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The Carolina Hurricanes signed captain Jordan Staal to a four-year contract extension worth $2.9 million per season, reports The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.

Staal was due for unrestricted free agency July 1 upon the expiry of the 10-year, $60-million pact he signed with the Canes in 2012.

The 34-year-old has been a two-way force throughout his tenure in Raleigh, racking up 397 points in 742 contests while earning Selke Trophy votes in eight different campaigns. He's worn the 'C' in Carolina for five seasons.

Staal also racked up 32 points in 63 playoff games with the Hurricanes. The franchise qualified for the postseason in five consecutive years, reaching the Eastern Conference Final twice.

Carolina had just over $24 million in financial wiggle room for the upcoming offseason before Staal's extension, according to Cap Friendly.
 
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The Carolina Hurricanes are nearing a deal to reacquire defenseman Tony DeAngelo from the Philadelphia Flyers, reports TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

The Flyers would retain 50% of DeAngelo's $5-million cap hit and would receive a prospect in return, adds LeBrun. The swap will likely be finalized Sunday.

DeAngelo spent the 2021-22 campaign in Carolina and put up 10 goals and 51 points in 64 games. He played out the bulk of that season on a pair with Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes controlled 67.2% of the goals and 60.3% of the expected goals with the duo on the ice at five-on-five, according to Evolving Hockey.

Carolina traded DeAngelo and a 2022 seventh-rounder to the Flyers last July in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick, a 2023 third-round pick, and a 2022 fourth-round pick. He was a pending restricted free agent at the time and signed a two-year, $10-million extension with Philadelphia soon after.

DeAngelo led all Philadelphia defensemen with 42 points in 70 games this campaign, but he was also a team-worst minus-27 while averaging 22 minutes of ice time per contest.

His minus-15.1 defensive goals above replacement was also the worst mark among all NHL skaters in 2022-23.

Flyers head coach John Tortorella scratched DeAngelo for the last five games of the season. DeAngelo said he respected the veteran bench boss but called the decision "ridiculous."

Tortorella said in February that the Flyers needed to work with DeAngelo on his defensive game, adding that his struggles in his own zone stuck out more in Philadelphia than in Carolina.

The Hurricanes may be adding a familiar face to their blue line for the new season, but another one may be on the way out.

Carolina will reportedly trade rearguard Brett Pesce this offseason if the two sides can't agree on an extension. Pesce can become an unrestricted free agent next summer and is eligible to sign an extension on July 1.
 
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The Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues are ironing out the details on a trade that would send forward Kevin Hayes and defenseman Travis Sanheim to the Gateway City, according to The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford and Charlie O'Connor.

The Flyers would retain a significant percentage of Hayes' $7.14-million cap hit in the deal, the report states. He's under contract through 2026.

St. Louis planned to trade a defenseman and a first-round pick to Philadelphia, but the unnamed blue-liner refused to waive his no-trade clause.

Colton Parayko, Nick Leddy, and Justin Faulk weren't asked to waive their respective clauses, according to Rutherford and O'Connor. Torey Krug is the only other Blues defender with full trade protection. Philadelphia isn't on Marco Scandella's seven-team no-trade list.

The Blues have three first-round picks in this year's draft as a result of dealing Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly at the trade deadline.

Hayes has been rumored to be on the trade block for months as the Flyers embark on what seems to be a full-scale rebuild. In April, the 31-year-old said he was comfortable with a change of scenery.

Hayes joined the Flyers from the Winnipeg Jets in 2019 and promptly signed a seven-year, $50-million contract. He's produced 157 points across four seasons in the City of Brotherly Love, including 54 in 2022-23.
 
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The Chicago Blackhawks are acquiring forward Taylor Hall from the Boston Bruins, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Hall has two seasons remaining at a $6-million cap hit. The 2018 Hart Trophy winner tallied 36 points in 61 games last season with the Bruins.

More to come.
 
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TRADE ALERT 🚨

The Chicago Blackhawks are acquiring forward Taylor Hall from the Boston Bruins, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Hall has two seasons remaining at a $6-million cap hit. The 2018 Hart Trophy winner tallied 36 points in 61 games last season with the Bruins.

More to come.
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The Colorado Avalanche sent the rights to forward Alex Newhook to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for the 31st and 37th overall picks in Wednesday's draft, as well as AHL defenseman Gianni Fairbrother.

Newhook is a pending restricted free agent. The 31st pick originally belonged to the Florida Panthers.

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