Hockey headlines for July 30, 2021

Friday, July 30, 2021

Rangers acquire tough guy Reaves, sign Chytil to 2-year deal (New York Newsday)
Blues' Armstrong gets some help in landing free-agent Saad (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Blue Jackets' Werenski signs six-year contract extension (Columbus Dispatch)
Lightning sign Corey Perry to two-year contract (Tampa Bay Times)
Longtime Red Wing Darren Helm signs with Colorado (MLive.com)
Blue Jackets sign Jake Bean to three-year deal (Columbus Dispatch)
Kings sign defenseman Alex Edler to 1-year, $3.5M deal (Los Angeles Daily News)
Lightning re-sign defenseman Cal Foote for two years (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins' forward mix gets more crowded with Danton Heinen, Michael Chaput deals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ducks sign four free agents to bolster organizational depth (Orange County Register)
Sabres sign bruising winger John Hayden to a one-year contract worth $750,000 (Buffalo News)
Wild signs Jon Merrill to one-year contract (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sabres GM on Jack Eichel trade: 'we don't feel any pressure' (Buffalo News)
With his new five-year deal, Alex Ovechkin sets his sights on Wayne Gretzky’s goal record (Washington Post)
With a 4-year deal, Stars are betting heavily on Ryan Suter’s ability to defy father time (Dallas Morning News)
Ryan Suter, blindsided by Wild buyout, thinking Stanley Cup with Stars (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Andersen will cherish his good times with Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks’ offseason reset: Remaining to-do list depends on Marc-Andre Fleury’s decision (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flyers are counting on goalie Martin Jones to rebound, and new veterans to solidify a leaky defense (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Steve Yzerman: Red Wings better defensively, should score more after moves (MLive.com)
Sabres are getting thrifty with their spending as GM Kevyn Adams resets his core (Buffalo News)
Another quiet day for Isles on Day 2 of free agency (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes finally got the goalie they wanted — 11 years later (Raleigh News & Observer)
Mike Hoffman says he really wanted to play for the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
‘Passion to burn.’ New Leaf Michael Bunting already feels right at home (Toronto Star)
Under-the-radar Blackhawks forward Khaira eager for opportunity (Chicago Daily Herald)
New Golden Knights forward makes most of 2nd stint in NHL (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
No more I'm sorry: Suter hopes to put scoring touch to work for Wings (Detroit Free Press)
Better late than never for Mike Reilly and Bruins (Boston Herald)
Golden Knights’ Mattias Janmark can finally check out of hotel (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Will Boone Jenner be Blue Jackets' next captain? (Columbus Dispatch)
Linus Ullmark's exit opens door for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to be Sabres' starter (Buffalo News)
How Tucker Poolman got a leg up on a game that didn't want him (Vancouver Province)
Don Granato hires two new assistant coaches, retains Matt Ellis in Sabres' bench shuffle (Buffalo News)