The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche made three significant deals in the same week as the NHL 2023-24 regular season got underway.
Last Monday, goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and center Mark Scheifele inked identical seven-year extensions with the Jets. Four days later, the Avalanche agreed terms with defenseman Devon Toews on a seven-year extension.
Those moves took three of the biggest names in the 2024 class of NHL unrestricted free agents off the market. Others who re-signed with their clubs since July 1 include Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho and New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin.