Nicolas Deslauriers signed a four-year, $7 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $1.75 million.
The 31-year-old forward had 13 points (eight goals, five assists) and 113 penalty minutes in 81 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks and Minnesota Wild last season, including three goals in 20 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Ducks on March 19.
Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third round (No. 84) of the 2009 NHL Draft, Deslauriers has 85 points (44 goals, 41 assists) and 521 penalty minutes in 506 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Ducks and Wild and no points in five Stanley Cup Playoff games.
The Flyers also signed defenseman Justin Braun to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. The 35-year-old had two points (one goal, one assist) in eight regular-season games, and one assist in 19 playoff games for the New York Rangers after he was traded by Philadelphia for a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft on March 21. He had 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) in 61 games for the Flyers prior to the trade.
Selected by the San Jose Sharks in the seventh round (No. 201) of the 2007 NHL Draft, Braun has 197 points (34 goals, 163 assists) in 791 regular-season games for the Sharks, Flyers and Rangers, and 16 points (three goals, 13 assists) in 119 playoff games.
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