You obviously haven't been paying attention. Just so you know, I have kept track of every transaction that Allvin and company have made. It is anything but meh.
Signed FA Arshdeep Bains
Signed C Linus Karlsson
Signed Swedish UFA Nils Aman
Signed LD Christian Wolanin
Signed LW Andrei Kuzmenko to Entry Level, one-year deal, bonus laden. Then extended him for two more years.
Signed C/W Curtis Lazar to 3-year contract for $3 miliion, $1 million AAV. (Later trade for 4th roind pick 2023)
Signed RW Ilya Mikheyev to a 4-year, $19 million contract, $4.75 million AAV.
Signed C Dakota Joshua to a two-year, 1-way deal for $1.65 million, or $825 AAV.
Signed G Collin Delia to a one-year, one way contract for $750K.
Signed LD Wyatt Kalynuk to a one year, $750K contract. (Later traded for future considerations)
Signed LW Phil di Giuseppe to a 1-yr, $750K contract.
Traded C Jason Dickinson to Chicago for LD Riley Stillman (Later traded to Buffalo for LW Josh Bloom)
Traded G Mikey DiPietro and D Jonathan Myrenberg to Boston for C Jack Studnicka
Traded 5th Round 2023 to Carolina for RD Ethan Bear and minor leaguer C Lane Pederson
Lost C Lane Pederson on waivers to Columbus
Traded C Bo Horvat to NY Islanders for RW Anthony Beauvillier, C Aatu Raty and a conditional 1st round pick, either in 23 or 24
Traded RW Will Lockwood + 7th 2026 to New York Rangers for F Vitali Kravtsov
Traded D Riley Stillman to Buffalo for prospect LW Josh Bloom
Traded D Luke Schenn to Toronto for 3rd round 2023.
Traded NYI’s 1st round 2023 and Van 2nd round 2023 for RD Philip Hronek and Detroit’s 4th round 2023
Traded Curtis Lazar to New Jersey for 4th round 2024
Traded D Wyatt Kalynuk to New York Rangers for future considerations
Extended D Guillaume Brisebois for 2 years at $775K ($375K in the AHL) in first year and $775K in second year
Signed LD Kirill Kudryavtsev to a 3-year, entry level contract
Extended LW Phil Di Giuseppe to a two-year, two-way contract
Signed LW Aidan McDonough to a two-year, entry level contract
Extended Christian Wolanin to a two-year, two-way contract ($775K NHL and $500K AHL)
Signed NCAA C Max Sasson to a two-year, entry level contract
Signed NCAA LD Akito Hirose to a one-year, two-way contract
Signed G Nikita Tolopilo to two-year entry level contract. A Latvian, Tolopilo played with Sodertalje in the Allsvenskan.
Signed RD Cole McWard to two-year entry level contract. From Ohio State U, 39GP 9G 12A 21PTS
Signed LD Elias Pettersson to three-year, entry level contract. Will play one more year in Sweden with Orebro., SHL
Signed RW Jonathan Lekkerimaki to three-year, entry level contract. Loaned him to Orebro, SHL
Signed D Jett Woo to one-year, two-way deal. $775K at NHL level and $100K at AHL level.
Bought out D Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Signed C Pius Suter to two-year, $1.6 AAV contract. Played last year with Detroit.
NHL Entry Draft at Nashville
Round 1, 11th : Tom Willander, RD, 6’1”, 185. Played for Rogle in Swedish J20. 4-21-25 22PIM +7. Will play 23/24 at Boston U., NCAA.
Round 3, 75th : Hunter Brzustewicz, RD, 6’0”, 190. Played for Kitchener OHL. 6-51-57 12PIM +8
Round 3, 89th : Sawyer Mynio, LD, 6’1”, 173. Played for Seattle, WHL. 2-26-31 40PIM +50
Round 4, 105 : Ty Mueller, LC, 5’11”, 195. Played for U.Nebraska-Omaha, NCAA. 12-13-25 4PIM +9
Round 4, 107 : Vilmer Alriksson, LW 6’6”, 214. Played for Djurgardens J20.12-9-21 22PIM. Will play 23/24 at Guelph, OHL.
Round 4, 119 : Matthew Perkins, LC, 5’11”, 156. Played for Youngstownm, USHL. 15-29-44, 77PIM
Round 6, 171 : Aiden Celebrini, RD, 6’1”, 187. Played for Brooks, AJHL. 5-16-21 82PIM. Will play 23/24 at Boston U., NCAA.
Free agency day
: Teddy Blueger, LC, 1yr x $1.9M. 28 years old, 4-12-14, 14 PIM, -2. ATOI 12:55
: Ian Cole, LD, 1 yr x $3M. 34 years old, 6’1” 225. 3-14-17, 61 PIM, +13 ATOI 19:23
: Carson Soucy, LD 3 years x $3.25M. 28 years old, 6’5”, 208,3-23-16, 68 PIM, +18 ATOI 16:18
: Matt Irwin, LD, 1 Year, $775K NHL, $450K AHL. 35 years old, 6’2”, 200, 2-3-5, 36PIM, -8. ATOI 13:02
: Zach Sawchenko, G, 1 year, $775K NHL, $200K AHL. 25 years old, 6’1, 185. 1-2-1, 3.35 GAA, .901 Sv%