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Blackhawks Sign Ryan Donato To Four-Year Extension

June 18, 2025 at 4:15 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley 36 Comments

The Chicago Blackhawks are reportedly nearing a four-year, $16MM contract extension with forward Ryan Donato, per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. The deal was later seconded by Scott Powers of The Athletic and confirmed by Charlie Roumeliotis of Chicago’s WGN Radio. The team also confirmed the move. Donato had a breakout season in 2024-25, scoring a career-high 62 points, split evenly. He was previously set to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1st.

The Hawks will clean up an important piece of business with this move. Donato may have been the season’s biggest riser, having led Chicago in goals and ranked second in points after signing a two-year, $4MM contract in 2023. His breakout this year leaned heavily against a 17.0 shooting percentage, more than five-percent greater than his previous career-high. His total scoring ended up perfectly double his prior high of 31 points as well. Both of those marks will be difficult to sustain through multiple seasons.

With that said, Donato will have more than enough runway to maintain his top-six role in Chicago. He averaged over 16 minutes of ice time through 80 games on the year, and reached the 30-goal mark despite often getting deployed on the Hawks’ second power-play unit. The team continues to add high-tempo, playmaking talents to their roster in the form of Oliver Moore, Landon Slaggert, and Frank Nazar. Any of the three could provide Donato the surge of support – and clear space in the offensive end – that he needs to remain a top sniper with the club.

If anything brings Donato down, it’d reason to be whether he can hang onto the center role he needs to thrive. His career-year was coupled with a career-high in faceoffs taken – though his 44.6 faceoff win-rate lands firmly in the red. He made up for that drawback by fearlessly diving into the dirty areas of the ice and racking up 104 hits on the year, good for third-most on the Blackhawks.

While his new price tag likely banks on Donato maintaining some layer of scoring, it’s likely his hard-nosed effort that Chicago’s excited to keep around. They’ll rank as one of the – if not thee – youngest teams in the NHL next season and will rely heavily on aged veterans to prop up the roster. With this deal out of the way, Chicago will move forward just over $25MM in projected cap space – plenty enough to bring in multiple strong additions to the top-six.

Chicago Blackhawks| Newsstand| Transactions Ryan Donato

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Roman Josi Diagnosed With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Expecting To Play Next Season

June 18, 2025 at 3:30 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 24 Comments

6/18: Predators general manager Barry Trotz released a statement acknowledging Josi’s POTS diagnosis. In it, he shared that the star defender has recovered exceptionally well following treatment, and is expected to be fully ready for training camp next season. Josi will be entering the 15th season of his NHL career, and sits 38 games away from his 1,000th appearance.

6/17: Predators captain Roman Josi was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome while recovering from his season-ending concussion, he told Swiss newspaper Blick.

The condition, widely known as POTS, causes one’s heart rate to spike abnormally when transitioning from sitting or lying down to standing up, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It almost always affects women from ages 15 to 50, but can affect men in rarer cases, particularly if they meet certain risk factors. Among those stressors is a recent head injury, per the Cleveland Clinic, as in Josi’s case.

“Over the last eight weeks, I have undergone intensive therapy, which also included taking beta blockers. I’ve been feeling much better since then,” Josi said. “I’ve regained the belief that I’ll be 100 percent fit again and can fully attack with Nashville and the Swiss national team next winter.”

Josi initially feared he’d exacerbated his initial concussion, which he sustained on a hit from Panthers center Sam Bennett on Feb. 25. He’s only sustained one confirmed concussion before at the NHL level in the 2013-14 season, but the Nashville star was still experiencing headaches well into his recovery from his recent one. Those ended up being due to developing POTS and have since improved, he said.

The 35-year-old can now resume preparation for what will be his 15th NHL season, all with the Predators, in 2025-26. He’s on track to play his 1,000th game in the upcoming season in a career that’s already cemented him as the best skater in Nashville franchise history, ranking first all-time among Preds skaters in games played (962), assists (534), points (724), and average time on ice (24:52).

Last year was an underwhelming one from the captain, though. After breaking the point-per-game mark twice in the prior three seasons, his output decreased to 38 points in 53 games. That 0.72 mark was south of his career average and his worst post-pandemic offensive performance. His -26 rating was also a career low as he got little help from Nashville’s netminders despite keeping up high-end possession play, even logging a career-high 56.2 CF% at even strength.

