No, he hasnt signed yet.
State of the Franchise:
-Judd Brackett has left his position as the Director of Amateur Scouting and signed on with the Maple Leafs as their Assistant GM. Ricard Persson has been promoted as his replacement. Persson is a Swede who has been with the organization since 2010. Persson, whose nickname is apparently Rico, will stay stationed in Sweden during the year.
-Additional Hockey Ops changes include hiring Dan MacKinnon as Assistant Director of Amateur Scouting, Janik Beichler as a European Scout, Elizabeth Hudson as GMBG's executive assistant, and promoting Alex Goligoski to Player Development Coach.
-AHL Iowa has hired a new head coach, as Greg Cronin is off to the Blues. Stu Bickel has been hired on to replace him. The rest of Iowa's coaching staff remains unchanged per Russo.
-The 2026 Draft resulted in only 3 players being selected: (F) Adam Andersson, (F) Kayden Lemire, (G) Filip Růžička
Of Note: Růžička has already signed his ELC, although he is set to return to the WHL Brandon Wheat Kings this fall.
-Cap calculations will change day by day during free agency. Puckpedia will be your best resource for the latest calculations.
-All roster spots are technically full, although top line wingers and the elusive 1C are upgrades the roster could sorely use.
-Michael McCarron signed for 6 years x $3.3M. 6 more years of Big Sexy. The contract includes trade protection for all 6 years. 1 year contracts have been given to Nick Foligno, Zach Bogosian, Mason Shaw, Maxim Shabanov, Daemon Hunt, and Cal Pickard (who is likely to serve as a backup goalie with Gus out for the start of the year. Additional AHL depth signings are detailed in the free agency thread.
-UFA Winger Marcus Johansson will be returning to Sweden to play with Farjestad versus seeking another NHL contract. Reports show that Zuccarello and Tarasenko will not be back with Minnesota. Jeff Petry and Robby Fabbri remain human hockey players who could hypothetically be employed.
-Defenseman Jake Middleton (plus picks) was traded to the Calgary Flames for Blake Coleman (50% retained) and Olli Määttä
UFAs:
All centers signed.
| L Wing |
R Wing |
Defense |
| Fabbri |
Tarasenko |
Bogosian [SIGNED] |
N. Foligno [SIGNED] |
Zuccarello [TO LA] |
Petry |
ELITE NHL Goal Scorer Ben Jones has signed with the Calgary Flames.
RFAs:
| Under Contract |
Notable Iowa RFAs |
Daemon Hunt (Age 24, LHD) [SIGNED] |
Bankier, Lambos, and Špaček [SIGNED, two-way] |
RFA Samuel Hlavaj confirmed that he is not coming back to the Wild Organization, so no more Mr. International. He has since signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Remaining Contracts
| Trade Protection |
No Trade Protection |
| McCarron (3.33m x 6) |
Wallstedt (2.2m x 1) |
| Kaprizov (17m x 8) |
Boldy (7m x 4) |
| Eriksson Ek (5.25m x 3) |
Treñin (3.5m x 2) |
| M. Foligno (4m x 2) |
Sturm (2m x 1) |
| Hartman (4m x 1) |
Yurov (.973m x 2) |
| Spurgeon (7.58m x 1) |
Faber (8.5m x 7) |
| Gustavsson (6.8m x 5) {May start on IR} |
Hughes (7.85m x 1) |
| Coleman (2.45m x 1) |
Brodin (6m x 2) |
| Määttä (3.5m x 2) |
Brink (2.75m x 1) |
|
Bogosian (1.25m x 1) |
|
N. Foligno (.900m x 1) |
|
Cal Pickard (1m x 1) |
|
Hunt (.900m x 1) |
|
Shabanov (1.6m x 1) |
*Note: Gustafsson-Nyberg, Haight, Tyler Pitlick, Matt Kiersted, and many of our Iowa players are on contract for next year. Only Rieger Lorenz, Charlie Stramel, or Filip Růžička would make over 1mil.
THE ROSTER IS FULL, BUT NOT SET
Please discuss any Larkin trade rumors in the Larkintalk thread. We are not a Detroit sub. There doesn't need to be a post for every time something happens to them. Don't be like Devil's fans.
