* Anaheim signed restricted free agent Carl Hagelin to a four-year contract last week, rumoured to be worth $16 million, an average annual value of $4 million.
The Ducks acquired Hagelin from the New York Rangers along with picks in the second and sixth rounds of the 2015 NHL Draft on June 27 in a trade for left wing Emerson Etem and a second-round pick. The native of Sodertalje, Sweden, helped his country win a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He played for Sweden at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship, winning a silver medal.
* Cheap Shot Shane Doan has agreed to play for the Coyotes next season. He will turn 39 during the campaign.
* Brendan Gallagher has high hopes for new Montreal Canadiens forwards Alexander Semin and Zack Kassian. Gallagher, 23, signed a six-year, $22.5 million extension Nov. 29, 2014, that would keep him with the Canadiens through the 2020-21 season. He had career highs in goals (24), assists (23) and points (47) in 2014-15, when he was plus-18, the best rating of his three NHL seasons. In May, Hockey Hall of Fame member Guy Lafleur said Gallagher should be Canadiens captain. Montreal has not had a captain since the 2013-14 season (Brian Gionta). Gallagher, an Edmonton native, grew up near Vancouver and played junior hockey with Vancouver of the Western Hockey League.
* The Canadiens signed Semin to a one-year contract reportedly worth $1.1 million July 24, a little more than three weeks after the Carolina Hurricanes bought out the final three years of the 31-year-old's five-year, $35 million contract. Semin had six goals and 13 assists in 57 games for Carolina last season. He had 44 points (31 assists) in 44 games in 2012-13, his first season with the Hurricanes, and was rewarded with the $35 million contract.
* The Canadiens acquired Kassian, 24, and a fifth-round draft pick in 2016 in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks for Brandon Prust on July 1. Kassian had 10 goals and six assists in 42 games with the Canucks last season after he established career highs with 14 goals and 15 assists in 73 games in 2013-14.
* The thought of a full season with Jaromir Jagr in the lineup has Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo optimistic about making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2015-16. The Panthers finished strong last season, and one reason was the play of Jagr, the leading scorer among active NHL players (722 goals, 1,802 points), who had six goals and 18 points in 20 games after being acquired in a trade from the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 27. Jagr, 43, formed an effective line with two young players, Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov, helping Florida go 12-6-2 after the trade. The Panthers re-signed Jagr on April 12, and Luongo said having him back is vital to the Panthers' hopes of making the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
* Luongo is entering his second full season with the Panthers after they reacquired him in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on March 4, 2014. Luongo played in Florida for five seasons from 2000-06. A 91-point season left the Panthers seven points short of a postseason berth in 2014-15. Luongo said he's excited at the prospect of 3-on-3 overtime, which was implemented by the NHL for this season in an effort to reduce the number of shootouts. The Panthers have one of the worst records in the 10-year history of the shootout (49-72).
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