That latter number should indicate a rebound performance if the club’s offense, which ranked 31st in the league this year, improves around him. Of course, the Preds have little chance of improving on this past season’s 30-44-8 record next year if Josi’s absence stretches into the campaign. Thankfully, it appears that won’t be the case. He has three seasons remaining on his contract at a $9.06MM cap hit.

Nashville Predators| Newsstand Roman Josi

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Oilers To Ramp Up Negotiations With Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid

June 18, 2025 at 3:22 pm CDT | by Gabriel Foley 21 Comments

The Edmonton Oilers have been thrust towards a stressful off-season after their Game 6 defeat. They face multiple contract situations in need of sorting-out with just under $12MM in projected cap space. Top of list will be re-signing star defender Evan Bouchard before he becomes a restricted free agent. Edmonton will turn their attention towards negotiations on what is expected to be an eight-figure deal later this week, per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. Pagnotta adds that next on the list will be signing captain Connor McDavid to an extension when he becomes eligible on July 1st.

Both contracts will break ground when they’re signed. Bouchard has hit impressive heights for only being 25 years old. His 238 points in 347 career games ranks sixth in the league among defenders his age or under. Rasmus Dahlin, who ranks second with 360 points, is the only player above Bouchard to have signed recently. He inked an eight-year, $88MM deal with the Buffalo Sabres last summer. Bouchard’s cap hit would likely land under Dahlin’s $11MM, though the cap’s projected growth could keep the two close.

That will make projecting a new price for superstar McDavid all the tougher. He already carries the fourth-highest cap hit in the league – $12.5MM on a deal signed in 2017. No one else came close to making as much until Nathan MacKinnon signed for $12.6MM in 2023, Auston Matthews’ signed for $13.25MM last summer, and Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl signed for $14MM shortly after.

McDavid’s prowess is hard to deny. He’s reached legendary scoring heights in both the regular season and playoffs. There seems to be no one number that’d sound right to award the 826 points he’s (so far) scored in 503 games of his current contract. Draisaitl’s record-holding cap-hit will be Edmonton’s only guide. He did top McDavid in scoring by six points this season but even then – the younger McDavid is likely to warrant a slight pay boost. His new deal could land in the realm of $14.5MM or even $15MM.

The importance of getting both deals done can’t go understated. McDavid and Bouchard were Edmonton’s most-used forward and defender respectively, and have ranked in the top-three of team scoring in each of the last two seasons. Edmonton will be locking up their top defenseman ahead of his prime, and the core of their franchise through his golden years, with these deals. They’ll also be defining their future budget – namely what they’ll be willing to spend on their 13 pending free agents in 2026, including goaltender Stuart Skinner.

McDavid and Bouchard will land as the league’s most expensive top-forward, top-defender tandem in the NHL before July 1st with this news. The two – and their phenomenal supporting cast – have already pushed Edmonton to back-to-back appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. With long-term deals, the Oilers could be guaranteeing the structure needed to make at least a few more runs for the title, especially as they find value deals for goaltending or depth improvements.

Edmonton Oilers| NHL| Newsstand Connor McDavid| Evan Bouchard

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PHR Live Chat Transcript: 6/18/25

June 18, 2025 at 3:00 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

You can view the transcript of today’s live chat with Josh Erickson at this link.

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Oilers, Trent Frederic Focusing On Long-Term Extension

June 18, 2025 at 12:32 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson 5 Comments

The Oilers and pending UFA winger Trent Frederic have had preliminary discussions on a max-term eight-year contract extension for the bottom-six forward, Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal said Wednesday. Conversations on an extension began earlier this month but were tabled during the Stanley Cup Final. Those talks will resume this week after last night’s loss, David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period writes, adding “there’s a pathway to a deal.”

Even with a likely low price point per season, that level of commitment would be jarring for a player of Frederic’s skill set. We’ve seen longer-term deals being handed out to bottom-six wingers with some scoring upside and a physical edge in recent years. William Carrier, Logan O’Connor, Mathieu Olivier, and Miles Wood have all landed long-term extensions or free agent commitments in the post-COVID era, and Frederic certainly fits that profile.

