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The New York Rangers signed forward Filip Chytil to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday.

Chytil, 21, was a restricted free agent. He appeared in 42 games last season, scoring eight goals and adding 14 assists.

The Rangers selected Chytil with the 21st overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. He posted 23 points in 75 contests during his rookie campaign in 2018-19. In 186 career games, he has 34 goals and 37 assists.
 
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The Los Angeles Kings have signed restricted free-agent forward Andreas Athanasiou to a one-year contract extension worth $2.7 million, the team announced Thursday.

Athanasiou signed a one-year, $1.2-million deal with the Kings ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. He had a quality first season with Los Angeles, registering 23 points in 47 games while averaging just under 15 minutes of ice time per night.

The 26-year-old has also had stints with the Edmonton Oilers and Detroit Red Wings during his six-year NHL career.
 
The Carolina Hurricanes signed veteran blue-liner Brendan Smith to a one-year, $800,000 contract.

Smith, 32, spent parts of the last five seasons with the New York Rangers. He registered five goals and five assists in 48 games last campaign.

"Brendan is a veteran defenseman who will add physicality and toughness to our lineup," Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said.


Smith has shown versatility throughout his career, spending most of the 2019-20 season playing forward.

The Detroit Red Wings drafted Smith in the first round in 2007. He spent parts of six campaigns in the Motor City before being dealt to the Big Apple in 2016-17.

The Hurricanes have undergone multiple changes on their blue line this offseason. They lost Dougie Hamilton in free agency and traded away Jake Bean but acquired Ethan Bear, Ian Cole, Tony DeAngelo, and now Smith - who projects to serve as the club's seventh or eighth defenseman.
 
The Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Jake Bean to a three-year contract with an annual cap hit of $2.3 million.

The Blue Jackets acquired Bean from the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in exchange for a 2021 second-round pick.

The 23-year-old recorded one goal and 11 assists in 42 games during his rookie campaign in 2020-21 and averaged 14:32 of ice time per contest. He tore up the AHL the year prior, racking up 48 points in 59 games.


Bean will be asked to help fill the void left by Seth Jones and David Savard on Columbus' back end. Here's the team's projected depth chart:

LDRD
Zach WerenskiAdam Boqvist
Vladislav GavrikovDean Kukan (L)
Jake BeanScott Harrington (L)
Gabriel CarlssonAndrew Peeke
There's plenty of youth on the Blue Jackets blue line, but it lacks right-handed shots with Jones and Savard departing.

The Hurricanes selected Bean 13th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.
 
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