The New Jersey Devils signed forward Tomas Tatar to a one-year contract worth $1.8 million, the team announced Tuesday.
Tatar, 33, tallied nine goals and 24 points in 70 games with the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken last season.
The Slovakian winger played two seasons in New Jersey from 2021-23. He recorded 20 goals and 48 points in his last season with the Devils and ranked fifth league-wide with a plus-41 rating.
Colorado signed Tatar to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million last September. He struggled early in the campaign and was dealt to Seattle after managing one goal in 27 games with Colorado.
Tatar captained Slovakia at the IIHF World Championship in May. He totaled six points in eight games at the tournament. Budding Devils defenseman Simon Nemec also featured for Slovakia.
New Jersey had $6.7 million of cap space before the signing, according to CapFriendly.
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The Blues signed P.O. Joseph, who was an unrestricted free-agent defenseman, to a one-year, $950,000 contract on Tuesday, the club confirmed.
Earlier Tuesday, St. Louis acquired Mathieu Joseph and a 2025 third-round pick from the Ottawa Senators for future considerations.
P.O. recorded 11 points in 52 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023-24. The Pens decided not to issue the 25-year-old a qualifying offer, making him a UFA. He'll become a restricted free agent again in 2025.
The Arizona Coyotes selected P.O. 23rd overall in the 2017 draft. The 6-foot-2 left-shot defenseman has registered 37 points in 147 career NHL games.
Mathieu collected 11 goals while establishing career highs in assists (24) and points in his second full season with Ottawa. The 27-year-old didn't drive possession at five-on-five in 2023-24, authoring a subpar expected goals for percentage of 46.59, per Natural Stat Trick. However, he was elite at killing penalties.
The Senators got Mathieu and a 2024 fourth-round selection in a 2022 trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, sending forward Nick Paul to the Bolts. The former played parts of four campaigns with Tampa to start his career after the Lightning drafted him 120th overall in 2015.
He's under contract through 2025-26 at an average annual value of $2.95 million, according to CapFriendly.
The Blues also acquired forward Radek Faksa from the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
Faksa had spent his entire nine-year career with the Stars, who selected him 13th overall in 2012. The 30-year-old posted seven goals and 12 assists over 74 regular-season contests with Dallas in 2023-24, adding a goal in eight playoff games.
The Czech center is far more one-dimensional than Mathieu Joseph.
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The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Erik Brannstrom to a one-year contract worth $900,000, the team announced Tuesday.
Brannstrom, 24, tallied a career-high three goals and 20 points in 76 games last season with the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa didn't issue him a $2-million qualifying offer Sunday, making him an unrestricted free agent.
The Swedish defender posted strong underlying metrics in a third-pairing role over the past two campaigns.
Erik Brannstrom, signed 1x$0.9M by COL, is a puck-moving defenceman. A strong and ambitious break-out passer and puck carrier who drove play very well in a third pair role, but small and a bit turnover prone. Should be a good spot to see what he's capable of. #GoAvsGopic.twitter.com/5xyBO7EuPc
