Confirmed Signing with Link: 2016-17 Prospect Signings Thread

[Tao Jersey Jones]

 

[caley]

Per CapFriendly, the NY Rangers have signed Alexandar Georgiev to a 3-year ELC. Georgiev, 21, played last season for TPS of Liiga in Finland, and was never drafted.

 

[caley]

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

 

[Butanic]

Flames sign Gillies & Rittich

 

[Teemu]

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

 

[caley]

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

 

[Booba]

All of these players will become NHL UFAs tomorrow but some of them have been signed to contracts by AHL, ECHL or European teams.

Anaheim
Grant Besse |F|Wisconsin|2013|#147

Arizona
Rhett Holland|D|Michigan State|2012|#102 Signed by HC Dynamo Pardubice, Czech Republic
Connor Clifton|D|Quinnipiac|2013|#133
Jedd Soleway|F|Wisconsin|2013|#193

Buffalo
Anthony Florentino|D|Providence|2013|#143 Signed by Rochester, AHL

Calgary
Tim Harrison|F|Colgate|2013|#157

Carolina
Brendan Collier|F|Northeastern|2012|#189
Collin Olson|G|Western Michigan|2012|#159

Chicago
Matt Tomkins|G|Ohio State|2012|#199 Signed by Rockford, AHL
Chris Calnan|F|Boston College|2012|#79

Colorado
Will Butcher|D|Denver|2013|#123
Ben Storm|D|St. Cloud|2013|#153

Detroit
James De Haas|D|Clarkson|2012|#170
Mike McKee|D|Michigan State|2012|#140

Edmonton
Evan Campbell|F|UMass-Lowell|2013|#128
Zachery Nagelvoort|G|Michigan|2014|#111

Florida
Evan Cowley|G|Denver|2013|#92 Signed by Springfield, AHL
Matt Buckles|F|Cornell|2013|#98 Signed by Springfield, AHL

Minnesota
Nolan De Jong|D|Michigan|2013|#197

Montreal
Colin Sullivan|D|Miami|2011|#198 Signed by Atlanta, ECHL

Nashville
Zach Stepan|F|Minnesota-Mankato|2012|#112 Signed by Kansas City, ECHL
Wade Murphy|F|Arizona|2013|#185
Teemu Kivihalme*|D|Colorado College|2013|#140 Signed by Karpat, Finland
Left Colorado after his 3rd year of eligibility

NJ
Alex Kerfoot|F|Harvard|2012|#150

NYI
Taylor Cammarata|F|Minnesota|2013|#76
Doyle Sommerby|D|Boston University|2012|#125

Ottawa
Robbie Baillargeon|F|Arizona|2012|#136 Signed by South Carolina, ECHL
Chris Leblanc|F|Merrimack|2013|#161

Pittsburgh
Blaine Byron|F|Maine|2013|#179
Troy Josephs|F|Clarkson|2013|#209 Signed by Wilkes-Barre, AHL

San Jose
Cliff Watson|D|Michigan Tech|2012|#168
Gage Ausmus|D|North Dakota|2013|#151 Signed by Colorado, ECHL

St. Louis
Sam Kurker|F|Northeastern|2012|#56

Toronto
Dominic Toninato|D|Minnesota-Duluth|2012|#126


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Leafs prospect Dzierkals signs with the Marlies.

Toronto owns his NHL rights until June 1st 2019.

 

[caley]

So of those NCAA guys: Butcher will sign, Kerfoot will sign somewheere, Toninato might get an NHL deal...is there any chance any of the other players sign with an NHL team?

 

[Mickey the mouse]

So of those NCAA guys: Butcher will sign, Kerfoot will sign somewheere, Toninato might get an NHL deal...is there any chance any of the other players sign with an NHL team?

Probably Sommerby ( NYI )

 

[uncleben]

So of those NCAA guys: Butcher will sign, Kerfoot will sign somewheere, Toninato might get an NHL deal...is there any chance any of the other players sign with an NHL team?

I imagine Cliff Watson will sign a pro deal.
Maybe more likely AHL than NHL, but...

 

[Big McLargehuge]

So of those NCAA guys: Butcher will sign, Kerfoot will sign somewheere, Toninato might get an NHL deal...is there any chance any of the other players sign with an NHL team?

Blaine Byron could, though he's not someone to get excited about.

 

[caley]

I posted this it its own thread, but just for completion's sake.

 

[caley]

Connor Clifton, the Coyotes draft pick who became an UFA today, signs an AHL deal. Additionally, he will receive an invite to Bruins camp.

 

[caley]

DeHaas was a Red Wings pick who became an UFA this week.

 

[caley]

 

[caley]

 

[caley]

So, as explained by Elliotte Friedman this morning, Blaine Byron who had lots of NHL interest, has signed an AHL deal with Springfield for this coming season. Byron didn't want to sign a 2-year deal, so he signed this AHL deal with an NHL out clause.

 

[KeziaTML]

Why wouldn't he want a 2 year deal?

 

[caley]

Why wouldn't he want a 2 year deal?

Here's the Friedman tweets/explanation

 

[dotcommunism]

He'd have to sign a two year ELC next year too, so that explanation doesn't really make any sense.

 

[Riptide]

He'd have to sign a two year ELC next year too, so that explanation doesn't really make any sense.

Unless A) he wants a shot at the Canadian Olympic team or B) that he didn't get an offer from a team he was hoping to get one from. Or C) that the offers were not as high as he was hoping to receive.

Edit.
And even B and C do not make a ton of sense as, missing out on some money short term is likely in his best interest long term as he gets to that 2nd contract sooner. And if he's willing to consider letting FLA match any NHL offer he receives it's likely that it's not a destination issue. Which means I think he thinks he has a shot at the Canadian Olympic team and signing this deal gives him an option for that.

 

[cwede]

Unless A) he wants a shot at the Canadian Olympic team or B) that he didn't get an offer from a team he was hoping to get one from. Or C) that the offers were not as high as he was hoping to receive.

Don't know about (c) ELCs have fixed pay scale

I think it may be risky, unwise choice because of the benefits of nhl elc like pension, insurance, etc