None of those players received the maximum available term, though, and they were all coming off breakout or otherwise strong platform years. That’s not the case with Frederic. Injuries limited him to 58 regular-season games, including just one with Edmonton after they acquired him from the Bruins in a three-team deal before the trade deadline. When dressed, he logged an 8-7–15 scoring line and a -16 rating, a career-low. While he didn’t see a decline in deployment from his strong 2022-23 and 2023-24 showings in Boston, he produced just 0.26 points per game after averaging 0.40 over the prior three years.

The Oilers are of the belief that’s enough of a track record to secure a long-term commitment and, likely, a role as a third-line winger for the foreseeable future. He did have back-to-back seasons of 17 and 18 goals and a career-high 40 points with the Bruins not too long ago. Two years of that level of production isn’t a huge track record, but an affordable price point could be an appealing proposition for the Oilers to have him secured in case he reaches that output again.

It would also be a worthy bet on Frederic’s part to land some long-term financial security throughout his prime, something that’s not usually attainable for players routinely averaging between 11 and 13 minutes per game. He saw 11:24 of ice time for the Oilers in the playoffs, recording a 1-3–4 scoring line in 22 games and ranking fourth on the team with 85 hits.

While the Oilers’ stars obviously did the heavy lifting, a few depth forwards had decent possession impacts in the playoffs. Frederic wasn’t one of them. His 45.2% share of shot attempts at even strength was second-worst on the club among players who played all 22 playoff games, ahead of only Adam Henrique’s 44.7%. He also saw no special-teams deployment.

It’s likely they view Frederic as a younger, more stable, and more affordable long-term replacement for higher-priced veterans like Viktor Arvidsson and Evander Kane, both of whom could be moved this summer to free up cap space following injury-plagued regular seasons of their own. Still, it’s fair to question what purpose an eight-year commitment, which would take Frederic through his age-35 season, serves that a five-to-six-year deal doesn’t. The likelihood of Frederic still being in the NHL, and potentially even providing some positive value near the end as the salary cap rises, is exponentially higher with the latter option.

Edmonton Oilers Trent Frederic

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Rangers, Matt Rempe Agree To Two-Year Deal

June 18, 2025 at 10:12 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 8 Comments

10:12 a.m.: Rempe will earn a $775K base salary with a $200K signing bonus in 2025-26 and a $975K salary in 2026-27, according to PuckPedia. His qualifying offer upon expiry will be $1MM as a result.

9:17 a.m.: The Rangers have agreed to terms with pending RFA forward Matt Rempe on a two-year contract, Larry Brooks of the New York Post reports Wednesday. The total value is $1.95MM with a corresponding $975K AAV and cap hit, according to Peter Baugh of The Athletic. The team has since made the contract official.

It’s not surprising to see Rempe land a one-way commitment coming off his entry-level contract, nor is it surprising to see his second NHL deal remain in the six-figure range per season. A sixth-round pick in 2020, he debuted with the Rangers in February 2024 amid internal turnover on the club’s fourth line. Over the last year and change in New York, he’s produced four goals and six assists for 10 points in 59 games.

Rempe never has and never will be counted on for high-end point production. Instead, it’s his 6’9″, 255-lb frame and penchant for physicality that has led the Rangers to give him increasingly consistent deployment in limited minutes. His ceiling moving forward will be determined by how well he can effectively deploy his frame as a brutal forechecker instead of ineffective, penalizable hits. Rempe spent nearly as much time in the penalty box (71 minutes) as he did on the ice (95 minutes) in his initial 17-game trial in the NHL last season. He improved his penalty impacts somewhat here in 2024-25, only logging 67 PIMs in 42 appearances and 357 minutes of total ice time. However, he was still suspended for eight games in December for elbowing Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen. It was the second suspension of his career after receiving a four-game ban in 2023-24.

Still, after bouncing between the Rangers and AHL Hartford for the first few months of the season, Rempe didn’t see another minor-league assignment for the rest of the year after being reinstated from his suspension in January. He’s eligible for waivers for the first time in 2025-26, so expect him to begin the season on the opening night roster and stay there for good unless an unforeseen roster crunch forces the Blueshirts into exposing him to the rest of the league. The Calgary native has 27 points in 114 minor-league games through his first three professional seasons.

