player with local ties - it doesn't get much better than that.
Artyom Levshunov
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Levshunov will make Belarusian hockey history on Friday night when he surpasses Ruslan Salei as the highest-drafted player in the nation's history.
Just two years ago, the right-handed defenseman was playing in the Belarusian junior league. That's what makes his ascent to an NCAA top-pairing rearguard as a freshman all the more remarkable.
The favorite to go No. 2 to the Chicago Blackhawks, Levshunov still has kinks to work out as he continues to adjust to a rapid increase in competition in a short span. An extra year at Michigan State, or even a campaign in the AHL, could benefit the defenseman.
Ivan Demidov
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The most electrifying player in the class. Demidov's pure skill is breathtaking and could very well make him the highest-scoring player to come out of the draft in a few years.
The issue is that Demidov almost exclusively played in the Russian junior league this season. He was far and away the best player in the league and wasn't tested against tougher competition.
The lack of a sample against pro teams in Russia will give teams pause at the top of the draft. However, a recent showcase held by his agent has helped quell some concerns.
Cayden Lindstrom
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Size, speed, and physicality. Lindstrom brings it all in a package that's tantalizing for any NHL general manager.
Lindstrom was superb in the first half of the season, putting himself firmly in the conversation to go in the top five, but he barely played after mid-December. A hand injury and a back ailment, later revealed to be a herniated disc, prevented Lindstrom from continuing to build on his early form.
Anton Silayev
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Silayev skyrocketed up rankings at the start of the season when he began playing regular minutes in the KHL.
As a 6-foot-7 defenseman with a massive reach and strong skating, Silayev screams shutdown defender. The question is whether he has the offensive upside, puck-moving ability, and decision-making to warrant a pick as high as No. 3.
Whoever lands Silayev is getting a player you can legitimately call a unicorn prospect with his size and skating combination.
Tij Iginla
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The son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, Tij is one of the draft's biggest risers after a monster 47-goal campaign in the WHL. He's on the younger side of the class and is on a massive upward trajectory after scoring only 18 points in his WHL rookie campaign.
Will the Calgary Flames have a chance to snag a franchise icon's son, or will he already be off the board at No. 9?
The Canucks are making moves! Lots to discuss on today’s show after Vancouver re-signs Blueger and Joshua and trades away Ilya Mikheyev and 85 percent of his salary cap hit. Matt and Blake go through the two contracts with a fine tooth comb and look at the ramifications of the trade and what it means for the Canucks free agent aspirations, including in goal where Casey DeSmith is back in the conversation.
Patrick Johnston of The Province joins in as well, and gives his thoughts on all the moves and their effect on a Nikita Zadorov contract. Plus, PJ talks about the Canucks’ pursuit of Guentzel vs Reinhart?!
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