Jeff Skinner is expected to sign a six-year extension with the Carolina Hurricanes for an average annual value of $5.725 million, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie. That would put the contract at $34.35 million. This seems to confirm general manager Jim Rutherford‘s tweet Tuesday night that a deal was imminent: “It looks like we are [...]

Tyler Ennis and the Buffalo Sabres are continuing to work towards a new contract. Ennis is currently a restricted free agent. “We spoke with his agent yesterday (Tuesday) and I think that will continue today,” Sabres GM Darcy Regier said. “That’s always a hard one [to say how close the sides are]. Close. The positive [...]

Patrick Kaleta signed a multiyear contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. The deal is for three years, $3.825 million. Kaleta, who was a restricted free agent, had five goals and five assists in 63 games for the Sabres last season. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound forward is known more for his ability to antagonize than to score. He had [...]

The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Jakub Voracek to a four-year contract. The deal reportedly is worth $17 million, according to CSNPhilly.com. The 22-year-old restricted free agent, who will likely fill the void left by Jaromir Jagr on the Flyers top line with center Claude Giroux and left wing Scott Hartnell, will earn $4.25 million annually. [...]

With the Nashville Predators matching the offer sheet that the Philadelphia Flyers signed Shea Weber to, we figured it would be beneficial to explain what an offer sheet is. In the National Hockey League, an offer sheet is a contract offered to a restricted free agent by a team other than the one for which he played during the prior season. If the player signs the [...]

CSNWashington.com is reporting defenseman Mike Green has rejected the Washington Capitals one-year, $5 million qualifying offer, but is expected to continue negotiating with the team. Green had until 5 p.m. ET on Sunday to either accept or reject the offer. By rejecting the offer Green becomes a restricted free agent. Green, 26, had three goals and four assists in [...]

The Washington Capitals re-signed center Jay Beagle to a three-year deal worth $2.7 million. The 26-year-old restricted free agent had four goals in 41 games last season. He also won 57.7 per cent of his faceoffs, ranking second on the team. Beagle was signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He has seven goals and [...]

The Vancouver Canucks reached an agreement with Cory Schneider on a three-year contract worth $12 million. A fair deal for both sides. Schneider, a restricted free agent, earned $900,000 last season while giving the Canucks the grounds for making him the full-time number one in net, as he went 20-8-1 with a 1.96 goals-against average [...]

With Tim Thomas out for the season, Tuukka Rask  now he gets to step in as the No. 1 netminder on a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. According to NESN is sounds as if he’s close to getting a long term deal with the club as well. The Finnish phenom is a restricted free agent this summer, but he’s clearly the Boston [...]

The Tampa Tribune is reporting that Tampa Bay Lighting GM Steve Yzerman isn’t likely to attempt to use an offer sheet to lure another team’s restricted free agent. “The only way a team doesn’t match the offer is if you grossly overpay the player,” Yzerman said. “That’s why I don’t like it. If you do a contract for [...]