The Stars announced the deal a day before Jason Robertson’s 27th birthday and 2 1/2 weeks after he had filed for arbitration.
John Marino’s deal comes on the heels of a career-best season that included his first career playoff goal.
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The NHL’s career leader in goals didn’t formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week, so it was perhaps no surprise that Ovechkin remained noncommittal on whether this is going to be his swan song in Washington.
Simon Nemec will count $7.25 million against the salary cap through the 2030-31 NHL season.
The promising Russian blueliner was a restricted free agent this summer after recording 17 goals and 52 assists over 204 games in his first three NHL seasons.
The Nashville Predators signed newcomer Mavrik Bourque to a six-year, $33 million contract Saturday.
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is returning for an 18th season with the only team he has ever played for in the NHL.
The Philadelphia Flyers are prepared to pay Anaheim center Leo Carlsson the highest annual salary at $18 million since the salary cap era began in 2005, now giving the Ducks seven days to match the offer.
General manager Don Waddell and Werenski met Wednesday to clear the air and then both issued statements proclaiming all was well, with both sides focusing on the upcoming season.
It’s been a very active offseason.
The league’s career goal-scoring record holder inked a deal with a $1 million salary and bonuses worth an additional $8 million. Alex Ovechkin turns 41 in September.
Jason Robertson remains an unsigned restricted free agent, days after the Dallas Stars had a deal in place to trade their high-scoring homegrown forward that they still hope to keep.