Assuming no additional subtractions from their forward group via trade and prospects like Brett Berard, Brennan Othmann, and Gabriel Perreault starting 2025-26 on the opening night roster, New York has 12 forwards on their active roster for next year. That doesn’t include a new deal for pending RFA William Cuylle. The team has nearly $14MM in cap space remaining after the Rempe deal with Cuylle and defenseman K’Andre Miller still among their notable RFAs without new contracts, per PuckPedia.

New York Rangers| Transactions Matt Rempe

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Ales Stezka Signs Three-Year Deal With Czechia’s HC Kometa Brno

June 18, 2025 at 9:25 am CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

After spending the last two seasons with the Kraken, goaltender Ales Stezka is headed back to his native Czechia. The Extraliga’s HC Kometa Brno announced a three-year contract for the netminder on Wednesday.

Stezka, 28, was set to be an unrestricted free agent on July 1. He was a fourth-round pick of the Wild back in 2015 but never signed with them, spending his entire professional career in Czechia until landing an entry-level contract with Seattle in 2023.

The 6’4″ netminder spent his first season on the West Coast as the No. 4 option on the depth chart and the backup in AHL Coachella Valley to veteran Chris Driedger, logging a strong 2.48 GAA, .914 SV%, two shutouts, and an 18-6-2 record in 27 appearances. While he could have been a UFA last summer as well, the Kraken liked what they saw and wanted to keep him around for another season, especially since they didn’t plan to re-sign Driedger. He accepted a rather rich two-way extension for 2024-25 as a result, paying him a $300K minors salary.

2024-25 wasn’t as smooth a campaign for Coachella Valley as a whole, particularly in the goaltending department. Stezka’s numbers regressed to a 3.07 GAA, .899 SV%, and 9-12-9 record in 26 games as he lost the starter’s crease to 21-year-old Niklas Kokko. He still got his first NHL start, though, and spent a couple of weeks on the roster while veteran Philipp Grubauer was sent to the minors in an effort to jumpstart his game. He allowed three goals on 23 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Lightning on Feb. 23, which will likely stand as his lone career NHL appearance when all is said and done.

With some other young goalies in the Seattle system looking for more AHL time next season, there wasn’t a logical fit for Stezka moving forward. He’ll return to the Extraliga, where he was named the league’s best goalie in 2022-23 following a 2.14 GAA and .924 SV% with HC Vítkovice in 39 games, instead of pursuing another NHL contract. He has a career 2.45 GAA, .913 SV%, six shutouts, and a 49-42-0 record in 92 games in the top Czech league.

Czech Extraliga| Seattle Kraken| Transactions Ales Stezka

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Who The Penguins Should Target In Free Agency

June 18, 2025 at 8:56 am CDT | by Josh Cybulski 9 Comments

Josh Yohe of The Athletic reported that Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas doesn’t intend to be a big player in NHL free agency next month, which makes sense given that the Penguins are going young and probably won’t be trying to add higher-end players until next summer at the earliest as they try to piece together an assessment of where their prospects and younger roster players are at. Yohe also reported that Pittsburgh doesn’t plan to offer veteran center Evgeni Malkin a contract extension after next season, which further cements a transition to younger players for Pittsburgh.

That being said, Dubas did leave the door open to sign a few players in free agency. Yohe has speculated that Dubas will probably do something similar to last summer when the Penguins signed Anthony Beauvillier and Matt Grzelcyk to cheap one-year contracts.

If Dubas does intend to do the same thing as last year, he will be looking for similar results to last season’s one-year pacts. Beauvillier was traded to Washington for a second-round pick, and Grzelcyk set career highs in assists (39) and points (40). He was arguably the Penguins’ best left-side defenseman and will more than likely find a new home this summer as he looks for a lucrative multi-year deal. In total, Beauvillier and Grzelcyk cost the Penguins $4MM, and Dubas will be on the hunt for similar value. So, who could he target?

Up front, Dubas has talked about becoming more challenging to play against. Pittsburgh has arguably been the softest team in the NHL for quite some time and has rarely shown any pushback when games become physical.

The Penguins are also relatively slow up front, which didn’t suit former head coach Mike Sullivan’s coaching style, as he preferred to play an up-tempo game that relied on pace and relentless forecheck. They lacked the team speed to sustain that game and remain a relatively slow roster.

Dubas is looking for value deals, so he probably won’t find someone quick and heavy. Based on his own words, it’s fair to guess that he will prioritize the latter.

