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The Edmonton Oilers are bringing back unrestricted free-agent defenseman Tyson Barrie on a three-year contract with an average annual value of $4.5 million, according to TSN's Ryan Rishaug.

Barrie signed a one-year, $3.75-million deal with the Oilers last offseason. He led all NHL defensemen with 48 points in the shortened 2020-21 season, quarterbacking Edmonton's elite power play alongside Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

The 30-year-old blue-liner notched 23 of his points on the man advantage and averaged over 21 minutes of ice time per contest.


Edmonton has been among the more active teams early this offseason. The club has already signed forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to a long-term extension, retained goaltender Mike Smith, traded for defenseman Duncan Keith, and reportedly added UFA forward Zach Hyman on a seven-year deal.
 
The Dallas Stars are signing defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year contract with an average annual value of $3.65 million, reports ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

The veteran spent the last nine seasons with the Minnesota Wild before the team bought out the remainder of his contract. He had three goals and 16 assists in 56 games last season.

Suter remained generally productive on both ends of the ice over the last several seasons with the Wild. He recorded over 40 points for five straight campaigns from 2016 until 2020.


The 36-year-old has played 1,198 career games and scored 93 goals while adding 514 assists. The Nashville Predators drafted Suter with the seventh pick in the 2003 NHL Draft.
 
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