Avalanche GM Joe Sakic said he expects to finalize a contract extension with Philipp Grubauer soon.

Advice: The Avalanche acquired the restricted free agent in a trade with the Washington Capitals on Friday night. "We really feel you need two really good goaltenders, and we like where Grubauer is; he’s just coming into his prime," Sakic said. "We’re certain we’re going to get something done, and it will be done shortly — at some point in the next few days." The Avs now have a nice goalie tandem with Semyon Varlamov and Grubauer. Rotoworld.com Today, 8:02 am

The Philadelphia Flyers have indeed signed Samuel Morin to a three-year contract.

Advice: Morin's contract is reportedly worth $700,000 per season. He suffered a torn ACL during the Calder Cup playoffs which could sideline him until February. "We viewed it more as an opportunity because we can get a lower cap number because he’s not gonna really play this year," Flyers GM Ron Hextall said. "We said, ‘You know what? We can spread it over three years.’ He understands kind of the logic. It was a fair deal for both sides and we got him for three years at a low cap number. We believe in Sam Morin. He had a tough year. Obviously an ACL is not an injury that you want, but that guys respond back from pretty well. We think a lot of Big Sam." Rotoworld.com Today, 2:07 am

Hurricanes GM Don Waddell countered the reports that Jeff Skinner is on the brink of being traded.

Advice: Based on the trade reports surfacing, it sounded as if a Skinner trade by the end of Friday would be likely, but obviously that didn't happen. In fact, in reality it seems that the trade market is fairly stagnant for now. "Not close," Waddell said of any potential Skinner trade. "It won't happen here, if it ever happens." Of course things can change quickly, but one has to wonder if teams that are potentially interested in SKinner are waiting to see what will happen with Ilya Kovalchuk first. Rotoworld.com Today, 1:20 am

Stephen Johns has signed a three-year, $7.05 million contract extension with the Dallas Stars.

Advice: Johns eight goals and 15 points in 75 games last season. The blueliner also averaged 17:33 minutes per game and accumulated 201 hits and 155 blocked shots. The 26-year-old is coming off a two-year, $1.45 million contract. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 3:47 pm

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed Louis Domingue to a two-year, $2.3 million contract.

Advice: Domingue was set to become a restricted free agent after completing his previous two-year, $2.1 million contract. He had a 3.41 GAA and .894 in 19 games between Arizona and Tampa Bay last season. While those numbers are obviously bad, it's worth noting that he recorded a 2.89 GAA and .914 save percentage over his 12 contests with Tampa Bay. He will serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 1:22 pm

Markus Granlund has signed a one-year, $1.45 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

Advice: Granlund is coming off a rough campaign where he had eight goals and 12 points in 53 contests. This new deal can be seen as a show-me contract as he needs to prove to the Canucks that he is worthy of a long-term investment. He does have potential and it will be worth keeping an eye on him in 2018-19. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 11:15 am

The St. Louis Blues and Nikita Soshnikov are closing in on a one-year contract, per agent Dan Milstein.

Advice: Soshnikov can become a restricted free agent on July 1, but the bigger concern if you're a Blues fan is that he was reportedly considering heading to the KHL. He had a goal and an assist in 15 games between Toronto and St. Louis last season. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 10:42 am

Paul Martin has been placed on unconditional waivers.

Advice: Unless another team claims him, Martin will have the final season of his contract bought out by the San Jose Sharks. That would save the Sharks $2,833,333 in cap space for 2018-19, but add $1,416,667 in 2019-20. The Sharks weren't hurting for cap space to begin with, but they've often been brought up as a potential destination for John Tavares should he decide to test the UFA market and it's possible that San Jose is trying to clear up more room ahead of that possibility. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 9:45 am

Panthers GM Dale Tallon is confident Mike Hoffman will fit into the team's locker room.

Advice: Erik Karlsson's wife, Melinda, filed an order of protection against Hoffman's fiancee, Monika Caryk, for allegedly cyber-bullying her. The Senators traded Hoffman shortly after that news came out and Senators GM Pierre Dorion said on Thursday that he had to make the trade because "our dressing room was broken." Tallon seems to believe that adding Hoffman won't result in the same issues in Florida though. "I’m real confident we have a strong locker room," Tallon said. "We have a great core of young players. All the conversations, I’m very confident he will be embraced by our team. We have a great culture down there now starting at the top with [Panthers owner] Vinnie Viola and all the way down. We’ve developed a real strong culture. We’re very confident about this player fitting in nicely. I know a lot of people that know him. I know a lot of players that know him and I have no issues and no problem with him coming into our team." Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 3:16 am

It seems likely at this point that Rick Nash will test the free agent market.

Advice: Boston GM Don Sweeney did note that if the Bruins are successful in their efforts to sign Ilya Kovalchuk then that would end their pursuit of Nash. "We continue to talk to Rick, and he’s going to continue to take some time to make the decision that he wants to make," said Sweeney. "Time is on his side. He gets to make that [decision] into looking at that. Obviously, we close the door [on Nash talks] if we were fortunate enough to sign Ilya, but you’re kind of jockeying simultaneously. He will have options [in free agency] as well." The Bruins acquired Nash from the Rangers to aide in their postseason push. Nash had 21 goals and 34 points in 71 contests in 2017-18. Rotoworld.com Yesterday, 2:27 am