Anthony Mantha might be a player for the Penguins, given that he meets some of the criteria they would want in a UFA. He has a good size (6’5” and 234lbs), and some skill around the net, evidenced by his three seasons with more than 20 goals.

He will also likely have to settle for a one-year deal, given that last season, he missed most of the year due to injury and was already on a one-year prove-it contract. Mantha is 30 years old and will try to re-establish his value to get one final multi-year deal, which should make him a motivated player if the Penguins sign him.

Pittsburgh could flip him at next year’s trade deadline if he has a good year, allowing them to grab more future assets. Mantha will also be a good stopgap top-six winger for the Penguins if they opt to deal one of Rickard Rakell or Bryan Rust.

Another name the Penguins could target is Kings forward Tanner Jeannot, who has just 27 points combined in his last two seasons and never lived up to the expectations placed on him when he was dealt to Tampa Bay for five draft picks. Jeannot has just 14 goals in his last 122 games and could get multi-year offers this summer, but they likely won’t come at the kind of money he is hoping for.

One team may emerge and overpay the 28-year-old, but if they don’t, it could be a good landing spot for Jeannot to play higher leverage minutes and get some time with the Penguins’ top six as well as on the power play. Jeannot could then re-establish his value for next offseason, and the door could be open for the Penguins to deal him at next year’s deadline.

Lastly, for the forwards, the Penguins could target Ottawa forward Nick Cousins, who had an injury-riddled first year with the Senators and will likely have to settle for another one-year deal. He can’t play in the Penguins’ top six, but he would add some sandpaper to their fourth line and has historically had decent underlying numbers.

Cousins played last season on a one-year $800K contract and will probably have to settle for a similar deal this summer, but should see a bump due to the increased salary cap. The Penguins could try to get Cousins on a contract identical to Beauvillier’s deal last year, which would be good value for what he brings to the team.

On the backend, the Penguins will likely target a left-side defenseman given that their left side is probably the worst in the entire NHL. Right now, Pittsburgh has Ryan Graves, Owen Pickering, Ryan Shea and Vladislav Kolyachonok on the depth charts. While Pickering looks like a promising prospect, and Shea has emerged as a bottom-pairing option, it’s a miserable picture overall.

Yohe has made the argument that Pittsburgh should target defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov. While that would be an incredible get for the Penguins, it doesn’t seem plausible without a major overpay, something Dubas has said he won’t do this summer.

That being said, Ryan Lindgren could be an option if his market falls out or if the offers he receives are not to his satisfaction. Lindgren didn’t have the best season in his walk year, as he struggled with turnovers and wasn’t as assertive or physical as he had been in years prior.

He should still receive multi-year offers, which will take the Penguins out of the picture. Still, if he wanted to re-establish his value, becoming a first-pairing defenseman on the Penguins could go a long way if he were to sign there.

If Lindgren isn’t in play, there aren’t any other options for the Penguins on the left side, but they could look at a plug-and-play veteran such as Calvin de Haan. The 34-year-old is no longer the physical presence he was a decade ago with the Islanders, but he is still a capable NHL defenseman who can give you 15 minutes a night in a difficult matchup.

The Carp, Ontario native plays a low-maintenance defensive game, which is something the Penguins don’t have much of these days. The cost wouldn’t be prohibitive here as de Haan has played under one-year league minimum deals for a while now and will likely settle for the same this summer.

While this list may not excite Penguins fans, it is a reality that their team isn’t a prime destination for high-profile free agents. Perhaps next summer will be a different story, but for now, Pittsburgh is in a spot where they are looking to the future for success, but they need to ice a lineup for the here and now and won’t break the bank to do so.

Photo by Walter Tychnowicz-USA TODAY Sports

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June 18, 2025 at 8:54 am CDT | by Tim Dierkes

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Full 2025 NHL Draft Order

June 18, 2025 at 7:19 am CDT | by Josh Erickson 12 Comments

June 18: Updated post-Stanley Cup Final.

June 9: Updated post-Conference Finals.

May 15: Now that the NHL’s draft lottery results are in, most of the 2025 draft order has been set. There’s still some wiggle room near the bottom. Still, with the Oilers securing a bottom-four pick in each round by advancing to the Western Conference Final last night and all other second-round series in elimination game territory, it’s time to look at how the picks will shake out as things stand.

