The Hearst, Ontario, native played the past four seasons with the Senators.
Daniel Alfredsson, once public enemy No. 1 in Toronto as captain of the Ottawa Senators, is leaving Canada’s capital to join the Maple Leafs as an associate coach.
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Nashville also acquired defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin in the trade.
The Blackhawks are counting on Byram to take over as their No. 1 defenseman — and they paid him accordingly.
Two-time Vezina Trophy winner Bobrovsky turns 38 just before next season begins and could be the final piece for a contender.
Lucic joins the Sabres weeks after announcing his retirement in ending a 17-year NHL career.
Markstrom, 36, is beginning a two-year contract at an annual salary cap hit of $6 million.
Gallagher is a respected leader and valuable role player in spending 14 seasons in Montreal.
Malenstyn set a Sabres’ single-season hits record last year.
The 26-year-old Drury had a career-high 10 goals last season and matched his personal best with 27 points while playing in all 82 regular-season games for the Avalanche.
The benefit of winning the draft lottery and jumping seven spots in the order to No. 2, add in a first-round haul of three of the top 21 picks, and there’s a growing belief the Sharks will be picking in the back end of the draft sometime soon.
All that mattered to Ruck on Saturday was being selected with the 39th pick in the second round by Pittsburgh in following his brother, who was drafted 22nd overall by the Penguins a day earlier.
