Happy Canada Day. Starting today, NHL free agents can sign a deal with anyone who will have them. Among them is John Tavares, the golden goose of free agency, who may or may not tell us where he’ll play.
But there will be so much more. It’s going to be pandemonium, and we’re going to rubberneck it all from here.
We expect the Washington Capitals to be quiet. Their top-nine forwards and top-four defensemen are all signed or restricted, and their goalie depth chart is, as the kids say, thicc. This is very good news, as free agency is when totally harebrained deals get signed, so we get to laugh at them.
Here’s what we know, with the ones you care about most in bold:
- D Michal Kempny re-signs with Washington Capitals, 4 years, $2.5M AAV
- F Jay Beagle to Vancouver Canucks, 4 years, $3M AAV
- D Jack Johnson to Pittsburgh Penguins, 5 years, $3.25M AAV
- F Matt Hendricks to Minnesota Wild, 1 year, $700K
- D Mike Green re-signs with Detroit Red Wings, 2 years, 5.4M AAV
- F David Perron to St Louis Blues, 4 years, $4M AAV
- F Ilya Kovalchuk to LA Kings, 3 years, $6.25M AAV
- GÂ Anton Khudobin to Dallas Stars
- F James van Riemsdyk to Philadelphia Flyers, 5 years, $7M AAV
- GÂ Jaroslav Halak to Boston Bruins, 2 years, $2.75M AAV
- FÂ Thomas Vanek to Detroit Red Wings, 1 year, $3M
- G Cam Ward to Chicago Blackhawks, 1 year, $3M
- F Logan Couture re-signs with San Jose Sharks, 8 years, $8M AAV
- FÂ Ryan Reaves re-signs with Vegas Golden Knights, 2 years, $2.8M AAV
- DÂ Drew Doughty re-signs with LA Kings, 8 years, $11M AAV
- F Eric Fehr to Minnesota Wild, 1 year
- F Paul Stastny to Vegas Golden Knights, 3 years, $6.3M AAV
- G Carter Hutton to Buffalo Sabres, 3 years, $2.75M AAV
- F Tyler Bozak to St Louis Blues, 3 years, $5M AAV
- D Ian Cole to Colorado Avalanche, 3 years, $4.25M AAV
- G Jonathan Bernier to Detroit Red Wings, 3 years, $3M AAV
- F Chris Kunitz to Chicago Blackhawks, 1 year, $1M
- D Ryan McDonagh re-signs with Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 years, $6.75M AAV
- F Michael Grabner to Phoenix Coyotes, 3 years, $3.35M AAV
- G Petr Mrazek to Carolina Hurricanes, 1 year, $1.5M
- F Nic Dowd to Washington Capitals, 1 year, $650k
- F Travis Boyd re-signs with Washington Capitals, 2 years, $800k
- F John Tavares to Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 years
- D John Moore to Boston Bruins, 5 years, $2.75M AAV
- D Nick Holden to Vegas Golden Knights, 2 years, $4.4M total
- F Matt Cullen returning to Pittsburgh Penguins, 1 year
- D Roman Polak to Dallas Stars, 1 year, $1.3M
- G Michael Hutchinson to Florida Panthers, 1 year, $1.3M
- D Adam Clendening to Columbus Blue Jackets, $400k guarantee
- F Tobias Rieder to Edmonton Oilers, 1 year, $2M
- F Daniel Carr to Vegas Golden Knights, 1 year, $750k
- G Laurent Brossoit to Winnipeg Jets, 1 year, $650k
- D Fredrik Claesson to New York Rangers, 1 year, $700k
- F Vladislav Namestnikov to New York Rangers, 2 year, $8M
- G Mike McKenna to Ottawa Senators, 1 year, $700k
- F Riley Nash to Columbus Blue Jackets, 3 years, $2.75 million
- F Leo Komarov to New York Islanders 4 years, $3M AAV
- F Paul Carey to Ottawa Senators 1 year, $700k
- F Sven Baertschi re-signs with Vancouver Canucks, 3 years, $10M
- F Tyler Graovac to the Calgary Flames, 1 year, $650k
- F Luke Schenn to Anaheim Ducks, 1 year, $800k
- F Ryan O’Reilly traded to St. Louis Blues
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