Metropolitan Division: Offseason Additions and Subtractions

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Training camp is just a couple weeks away and most teams are finished adding to their rosters. This week we’ll be taking a look at each division and what moves each team has made.

We’re done with the West (Pacific and Central), and the Atlantic division. On to the final division, the Metropolitan.

Carolina Hurricanes

Additions

Kyle Wood – Defenseman – Trade – San Jose
Max McCormick – Left Wing – Free Agent – Colorado
Ryan Dzingel – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Columbus
Brian Gibbons – Wing/Center – Free Agent – Ottawa
Alex Lintuniemi – Defenseman – Free Agent – Los Angeles
James Reimer – Goaltender – Trade – Florida
Erik Haula – Center/Wing – Trade – Vegas
Anton Forsberg – Goaltender – Trade – Chicago
Gustav Forsling – Defenseman – Trade – Chicago
Patrick Marleau – Left Wing/Center – Trade – Toronto
Jacob Pritchard – Left Wing – Free Agent

Substractions

Josh Wesley – Defenseman – Free Agent – Minors
Trevor Carrick – Defenseman – Trade – San Jose
Micheal Ferland – Left Wing/Right Wing – Free Agent – Vancouver
Andrew Poturalski – Right Wing/Center – Free Agent – Anaheim
Dan Renouf – Defenseman – Free Agent – Colorado
Greg McKegg – Center/Left Wing – Free Agent – NY Rangers
Patrick Brown – Right Wing/Center – Free Agent – Vegas
Curtis McElhinney – Goaltender – Free Agent – Tampa Bay
Scott Darling – Goaltender – Trade – Florida
Nicolas Roy – Center – Trade – Vegas
Calvin de Haan – Defenseman – Trade – Chicago
Aleksi Saarela – Left Wing/Center – Trade – Chicago
Adam Fox – Defenseman – Trade – NY Rangers

Columbus Blue Jackets

Additions

Marko Dano – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Winnipeg
Gustav Nyquist – Right Wing – Free Agent – San Jose
Jakob Lilja – Left Wing – Free Agent

Substractions

Ryan Dzingel – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Carolina
Mark Letestu – Center – Free Agent – Winnipeg
Sam Vigneault – Center – Free Agent – Minors
Tommy Cross – Defenseman – Free Agent – Florida
Jean-Francois Berube – Goaltender – Free Agent – Philadelphia
Sergei Bobrovsky – Goaltender – Free Agent – Florida
Matt Duchene – Center – Free Agent – Nashville
Keith Kinkaid – Goaltender – Free Agent – Montreal
Artemi Panarin – Left Wing – Free Agent – NY Rangers

New Jersey Devils

Additions

Nikita Gusev – Left Wing – Trade – Vegas
Dakota Mermis – Defenseman – Free Agent – Arizona
Ben Street – Left Wing/Center – Free Agent – Anaheim
Matt Tennyson – Defenseman – Free Agent – Buffalo
Wayne Simmonds – Right Wing – Free Agent – Nashville
P.K. Subban – Defenseman – Trade – Nashville
John Hayden – Right Wing/Left Wing – Trade – Chicago
Adam Helewka – Left Wing – Trade – Nashville

Substractions

Eric Tangradi – Left Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Ryan Murphy – Defenseman – Free Agent – Europe
Cam Johnson – Goaltender – Free Agent – Minors
Adam Helewka – Left Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Blake Pietila – Left Wing/Center – Free Agent – Anaheim
Nick Lappin – Right Wing – Free Agent – St. Louis
Kenny Agostino – Left Wing – Free Agent – Toronto
Kurtis Gabriel – Right Wing – Free Agent – Philadelphia
Steven Santini – Defenseman – Trade – Nashville
Jeremy Davies – Defenseman – Trade – Nashville
John Quenneville – Wing/Center – Trade – Chicago
Egor Yakovlev – Defenseman – Free Agent – Europe
John Ramage – Defenseman – Free Agent – Europe

New York Islanders

Additions

Derick Brassard – Center/Wing – Free Agent – Colorado
Jared Coreau – Goaltender – Free Agent – St. Louis
Cole Bardreau – Center – Free Agent – Philadelphia
Semyon Varlamov – Goaltender – Free Agent – Colorado

Substractions

Stephen Gionta – Right Wing – Retired
Steve Bernier – Right Wing – Free Agent – Minors
John Stevens – Center – Free Agent – Minors
Mike Sislo – Right Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Robin Lehner – Goaltender – Free Agent – Chicago
Valtteri Filppula – Center – Free Agent – Detroit
Jeremy Smith – Goaltender – Free Agent – Europe
Yannick Rathgeb – Defenseman – Free Agent – Europe

New York Rangers

Additions

Phillip Di Giuseppe – Left Wing/Right Wing – Free Agent – Nashville
Daniel O’Regan – Center – Free Agent – Buffalo
Greg McKegg – Center/Left Wing – Free Agent – Carolina
Artemi Panarin – Left Wing – Free Agent – Columbus
Jacob Trouba – Defenseman – Trade – Winnipeg
Adam Fox – Defenseman – Trade – Carolina

