John Tavares is coming home.

The superstar forward is signing a seven-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs at an average annual value of $11 million, the club confirmed Sunday.

"The island, the fans, the organization, (and) my teammates will always be special to me and my family but it's time to live my childhood dream here in Toronto," Tavares wrote in a statement on Twitter.

Here are his thoughts in full, in which the 27-year-old thanked the New York Islanders and their fans after spending the first nine years of his career with that organization.

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The Carolina Hurricanes have inked goaltender Petr Mrazek to a one-year, $1.5-million deal, the club announced Sunday.

Mrazek posted an .891 save percentage in 17 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this past season after being traded by the Detroit Red Wings, with whom he played parts of the last six campaigns.

He's set to take the place of Cam Ward, who agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

The 26-year-old was a fifth-round pick of Detroit in 2010.

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson has officially committed long term to the Arizona Coyotes by inking an eight-year extension, the club announced Sunday.

As expected, it carries an average annual value of $8.25 million, according to 98.7 Arizona Sports' Craig Morgan.

Ekman-Larsson is entering the final season of the six-year, $33-million pact he signed with the Coyotes in the spring of 2013.

The 26-year-old defenseman notched 42 points while appearing in all 82 games for Arizona this past season.

He's spent his entire eight-year career with the Coyotes, who drafted him sixth overall in 2009.

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It's not the transaction New York Islanders fans are truly waiting for Sunday, but it's something.

The club has an agreement to bring back defenseman Thomas Hickey on a four-year contract with a cap hit of $2.5 million per season, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

More to come.

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The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Mike Green to a two-year contract extension Sunday, the club announced.

Green's cap hit will apparently be $5.375 million, as TSN's Bob McKenzie reported Saturday.

The veteran was a pending unrestricted free agent who just finished the final season of the three-year, $18-million deal he signed with Detroit on July 1, 2015.

Green produced 33 points in 66 games for the Red Wings in 2017-18.

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The contract extension Niklas Hjalmarsson agreed to sign with the Arizona Coyotes last weekend will reportedly pay him $5 million per season.

Hjalmarsson's new deal, which can't officially be inked until Sunday, will be worth $10 million in total, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The veteran defenseman has one more season left on the five-year, $20.5 million pact he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks in the fall of 2013.

He was traded to the Coyotes last June.

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The New Jersey Devils won't be lacking goaltending options next season.

Eddie Lack signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $650,000 with the Devils, the club announced Saturday.

The veteran netminder was a pending unrestricted free agent.

He allowed 11 goals in four games after New Jersey acquired him from the Calgary Flames for Dalton Prout on Dec. 30.

Cory Schneider is under contract with the Devils for another four seasons at a cap hit of $6 million, and Keith Kinkaid has another year left on his deal at $1.25 million.

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Add one more Canadian team as a possible destination for Derek Ryan.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are among the clubs that have expressed interest in the center, reports TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Toronto hasn't made a firm offer, but Ryan is sitting on multi-year offers from the Calgary Flames as well as a team in the Central Division, according to Seravalli.

Ryan, who is a pending unrestricted free agent, was expected to meet with the Flames on Thursday.

The 31-year-old chipped in 15 goals and had a 56.5 percent success rate in the faceoff circle with the Carolina Hurricanes this past season. He spent the last three years with that organization.

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The San Jose Sharks and forward Logan Couture have agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $8 million per season, The Associated Press' Josh Dubow reports.

Couture can't officially sign the extension until Sunday. He has one year left on his current deal at a cap hit of $6 million.

He's entering the final campaign of the five-year, $30-million pact he inked with the Sharks in June 2013.

The 29-year-old center poured in a career-high 34 goals this past season, finishing with 61 points in 78 games.

Couture ranks fourth on San Jose's all-time goals list and sits fifth among the the franchise's all-time points leaders.

He has spent his entire nine-year career with the Sharks, who selected him ninth overall in 2007.

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John Tavares apparently hasn't begun whittling down his list of potential destinations just yet.

The superstar's camp has not notified any of the six teams in the hunt either way, and is still deliberating on the decision, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reports.

Tavares previously narrowed the field down to the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, New York Islanders, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

If he opts to return to the Islanders, he could sign an eight-year contract, but that would have to be completed before Saturday at midnight, after which point he can only sign a seven-year pact with any club.

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