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The Seattle Kraken are expected to select Florida Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger in next week's expansion draft and sign him to a new contract, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Driedger is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 28, but the Kraken can exclusively negotiate a new deal if they select him.

The 27-year-old emerged as a legitimate starting option with the Panthers over the past two campaigns. He and Sergei Bobrovsky split games nearly evenly last season, but Driedger significantly outplayed his teammate.


Driedger went 14-6-3 with a 2.07 goals-against average and .927 save percentage, and Bobrovsky went 19-8-2 with a 2.91 goals-against average and .906 save percentage. Driedger ranked eighth among all goalies with 11.98 goals saved above average, while Bobrovsky managed -1.92.

However, the Panthers are committed to Bobrovsky through the 2025-26 campaign with a $10-million annual cap hit. The club also has top goalie prospect Spencer Knight, who played four games last season.

Seattle is expected to have a number of talented goalies available in the expansion draft, including Braden Holtby and Ben Bishop.
 
The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for netminder Josef Korenar, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

The deal also sees a swap of 2022 draft picks, with the Coyotes getting a second-rounder and the Sharks receiving a seventh-round pick.

Hill had a .913 save percentage and a 2.74 goals-against average in 2020-21. The 23-year-old Korenar has started just seven games in his young NHL career so far and has an .899 save percentage across 10 contests.


More to come.
 
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The Tampa Bay Lightning traded Barclay Goodrow to the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, the team announced Saturday.

Goodrow is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 28.

The 28-year-old played a key role in the Lightning winning back-to-back Stanley Cups the last two seasons. Tampa Bay acquired Goodrow at the trade deadline from the San Jose Sharks in 2020 for a first-round pick.


Goodrow recorded six goals and 14 assists in 55 regular-season games this past campaign and had six points during the postseason.
 
TRADE ALERT 🚨

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded Barclay Goodrow to the New York Rangers in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, the team announced Saturday.

Goodrow is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 28.

The 28-year-old played a key role in the Lightning winning back-to-back Stanley Cups the last two seasons. Tampa Bay acquired Goodrow at the trade deadline from the San Jose Sharks in 2020 for a first-round pick.


Goodrow recorded six goals and 14 assists in 55 regular-season games this past campaign and had six points during the postseason.
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TRADE ALERT 🚨

The New York Islanders have dealt forward Andrew Ladd to the Arizona Coyotes along with the 60th overall pick in the upcoming NHL Draft, a conditional second-round selection in 2022, and a conditional third-rounder in 2023.

The Coyotes are absorbing all of Ladd's contract, which will carry a $5.5-million cap hit through 2022-23 if he's healthy. The Islanders buried the deal on long-term injured reserve this season.

More to come.
 
TRADE ALERT 🚨

The New York Islanders have dealt forward Andrew Ladd to the Arizona Coyotes along with the 60th overall pick in the upcoming NHL Draft, a conditional second-round selection in 2022, and a conditional third-rounder in 2023.

The Coyotes are absorbing all of Ladd's contract, which will carry a $5.5-million cap hit through 2022-23 if he's healthy. The Islanders buried the deal on long-term injured reserve this season.

More to come.

 
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