The final cuts are upon us.
All 30 NHL clubs must finalize their opening-night 23-man rosters by 5 p.m. ET Tuesday in preparation for the 2016-17 season’s official puck drop Wednesday night.
Keep it here Tuesday for a roundup of the latest transactions and waiver wire pickups. Everything is happening.
4:59 p.m.
• The Buffalo Sabres reached a last-minute agreement with RFA Rasmus Ristolainen.
• Free agent defenceman Eric Gryba, has signed a two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers. His PTO paid off.
•Kris Versteeg, another unrestricted free agent on a PTO in Edmonton, turned around and signed to Calgary on a one-year deal instead.
• After trying out for Vancouver, free agent Tuomo Ruutu was released by the Canucks Tuesday.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed centre Seth Griffith on waivers from Boston. Griffith, a 23-year-old native of Wallaceburg, Ont., leaves the Bruins having scored six goals and 10 points in 34 NHL games.
• RFA Nikita Kucherov signed a team-friendly three-year deal with Tampa. Steve Yzerman committed robbery.
• The Calgary Flames assigned forward Linden Vey to the AHL’s Stockton Heat. The 25-year-old played in four pre-season games for the Flames after arriving as a free agent in July.
• The New Jersey Devils claimed forward P.A. Parenteau off waivers from the New York Islanders.
• The Carolina Hurricanes grabbed defenceman Klas Dahlbeck off waivers from the Arizona Coyotes.
“Klas is a big, left-shot defenceman who was a steady presence on the blue line last season for Arizona,” said Carolina GM Ron Francis. “We wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to add to our organization’s depth on defence.”
• A minor trade saw the Hurricanes acquire forward Connor Brickley from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Brody Sutter.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed goaltender Mike Condon off waivers from Montreal.
• Teemu Pulkkinen, formerly of the Detroit Red Wings, was claimed on waivers by the Minnesota Wild.
“Teemu’s been a prolific goal scorer at every level,” said Wild GM Chuck Fletcher. “It’s hard to score goals in this league, and we thought his talent is high-end and worth the waiver claim.”
• The Calgary Flames announced their captains for this season:
• In the most remarkable redemption tale of the pre-season, Devin Setoguchi inked a one-year, $575,000 contract with the Los Angeles Kings today.
Setoguchi, a 29-year-old recovering alcoholic, hasn’t played an NHL game since 2014 with the Calgary Flames. Last fall he tried out for the Toronto Maple Leafs but failed to make the cut.
• Sidney Crosby spoke today to update his concussion status.
• Curtis Lazar, a 2013 first-rounder, put up 20 points in his first full season with the Ottawa Senators in 2015-16. The depth forward will start the season with AHL Binghampton in effort to get him in game shape.
“We received some good news regarding Curtis on Monday in that he has been medically cleared to take contact,” said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. “We feel that Curtis is an important part of our team, but given that he’s been unable to participate in games or to take any contact in training camp, we know this is the best move to get him ready to be able to be a big contributor in Ottawa. We expect to have him back here soon.”
• The Detroit Red Wings have sent winger Anthony Mantha, 22, down to Grand Rapids. A 20-goal scorer in the AHL last season, Mantha appeared in 10 big-league games and was hoping to make the cut.
• Jake Allen, the St. Louis Blues‘ undisputed No. 1 goalie, is healthy and ready for the season opener. The Blues assigned goalie Jordan Binnington to the AHL Chicago Wolves.
• The San Jose Sharks sent six players down to the AHL Barracuda — Ryan Carpenter, Nikolay Goldobin, Barclay Goodrow, Dan Kelly, Kevin Labanc, Mirco Mueller — in order to knock their roster down to 23 players.
• The Chicago Blackhawks assigned forwards Brandon Mashinter and Mark McNeill to the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. Mashinter, 28, scored one goal in three pre-season games this year. McNeill, 23, skated in three pre-season contests and registered one assist.
• More injury updates:
