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Trevor Zegras signed a four-year, $9.125M AAV extension with the Flyers, making him their highest-paid player and reshaping the club’s cap outlook. Even with the new deal, the Flyers are expected to enter the season with roughly $12–13M in cap space after anticipated signings for Jamie Drysdale and Nikita Grebenkin, leaving room to pursue future moves or extend key prospects, including Matvei Michkov, once cap space grows in 2027-28.
The Penguins have 39 contracts locked in for 2026-27 as of July 2, with room to reach roughly the mid-to-upper 40s (potentially about 47) as RFAs, ELCs and other signings count toward the 50-contract limit. They bid farewell to several veterans (Acciari, Mantha, Hayes, Skinner, Clifton, Wotherspoon, among others) and added a mix of new players (Kuzmenko, van Riemsdyk, Carlile, Calvert) plus trades (Korczak, Okuliar, Gustafsson) and RFAs/ELCs (Lapierre, Robertson, Brunicke, D’Aigle, Zonnon, Fernstrom), signaling a balance of NHL depth and burgeoning AHL talent. The goaltending shift leans younger, and the team could still trade or sign a few more to finalize a 46–49 player core before the season starts.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forwards Justin Brazeau and defensemen Parker Wotherspoon and Caleb Jones to two-year NHL contracts, with details on their career backgrounds and stats.