Many of these picks could still change hands leading up to and at the draft on June 27 and 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will be the first (and likely only) decentralized draft in recent memory. This list will be updated as picks are confirmed or traded.

Here’s the whole 2025 NHL draft order:

Last updated 6/27/25, 3:41 p.m.

First Round:

  1. New York Islanders
  2. San Jose Sharks
  3. Chicago Blackhawks
  4. Utah Mammoth
  5. Nashville Predators
  6. Philadelphia Flyers
  7. Boston Bruins
  8. Seattle Kraken
  9. Buffalo Sabres
  10. Anaheim Ducks
  11. Pittsburgh Penguins
  12. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Rangers)
  13. Detroit Red Wings
  14. Columbus Blue Jackets
  15. Vancouver Canucks
  16. New York Islanders (from Flames)
  17. New York Islanders (from Canadiens)
  18. Calgary Flames (from Devils)
  19. St. Louis Blues
  20. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Wild)
  21. Ottawa Senators
  22. Philadelphia Flyers (from Avalanche)
  23. Nashville Predators (from Lightning)
  24. Los Angeles Kings
  25. Chicago Blackhawks (from Maple Leafs)
  26. Nashville Predators (from Golden Knights)
  27. Washington Capitals
  28. Winnipeg Jets
  29. Carolina Hurricanes
  30. San Jose Sharks (from Stars)
  31. Philadelphia Flyers (from Oilers)
  32. Calgary Flames (from Panthers)

Second Round:

  1. San Jose Sharks
  2. Chicago Blackhawks
  3. Nashville Predators
  4. Philadelphia Flyers
  5. Washington Capitals (from Bruins)
  6. Seattle Kraken
  7. Buffalo Sabres
  8. Philadelphia Flyers (from Ducks)
  9. Montreal Canadiens (from Penguins)
  10. New York Islanders
  11. New York Rangers
  12. Detroit Red Wings
  13. Anaheim Ducks (from Blue Jackets)
  14. Utah Mammoth
  15. Vancouver Canucks
  16. Philadelphia Flyers (from Flames)
  17. Montreal Canadiens
  18. New Jersey Devils
  19. Boston Bruins (from Blues)
  20. Minnesota Wild
  21. San Jose Sharks (from Senators)
  22. Calgary Flames (from Avalanche)
  23. Nashville Predators (from Lightning)
  24. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Kings)
  25. Seattle Kraken (from Maple Leafs)
  26. Vegas Golden Knights
  27. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Capitals)
  28. Anaheim Ducks (from Jets)
  29. Boston Bruins (from Hurricanes)
  30. Chicago Blackhawks (from Stars)
  31. New Jersey Devils (from Oilers)
  32. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Panthers)

Third Round:

  1. Vancouver Canucks (from Sharks)
  2. Chicago Blackhawks
  3. Nashville Predators
  4. Philadelphia Flyers
  5. Boston Bruins
  6. New York Rangers (from Kraken)
  7. Buffalo Sabres
  8. Anaheim Ducks
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins
  10. New York Islanders
  11. Detroit Red Wings (from Rangers)
  12. Detroit Red Wings
  13. Colorado Avalanche (from Blue Jackets)
  14. Utah Mammoth
  15. Montreal Canadiens (from Canucks)
  16. Calgary Flames
  17. Montreal Canadiens
  18. Montreal Canadiens (from Devils)
  19. Edmonton Oilers (from Blues)
  20. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Wild)
  21. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Senators)
  22. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Avalanche)
  23. Carolina Hurricanes (from Lightning)
  24. Los Angeles Kings
  25. New York Rangers (from Maple Leafs)
  26. New Jersey Devils (from Golden Knights)
  27. Vegas Golden Knights (from Capitals)
  28. Winnipeg Jets
  29. Washington Capitals (from Hurricanes)
  30. Dallas Stars
  31. San Jose Sharks (from Oilers)
  32. Ottawa Senators (from Panthers)

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Fourth Round:

