Toronto indicators Alex Nylander
Toronto Marlies: The Marlies (AHL) have signed ahead Alex Nylander to a one-year AHL deal.
The 26-year-old scored 11 targets and added 4 assists in 23 video games with the Columbus Blue Jackets final season after scoring 17 targets and 15 assists in 43 video games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Kyle Cushman: “The Alex Nylander AHL signing is cool for apparent causes but it surely’s additionally a really sturdy signing for the Marlies. The Marlies wanted an offensive risk with Kieffer Bellows‘ departure. Nylander can take that function and ought to be a very good match with the Marlies’ expert playmakers.”
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The Columbus Blue Jackets re-sign Kirill Marchenko
Puck Pedia: The Columbus Blue Jackets have re-signed ahead Kirill Marchenko to a three-year contract with a wage cap hit of $3.85 million.
2024-25: $3.6 million
2025-26: $3.975 million
2026-27: $3.975 million
He’ll be owed a $3.975 million qualifying provide.
Aaron Portzline: The Blue Jackets and Marchenko averted Wednesday’s arbitration listening to. He’ll be an RFA when the contract expires.
The Blue Jackets re-sign Kent Johnson
Puck Pedia: The Blue Jackets have re-signed ahead Kent Johnson to a three-year contract with a $1.8 million cap hit.
2024-25: $1.6 million
2025-26: $1.8 million
2026-27: $2.0 million
He’ll be owed a $2 million qualifying provide.
Brian Hedger: Johnson: “I adore it in Columbus, so to be locked in for 3 years and proceed rising, I really feel actually grateful and blessed … after the whole lot I went by means of this 12 months, that is actually thrilling.”
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Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch: GM Don Waddell on Johnson: “He’s 5 years from being unrestricted, so with a three-year deal now, he has two extra years after this earlier than he turns into unrestricted. So, if these three years go the way in which we each need them to go, then we are able to signal him to a long-term deal. It is a whole lot for either side. We’ll consider it on the finish and say, ‘Yeah, he didn’t develop the way in which we needed, and we paid him an excessive amount of,’ or he’s going to outperform the contract.”
Mark Scheig: “On the spot take: Don Waddell has recognized Kent Johnson as a core piece transferring ahead. This deal reveals that. Contract may look actual good on the finish. Given the chatter from different markets about Johnson and if he’d wish to transfer, that may be all put to mattress now.”