Summer’s logjam is slowly starting to breakup with the recent news that Milan Lucic is going to St. Louis on a pro tryout. Brendan Smith will be headed to Columbus on a PTO. And don’t think it escaped attention that 38-year old Jack Johnson has agreed to a tryout with Minnesota last week.

The Oilers have been linked to forwards Max Pacioretty and Klim Kostin, and goalies Ilya Samsonov and Alexandar Georgiev in PTOs by NHL analyst Rob Couch.

Former Boston Bruins star Milan Lucic is looking to make an NHL comeback as he signed a PTO with a Western team.

Lucic joined the St. Louis Blues, while Smith is headed to the Columbus Blue Jackets. After Jack Johnson signed a PTO with the Minnesota Wild on Aug. 11, this could be the start of more NHL free agents taking a tryout to convince teams they deserve a contract this fall.

Brendan Smith is the last Detroit Red Wings draft pick from 2007 or earlier still active in the NHL. At least he hopes he’ll be in the NHL for another season. The 36-year-old defenseman signed a professional tryout contract Tuesday with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The St Louis Blues are taking a chance on a veteran forward. News emerged on Tuesday morning that Milan Lucic signed a professional tryout or PTO agreement with the Blues.

Former NHLer Cam Jansen shared his thoughts on Milan Lucic signing a professional tryout (PTO) with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

Patrik Laine and the Montreal Canadiens might be eyeing a former forward on the Vegas Golden Knights as the 2025-26 NHL season looms closer.

As per the '2 Mutts Hockey Podcast', Oilers GM Stan Bowman is on the verge of potentially signing three players to a PTO, one of those being a surprising goalie.

Smith spent this past season as a depth defenseman for the Dallas Stars. In 32 games with the Central Division club, he recorded one goal, six assists, 33 penalty minutes, and 41 blocks.