Today is the deadline for season-opening rosters, so we’ll see what hints and leaks are in store before that 5 p.m. EDT deadline.
A few things pertinent to this:
- Erik Gustafsson was released from his PTO and has signed with the Chicago Blackhawks, the Hawks officially announcing that move this morning. Not so much for today but for this season, that’s space-clearing good news for Robin Salo and Sebastian Aho.
- The Zdeno Chara and Zach Parise contracts were (finally) filed with the league, and are no surprise: minimum $750,000 base salary plus $750,000 more in achievable performance bonuses.