Barrie said a conversation with Oilers captain Connor McDavid helped convince him to choose the Alberta capital as his landing spot after a rough season in Toronto.
Thomas Greiss is another goalie off the board in the crease carousel, signing a two-year, $7.2-million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Friday saw a run on netminders changing teams with Jacob Markstrom , Braden Holtby , Henrik Lundqvist , Cam Talbot and Corey Crawford all finding new homes. Colorado sent defencemen Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm to Chicago for Saad and defenceman Dennis Gilbert. The Blackhawks also will retain $1 million of Saad’s $6 million salary for next season.
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