  1. Ottawa Senators (from Sharks)
  2. Chicago Blackhawks
  3. New Jersey Devils (from Predators)
  4. Boston Bruins (from Flyers)
  5. Anaheim Ducks (from Bruins)
  6. Minnesota Wild (from Kraken)
  7. Buffalo Sabres
  8. Anaheim Ducks
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins
  10. New York Islanders
  11. Chicago Blackhawks (from Rangers)
  12. Montreal Canadiens (from Red Wings)
  13. Columbus Blue Jackets
  14. Utah Mammoth
  15. New York Rangers (from Canucks)
  16. Florida Panthers (from Flames)
  17. Montreal Canadiens
  18. New Jersey Devils
  19. San Jose Sharks (from Blues)
  20. Buffalo Sabres (from Wild)
  21. Edmonton Oilers (from Senators)
  22. Colorado Avalanche
  23. Detroit Red Wings (from Lightning)
  24. Los Angeles Kings
  25. Minnesota Wild (from Maple Leafs)
  26. Vegas Golden Knights
  27. Washington Capitals
  28. San Jose Sharks (from Jets)
  29. Carolina Hurricanes
  30. Dallas Stars
  31. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Oilers)
  32. Florida Panthers

Fifth Round:

  1. Florida Panthers (from Sharks)
  2. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Blackhawks)
  3. Nashville Predators
  4. Philadelphia Flyers
  5. Boston Bruins
  6. Seattle Kraken
  7. Buffalo Sabres
  8. Anaheim Ducks
  9. Toronto Maple Leafs (from Penguins)
  10. New York Islanders
  11. New York Rangers
  12. Detroit Red Wings
  13. Minnesota Wild (from Blue Jackets)
  14. Utah Mammoth
  15. Vancouver Canucks
  16. Calgary Flames
  17. Montreal Canadiens
  18. Dallas Stars (from Devils)
  19. St. Louis Blues
  20. Pittsburgh Penguins (from Wild)
  21. Ottawa Senators
  22. San Jose Sharks (from Avalanche)
  23. Tampa Bay Lightning
  24. Los Angeles Kings
  25. Toronto Maple Leafs
  26. Vegas Golden Knights
  27. Washington Capitals
  28. Winnipeg Jets
  29. Philadelphia Flyers (from Hurricanes)
  30. Dallas Stars
  31. Anaheim Ducks (from Oilers)
  32. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Panthers)

Sixth Round:

  1. New Jersey Devils (from Sharks)
  2. Chicago Blackhawks
  3. Nashville Predators
  4. Philadelphia Flyers
  5. Boston Bruins
  6. New York Rangers (from Kraken)
  7. Buffalo Sabres
  8. Anaheim Ducks
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins
  10. New York Islanders
  11. New York Rangers
  12. Detroit Red Wings
  13. Columbus Blue Jackets
  14. Utah Mammoth
  15. Vancouver Canucks
  16. Calgary Flames
  17. Montreal Canadiens
  18. New Jersey Devils
  19. St. Louis Blues
  20. Minnesota Wild
  21. Ottawa Senators
  22. Nashville Predators (from Avalanche)
  23. Carolina Hurricanes (from Lightning)
  24. Los Angeles Kings
  25. Toronto Maple Leafs
  26. Vegas Golden Knights
  27. Vegas Golden Knights (from Capitals)
  28. Winnipeg Jets
  29. Carolina Hurricanes
  30. Dallas Stars
  31. Edmonton Oilers
  32. Florida Panthers

Seventh Round:

  1. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Sharks)
  2. Chicago Blackhawks
  3. Buffalo Sabres (from Predators)
  4. Los Angeles Kings (from Flyers)
  5. Chicago Blackhawks (from Bruins)
  6. Seattle Kraken
  7. Buffalo Sabres
  8. Anaheim Ducks
  9. Pittsburgh Penguins
  10. New York Islanders
  11. New York Rangers
  12. Detroit Red Wings
  13. Columbus Blue Jackets
  14. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Mammoth)
  15. Vancouver Canucks
  16. Calgary Flames
  17. Montreal Canadiens
  18. San Jose Sharks (from Devils)
  19. Detroit Red Wings (from Blues)
  20. Tampa Bay Lightning (from Wild)
  21. Ottawa Senators
  22. Colorado Avalanche
  23. Tampa Bay Lightning
  24. Los Angeles Kings
  25. Toronto Maple Leafs
  26. Columbus Blue Jackets (from Golden Knights)
  27. Buffalo Sabres (from Capitals)
  28. Winnipeg Jets
  29. Carolina Hurricanes
  30. Dallas Stars
  31. Edmonton Oilers
  32. Florida Panthers

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