Eric Lindros is all-in on Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander's decision to change his jersey number to 88 next season.

Lindros wore No. 88 throughout his 13-year Hall of Fame career and played 33 games with the Leafs during the 2005-06 season. The Philadelphia Flyers retired the No. 88 in honor of Lindros in January 2018.

Nylander has worn No. 29 for the last three seasons with the Leafs, but took to social media Monday to announce the switch. He even implored fans to have their Nylander jerseys recrested and offered to cover the costs.

The 23-year-old is looking for a bounceback year after recording career lows with seven goals and 27 points in 54 games last season.

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Ryan Spooner is headed overseas.

The 27-year-old center inked a one-year deal with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League, the club announced on Wednesday.

Spooner bounced around the NHL last season, as he began the year with the New York Rangers before he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in November and dealt again to the Vancouver Canucks in February. The Canucks bought him out after just 11 games.

Selected by the Boston Bruins with the 45th overall pick of the 2010 NHL Draft, Spooner recorded 48 goals and 167 points in 325 NHL contests.

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The Colorado Avalanche have agreed to a one-year contract with restricted free-agent forward Andre Burakovsky, the team announced on Monday.

The deal is reportedly worth an average annual value of $3.25 million, according to The Athletic's Ryan Clark.

More to come.

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The St. Louis Blues have signed netminder Jordan Binnington to a two-year contract worth $8.8 million, the team announced on Saturday.

The 26-year-old was a restricted free agent and scheduled for an arbitration hearing on July 20. With an average annual value of $4.4 million, his new contract makes him the team's highest-paid netminder.

Binnington enjoyed one of the best rookie campaigns from a goalie in NHL history during the 2018-19 season. The Ontario native joined the struggling Blues on Dec. 16 and posted a 24-5-1 regular-season record with a 1.89 goals against average and a .927 save percentage, lifting the club from last place in the NHL to the third seed in the Central Division.

In the playoffs, Binnington went 16-10 with a 2.46 goals against average and a .914 save percentage, guiding the Blues to the first championship in franchise history. He also became the first rookie goalie to register 16 wins in a single postseason.

"I'm happy to get this deal done with the St. Louis Blues," Binnington said. "To the city of St. Louis, thank you for welcoming me in and trusting me to do me. I'm excited and motivated to keep doing my job and keep bringing success to the St. Louis Blues organization."

Binnington was nominated for the 2019 Calder Memorial Trophy and named to the NHL All-Rookie Team.

The Blues hold $7.12 million in projected cap space, with restricted free-agent forwards Ivan Barbashev and Oskar Sundqvist and defenseman Joel Edmundson in need of new deals, according to CapFriendly.

St. Louis selected Binnington with the 88th pick in the 2011 NHL Draft.

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The Philadelphia Flyers and forward Scott Laughton agreed to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of $2.3 million, the team announced Friday.

Laughton was a restricted free agent and had an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 30.

The 25-year-old tallied career highs in goals (12) and points (32) while finishing third on the Flyers with 146 hits in 82 contests last season. He also played a major role on the penalty kill, logging the second-most shorthanded ice time per game among forwards.

Laughton was selected by Philadelphia with the 20th overall pick in the 2012 draft and has recorded 79 points in 272 career games.

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Restricted free-agent forward Brock Boeser isn't worried about his future with the Vancouver Canucks.

"I feel confident we're going to get the deal done and everything's going to work out," Boeser said, according to Jessi Pierce of NHL.com. "I love Vancouver. The organization, the city, the fans, everything's great there, and I want to be there for a long time."

Boeser finished as runner-up for the 2017-18 Calder Trophy after breaking onto the scene with 29 goals in 62 games during his rookie campaign. The 22-year-old marksman followed that up with 26 goals and a career-high 56 points last season.

Vancouver has just over $5 million in projected cap space, according to CapFriendly, and may need to get creative in order to accommodate Boeser.

On the plus side, the Canucks won't have to worry about any outside pressure from opposing teams. The 6-foot-1 winger is not eligible to receive an offer sheet from another club because he played fewer than 10 games in 2016-17.

"He's a core player and a building block for our group," general manager Jim Benning said. "We have a plan in place and we're going to continue to talk with Brock and his agent and get that figured out.

"If we can move players, it makes it easier, but if we can't move players we still have a plan in place to be (cap) compliant. One option is to go into (long-term injury reserve) with (Antoine) Roussel because with his injury he is probably not going to be back until November, December."

The Canucks selected Boeser 23rd overall at the 2015 draft.

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The Anaheim Ducks and defenseman Michael Del Zotto have reportedly agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract, according to TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie.

Del Zotto began the 2018-19 season with the Vancouver Canucks before being traded to the Ducks in January. He was flipped again to the St. Louis Blues at the Feb. 25 trade deadline.

The 29-year-old was selected by the New York Rangers with the 20th overall pick at the 2008 NHL Draft. He's recorded 221 points in 608 career games.

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The Montreal Canadiens and forward Artturi Lehkonen have agreed to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2.4 million, the team announced Thursday.

Lehkonen was a restricted free agent and had an arbitration hearing scheduled for Aug. 3.

The 24-year-old set career highs with 20 assists and 31 points in 82 games with the Canadiens last season. Selected by Montreal with the 55th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, Lehkonen has tallied 41 goals and 80 points in 221 career contests.

The Habs also inked forward Joel Armia to a two-year deal Thursday and now have $4.84 million in projected cap space, according to CapFriendly.

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The Chicago Blackhawks have traded defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the Buffalo Sabres for forward Alexander Nylander, the team announced on Tuesday.

Both players are entering the second season of their three-year entry-level contracts and will remain under team control for four more campaigns once their current deals expire, according to CapFriendly.

Buffalo selected Nylander with the eighth overall pick in the 2016 draft. The 21-year-old has tallied three goals and six points over 19 career games.

Jokiharju made his NHL debut during the 2018-19 season and recorded 12 assists in 38 contests. Chicago selected the Finnish rearguard with the 29th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft.

The Sabres have made an effort this offseason to bolster their blue line, as the club also added defenseman Colin Miller through a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights in June.

Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman has had a busy offseason. The club acquired forward Andrew Shaw and defensemen Olli Maatta and Calvin de Haan through separate trades, and signed free-agent netminder Robin Lehner to a one-year deal on July 1.

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The Vegas Golden Knights have signed goaltender Malcolm Subban to a one-year deal worth $850,000, the team announced Tuesday.

Subban was scheduled to have a salary arbitration hearing July 20 but opted to sign for slightly more than his qualifying offer of $715,000, according to CapFriendly.

"We are pleased to announce this one-year contract for Malcolm," general manager George McPhee said. "He's been a valuable contributor to our team over the last two seasons. We are excited to continue to work with Malcolm and help him reach his full potential as an NHL goaltender."

Subban, 25, played in 21 contests for the Golden Knights last season, posting an 8-10-2 record with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.

Selected 24th overall by the Boston Bruins at the 2012 NHL Draft, he was claimed off waivers by the Golden Knights in October 2017.

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