Substractions

Rob O’Gara – Defenseman – Free Agent – Minors
Kevin Shattenkirk – Defenseman – Free Agent – Tampa Bay
Dustin Tokarski – Goaltender – Free Agent – Minors
Chris Bigras – Defenseman – Free Agent – Philadelphia
John Gilmour – Defenseman – Free Agent – Buffalo
Jimmy Vesey – Left Wing/Right Wing – Trade – Buffalo
Neal Pionk – Defenseman – Trade – Winnipeg
Julius Bergman – Defenseman – Free Agent – Europe

Philadelphia Flyers

Additions

Chris Stewart – Right Wing – PTO
Tyler Wotherspoon – Defenseman – Free Agent – St. Louis
Kyle Criscuolo – Center – Free Agent – Buffalo
Chris Bigras – Defenseman – Free Agent – NY Rangers
Andy Welinski – Defenseman – Free Agent – Anaheim
Jean-Francois Berube – Goaltender – Free Agent – Columbus
Nate Prosser – Defenseman – Free Agent – Minnesota
Kurtis Gabriel – Right Wing – Free Agent – New Jersey
Andy Andreoff – Left Wing – Free Agent – Tampa Bay
Tyler Pitlick – Right Wing – Trade – Dallas
Justin Braun – Defenseman – Trade – San Jose
Matt Niskanen – Defenseman – Trade – Washington
Kevin Hayes – Center – Trade – Winnipeg
Alain Vigneault – Head Coach – Named

Substractions

Mike McKenna – Goaltender – Retired
Justin Bailey – Right Wing – Free Agent – Vancouver
Phil Varone – Center/Wing – Free Agent – Montreal
Mike Vecchione – Right Wing/Center – Free Agent – St. Louis
Byron Froese – Right Wing/Center – Free Agent – Calgary
Tyrell Goulbourne – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Vegas
Greg Carey – Left Wing/Center – Free Agent – Minors
Cole Bardreau – Center – Free Agent – NY Islanders
Cam Talbot – Goaltender – Free Agent – Calgary
Radko Gudas – Defenseman – Trade – Washington
Jori Lehtera – Center/Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Corban Knight – Center – Free Agent – Europe

Pittsburgh Penguins

Additions

John Marino – Defenseman – Trade – Edmonton
Andrew Agozzino – Center/Left Wing – Free Agent – Colorado
David Warsofsky – Defenseman – Free Agent – Colorado
Brandon Tanev – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Winnipeg
Pierre-Olivier Joseph – Defenseman – Trade – Arizona
Alex Galchenyuk – Left Wing/Center – Trade – Arizona
Dominik Kahun – Wing/Center – Trade – Chicago
Emil Larmi – Goaltender – Free Agent
Oula Palve – Center – Free Agent

Substractions

Jeff Taylor – Defenseman – Free Agent – Minors
Chris Summers – Defenseman – Free Agent – Europe
Garrett Wilson – Left Wing/Right Wing – Free Agent – Toronto
Chris Wideman – Defenseman – Free Agent – Anaheim
Ben Sexton – Center – Free Agent – Minors
Matt Cullen – Center – Retired
Ethan Prow – Defenseman – Free Agent – Florida
Dane Birks – Defenseman – Trade – Arizona
Phil Kessel – Right Wing – Trade – Arizona
Macoy Erkamps – Defenseman – Free Agent – Minors
Blake Siebenaler – Defenseman – Free Agent – Minors
Olli Maatta – Defenseman – Trade – Chicago

Washington Capitals

Additions

Brendan Leipsic – Left Wing/Right Wing – Free Agent – Los Angeles
Philippe Maillet – Center – Free Agent
Garnet Hathaway – Right Wing – Free Agent – Calgary
Richard Panik – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Arizona
Scott Kosmachuk – Right Wing – Trade – Colorado
Radko Gudas – Defenseman – Trade – Philadelphia
Bobby Nardella – Defenseman – Free Agent

Substractions

Dmitrij Jaskin – Left Wing/Right Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Hampus Gustafsson – Center/Left Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Mathias Bau – Left Wing/Right Wing – Free Agent – Europe
Jayson Megna – Center/Right Wing – Free Agent – Colorado
Aaron Ness – Defenseman – Free Agent – Arizona
Nathan Walker – Left Wing – Free Agent – St. Louis
Riley Barber – Right Wing – Free Agent – Montreal
Brett Connolly – Right Wing/Left Wing – Free Agent – Florida
Andre Burakovsky – Left Wing/Right Wing – Trade – Colorado
Brooks Orpik – Defenseman – Retired
Matt Niskanen – Defenseman – Trade – Philadelphia
Parker Milner – Goaltender – Free Agent – Minors
Maximilian Kammerer – Center/Left Wing – Free Agent – Europe

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