NHL-National Hockey League roundup

July 3 (The Sports Xchange) - The Columbus Blue Jackets signed left winger Brandon Saad on Friday to a six-year contract through the 2020-21 NHL season. Terms were not disclosed, but Sportsnet reported the deal carries an average annual value of $6 million. - - The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Ryan O'Reilly to a seven-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Sportsnet reported the contract has an average annual value of $7.5 million. - - The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms with center Connor McDavid, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, on a three-year entry level contract. Many believe McDavid is the best prospect to come out of the draft since the Pittsburgh Penguins chose Sidney Crosby. - - The St. Louis Blues signed forward Kyle Brodziak to a one-year contract and re-signed defenseman Robert Bortuzzo to a two-year contract. The team also signed forward Jordan Caron, defenseman Peter Harrold and forward Danny Kristo to one-year, two-way contracts. - - The New York Rangers agreed to terms with free agent forward Luke Adam. Adam, 25, skated in 73 games with the Rochester Americans and the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League this past season, registering 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists) and 62 penalty minutes. - - The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with forward Brendan Lemieux on a three-year, two-way, entry level contract, with an average annual value of $1.125 million. The team also agreed to terms with defenseman Andrew MacWilliam on one-year, two-way deal worth an annual average value of $600,000. - - The San Jose Sharks signed unrestricted free agent forward Joel Ward to a three-year contract. Ward, 34, recorded 34 points (19 goals, 15 assists) and 30 penalty minutes in 82 games last season with Washington. - - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Byron Froese to a two-year, two-way contract. Froese, 24, collected 42 points (18 goals, 24 assists) in 46 regular-season games and four points (one goal, three assists) in five playoff games with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League last season. - - The Philadelphia Flyers signed right winger Colin McDonald to a one-year, two-way contract. McDonald, 30, comes to the Flyers from the New York Islanders organization, where he played the last three seasons. - - The Flyers hired Kim Dillabaugh as their goaltending coach. Dillabaugh, 37, comes to the Flyers from the Los Angeles Kings, where he spent the last eight seasons working in a goaltender development role for the club. - - The Anaheim Ducks named Dave Nonis as a special assignment scout and consultant to general manager Bob Murray. Nonis was most recently the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2013-15. (Editing by Frank Pingue)