Kings sign Foegele and Edmundson
The Kings signed forward Warren Foegele to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $3.5 million through the 2026-27 season and defenseman Joel Edmundson to a four-year contract with an AAV of $3.85 million through the 2027-28 season.
Foegele, 28, skated in all 82 games for the Cup finalist Edmonton Oilers last season, setting NHL personal bests in games played, goals (20), assists (21) and points (41). Edmundson, 31, joins the Kings after splitting the 2023-24 campaign with the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs, recording one goal and six points. The Kings also re-signed goalie
Pheonix Copley and forward Trevor Lewis to one-year contracts. The Ducks signed center Isac
Lundestrom to a one-year contract extension through the 202425 NHL season. The Ducks are also bringing back defenseman Urho
Vaakanainen and right wing Brett Leason, signing both to one-year deals.
Nashville opened NHL free agency by signing Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault ina jaw-dropping series of moves topping $100 million. The Predators also signed defenseman Brady
Skjei to a $49-million, seven-year contract and backup goaltender
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Bowman and Al MacIsaac and coach Joel Quenneville, making them able to seek employment around the league effective immediately. Bowman, MacIsaac and Quenneville were banned from the league in October 2021 for their roles in the Chicago Blackhawks’ mishandling of a sexual assault scandal after a video coach was accused of assaulting a player in 2010.
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