NHL Player News

Stecher penned a two-year, $2.7 million contract with Toronto on Monday, Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK reports.

Stecher played in 58 regular-season games for the Maple Leafs last year after being plucked off waivers from the Oilers, producing three goals and 11 assists to go with 76 blocked shots and 28 hits. With Brandon Carlo shipped off to St. Louis, the 32-year-old Stecher should see more opportunities, though he's never been much of a power-play contributor.

Boqvist won't receive a qualifying offer from the Islanders on Monday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

Boqvist will be eligible for unrestricted free agency Wednesday. He had four assists, 17 shots on net, 23 blocked shots and 11 hits in 28 appearances for the Islanders during the 2025-26 regular season.

Maccelli will be allowed to reach the open market after Toronto opted against giving him a qualifying offer, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Monday.

Maccelli may not have reached the heights of his 2023-24 campaign (57 points in 82 games), but he still notched 14 goals and 25 helpers, including eight power-play points, in 71 regular-season games with Toronto. As such, there should be plenty of interest in the 25-year-old winger on the open market, and a middle-six role with the right team could help bolster his offensive production.

Anaheim acquired the rights to Greer from Florida on Monday in exchange for the rights to Radko Gudas.

The Ducks don't have long to negotiate exclusively with Greer before he is eligible to speak to other teams when free agency opens Wednesday. Greer collected 17 goals, 32 points, 104 shots on net, 203 hits and 113 PIM across 78 appearances with the Panthers in the 2025-26 regular season.

Gudas' (ankle) rights were traded to the Panthers from the Ducks on Monday in exchange for the rights to A.J. Greer.

Gudas spent the past three seasons in Anaheim, most recently generating two goals, 11 assists, 164 hits, 88 blocked shots and 67 PIM while averaging 16:11 of ice time across 56 regular-season appearances during the 2025-26 campaign. Prior to his stint with the Ducks, he spent three years with the Panthers, and he'll be eligible to sign with Florida before his impending free agency.

Kaliyev will be an unrestricted free agent Wednesday after Ottawa chose not to present him with a qualifying offer Monday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

Kaliyev had one assist in two regular-season outings with Ottawa in 2025-26. He also amassed 40 goals and 68 points in 70 games for AHL Belleville during the 2025-26 regular season.

Edmonton opted not to give Bloom a qualifying offer Monday, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Bloom had one goal and one assist in three regular-season outings for AHL Bakersfield in 2025-26. The 23-year-old forward also generated 18 goals and 37 points in 30 ECHL appearances between Kalamazoo and Fort Wayne during the 2025-26 regular season.

Joseph won't receive a qualifying offer from Vancouver on Monday, Rick Dhaliwal of CHEK reports.

Joseph will be eligible for unrestricted free agency Wednesday. He produced one goal, five assists, 22 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and 18 hits in 31 appearances with Vancouver during the 2025-26 campaign.

Quapp didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Hurricanes on Monday.

As a result, Quapp will be eligible for unrestricted free agency when the market opens Wednesday. He spent the majority of the 2025-26 campaign with ECHL Greensboro, where he posted a 9-16-1 record with a 3.53 GAA and an .881 save percentage across 29 regular-season outings.

Miftakhov didn't receive a qualifying offer from Carolina and will become an unrestricted free agent Wednesday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Miftakhov hasn't yet made his NHL debut, but he was a decent contributor during his first year with AHL Chicago in 2025-26, going 12-8-7 with a 3.25 GAA and .888 save percentage. He'll be able to seek out other opportunities ahead of the 2026-27 campaign but will likely need to settle for a minor-league role once again.