Cup champ Andersen, Oilers agree on 1-year pact
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- Frederik Andersen signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers on the first day of NHL free agency, leaving the Carolina Hurricanes after five seasons.
- Andersen's deal carries only a $1 million salary cap hit with $1.8 million in performance bonuses based on regular-season games played and playoff success.
- Edmonton's goaltending group now includes Tristan Jarry, who posted an .858 save percentage in 19 regular-season games after arriving from Pittsburgh, and 24-year-old Devon Levi, acquired from Buffalo the day before.
- Andersen anchored Carolina's playoff run with a 12-1 record and eight consecutive wins in the Eastern Conference before being replaced by Brandon Bussi in the Stanley Cup Final.
- Andersen revealed after Carolina's six-game Cup win over the Vegas Golden Knights that he had played through a knee injury earlier in the Final.
- Andersen was mourning his agent Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion who died by suicide on May 28 at age 60.
Why it matters: Edmonton secures a proven playoff goaltender on a cap-friendly deal — just a $1 million cap hit on a $2.75 million contract — while Carolina loses the veteran who anchored their run. The signing underscores the Oilers' urgency to fix a crease where Jarry managed only an .858 save percentage across 19 regular-season games last year.
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