The Philadelphia Flyers announced a new multi-year contract extension with forward Michael Raffl on Saturday.

The contract is reportedly three years in length and worth $2.35 million annually, according to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun.

There was some reported interest in Raffl ahead of Monday's trade deadline, as the 27-year-old was due to hit unrestricted free agency on July 1, but his present and future remain in Philadelphia.

Raffl has eight goals and nine assists in 61 games this season. He averages 14:17 of ice time, and will see a raise from his current $1.2-million salary. Now in his third season, the Austrian went off for 21 goals in 2014-15.

A versatile winger, Raffl has 106 hits on the season, and is an integral member of the Flyers' penalty-killing unit, seeing an average of 2:41 in shorthanded ice time per game.

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The Washington Capitals don't plan on emulating the 2014-15 Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline.

When John Carlson was placed on long-term injured reserve Sunday, it fueled speculation that he could be shut down for the remainder of the regular season, which would provide Washington with a significant amount of additional cap space ahead of Monday's deadline.

Head coach Barry Trotz squashed the notion, confirming the Capitals don't intend on doing what the Blackhawks did last season when they shut down Patrick Kane until the playoffs in order to acquire Antoine Vermette under the salary cap.

With the expectation that Carlson will be back well before the postseason, his cap hit would return, making it clear the Capitals don't plan on adding any significant contracts - which would force them to clear nearly $4 million in cap space once Carlson returns to the lineup - via trade.

Earlier in the week, Trotz said "nothing crazy" is expected out of the Capitals, and it appears as though they're staying the course with just over 24 hours left before Monday's deadline.

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Loui Eriksson remains arguably the best goal-scorer available on the trade market ahead of Monday's deadline, and his future isn't any clearer as the clock ticks toward 3 p.m. ET on the 29th.

TSN's Darren Dreger reports that extension talks between Eriksson and the Boston Bruins are in "slo-mo," but that discussion will continue Sunday. Making things more interesting: the Bruins are in action in the evening, hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning at 6:30 p.m.

If Eriksson's not in the lineup, the Bruins "have to trade him," Dreger wrote, adding that there exists a "strong market for (the) scoring winger."

"We'll just see what happens," Eriksson said Sunday morning, according to CSNEE's Joe Haggerty. "I'm just focused on games."

Meanwhile, an additional report from Fox Sports Midwest's Andy Strickland has Eriksson coming down from his reported contract ask:

In other words, stay tuned.

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The rivalry between the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings saw its latest chapter written Saturday, when the teams met outdoors at Coors Field in Denver, home of baseball's Colorado Rockies.

Detroit won 5-3, thanks to outdoorsman Brad Richards, who scored the game-winning goal in his record fifth outdoor game. The buzz, however, surrounded the temperature - it was the warmest NHL game played outside - and the fake snow pumped in to add to the ambiance.

Here are seven lasting images from the game:

A hockey hug outdoors is the ultimate hockey hug.

"Snow."

Under the lights.

Game-winner.

Roots.

Salute.

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Two minutes, 38 seconds.

Mika Zibanejad's first career hat trick Saturday in Calgary stands as the fastest in the history of the Ottawa Senators.

His feat, which also lifted the Senators to a comeback win over the Flames, obliterates the previous mark held by Marian Hossa, who turned the trick in just a little over seven minutes back in 2003.

The natural hat trick also saw him become the first Senators players to score three straight since Jason Spezza in October of 2013.

The fastest trifecta in league history, by the way, belongs to Bill Mosienko, who scored three goals in 21 seconds in 1952.

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