Hockey headlines for July 1, 2023

Saturday, July 1, 2023

End of an era: Winnipeg Jets buy out former captain Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Sun)
Nashville Predators buying out Matt Duchene's contract after up-and-down tenure (The Tennessean)
Red Wings to buy out Kailer Yamamoto day after trade with Oilers (Detroit News)
Matt Dumba, Ryan Reaves become free agents as Wild cut ties with Sam Steel (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bruins place Mike Reilly on waivers and plan to buy out remainder of his contract (Boston Globe)
Knights agree to contract extension with Stanley Cup-winning goalie (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Janmark takes pay cut to be part of 'something special' with Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Development camp will look different for Chicago Blackhawks. What it means for Connor Bedard, Kevin Korchinski and Nolan Allan. (Chicago Daily-Herald)
The chaos of NHL free agency: What the frenzy is like for Leafs players, agents and GMs (Toronto Star)
Trades, not signings, might be the better moves for Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
GM Treliving about to put his stamp on Maple Leafs, extent to be determined (Toronto Sun)
Rangers expected to stick to low-stakes NHL free agency deals (New York Post)
San Jose Sharks retain two young players while making a flurry of moves (San Jose Mercury News)
Dallas Stars issue qualifying offer for Ty Dellandrea, three other players (Dallas Morning News)
Jets retain seven RFAs with qualifying offers (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sabres interested in keeping Tyson Jost after declining to extend qualifying offer (Buffalo News)
Is Alex Killorn’s departure from Lightning as a free agent inevitable? (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins do not qualify Ryan Poehling, who will now be an unrestricted free agent (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canucks decline to qualify Ethan Bear amid raft of free agency roster decisions (Vancouver Province)
Kraken to let Morgan Geekie, Daniel Sprong test waters as NHL free agency opens (Seattle Times)
Ducks move on from Max Comtois, Kevin Shattenkirk (Orange County Register)
Avalanche’s Denis Malgin, Ryan Merkley to become unrestricted free agents (Denver Post)
Kyle Burroughs to be a free agent (Vancouver Province)
Kings’ goalie quest could be costly (Los Angeles Daily News)
Sabres continuing monthslong pursuit for top-four defenseman entering free agency (Buffalo News)
Free-agent market thin but Red Wings have options (MLive.com)
What’s on the Carolina Hurricanes’ agenda as NHL free agency opens? Goalies, and scoring (Raleigh News & Observer)
Calgary Flames in no rush to make big deals when free agency kicks off (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks won’t be major players in NHL’s free-agent frenzy Saturday (Chicago Sun-Times)
With little cap space, Isles unlikely to land any top free agents (New York Newsday)
Blues could be very quiet when NHL free agency opens Saturday (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Underwhelming NHL draft week illustrates challenges facing Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Gracyn Sawchyn brings grit, championship experience as Panthers’ top pick (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Thirty-six players will attend Ottawa Senators development camp (Ottawa Sun)
Maple Leafs invite 42 prospects, including 2023 draft picks, to development camp (Toronto Sun)
Lightning’s longtime amateur scouting director reassigned after draft (Tampa Bay Times)
Silver Knights’ new coach sees job as ‘right step’ after Stanley Cup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)