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Washington acquired Chisholm and a 2025 sixth-round pick from Minnesota on Saturday in exchange for Chase Priskie and a 2025 fourth-round pick.

The 25-year-old Chisholm appeared in a career-high 66 regular-season games in 2024-25, posting two goals and 10 assists. He also ranked second among Wild defenders in takeaways (27) and third in power-play points (two). He's a strong skater, solid in transition and has offensive potential. Chisholm could occupy a spot on the second power-play unit if his development continues.

Pittsburgh obtained Clifton and a 2025 second-round draft pick from Buffalo on Saturday in exchange for Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau.

Clifton is best known for his bruising style of play. He collected 208 hits and 116 blocks across 73 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. He'll bring much-needed muscle to the bottom of the Penguins' blue-line corps.

Buffalo obtained Timmins and Isaac Belliveau from Pittsburgh on Saturday in exchange for Connor Clifton and a 2025 second-round draft pick.

Timmins is a 26-year-old journeyman defender who split 2024-25 between Toronto and Pittsburgh, putting up three goals and 12 assists in 68 regular-season appearances. He has struggled to slot into lineups as a depth blueliner, but Timmins logged more ice time with the Penguins after simplifying his game and focusing on better decisions in the defensive zone. The Sabres have a lot of puck movers ahead of him, but the fact he's a right shot will give him a chance to shine on a team laden with lefties.

Ottawa acquired Spence from the Kings on Saturday in exchange for a third-round selection in 2025 and a sixth-round pick in 2026.

Spence is an undersized, right-shot defender with offensive upside. He skates well and can move the puck. In 2024-25, he delivered four goals and 24 assists in 79 regular-season games with the Kings. In Ottawa, Spence could land a third-pairing role. He may also become the third option for power-play time should one of Jake Sanderson or Thomas Chabot go down with an injury.

Bahl has signed a six-year, $32.1 million contract extension with the Flames on Saturday, PuckPedia reports.

Bahl, who was a pending restricted free agent, has locked in a long-term extension with the Flames. He posted three goals, 17 assists, 116 blocked shots and 109 hits across 73 regular-season appearances while averaging 21:23 of ice time per game last campaign. The 25-year-old is an integral piece of the Calgary's top-four defense group.

Fleury inked a two-year, $1.9 million contract with the Jets on Saturday.

Fleury had seven assists, 48 hits and 56 blocked shots across 39 regular-season appearances in 2024-25. The 28-year-old has plenty of competition for a role as a third-unit defenseman with the Jets, as Logan Stanley, Luke Schenn and Colin Miller are also in the mix.

Dobson signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension with the Islanders and was dealt to Montreal on Friday in exchange for Emil Heineman and Montreal's two first-round picks in 2025, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

The move will give the Canadiens an outstanding young defense, including Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle and the up-and-coming David Reinbacher. Dobson had 10 goals and 29 assists in 71 regular-season appearances with the Islanders in 2024-25, but he starred the previous campaign with 10 goals and 60 assists. Dobson could pair with Hutson on the power play to give the Canadiens a pair of outstanding men on the point.

Lagesson agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with Detroit on Friday.

Lagesson saw action in just seven NHL games last year in which he generated one assist while averaging 14:34 of ice time. In the minors, the 29-year-old defenseman wasn't significantly more productive, generating just nine points in 23 outings. Even with a new deal in hand, Lagesson probably shouldn't be expected to offer much in the way of offensive upside, limiting him to mid-range fantasy value at best.

Vlasic was put on unconditional waivers by the Sharks on Thursday for the purposes of buying out the final year of his contract, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Vlasic signed an eight-year, $56 million contract in July of 2017. He saw action in 27 games during the 2024-25 campaign, scoring once and adding two assists, missing the first three months of the season with back problems. Vlasic could play for another NHL team next season but at the age of 38, it will likely be in a limited role.

Kesselring and Josh Doan were traded to the Sabres from the Mammoth on Wednesday in exchange for JJ Peterka, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Kesselring provides a boost to the right side of the Sabres' defense, though it came at a cost of a talented scoring winger. This is not a great trade for Kesselring's fantasy upside, as he's joining a team that already has Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power established as power-play options. Bowen Byram is also on the roster, but he has been included in trade rumors as well. Kesselring had 29 points, 150 shots on net, 87 hits, 67 blocked shots and 89 PIM over 82 games with Utah last season, and he projects as a top-four defenseman with moderate scoring potential.