NHL Free Agency 2021: Every signing by all 32 teams

NHL Free Agency
Getty Images
1 Comment

It’s time for NHL Free Agency! The offseason is under way and with the market opening July 28 there will be plenty of action this summer. Some teams have already been busy getting their 2021-22 rosters in order. Check back here for all of the signings that teams will be making in hopes of improving their chances at winning the 2022 Stanley Cup.

NHL Free Agency Signings

October 12

• Canadiens sign Nick Suzuki to an eight-year, $63 million deal. (Link)
• Penguins sign Brian Boyle to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

October 11

• Blackhawks sign Erik Gustafsson to a one-year, $800,000 deal.

October 10

• Rangers sign Mika Zibanejad to an eight-year, $68 million deal. (Link)
• Avalanche signs Jack Johnson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

October 9

• Blues sign James Neal to a one-year, $750,000 deal. (Link)

October 8

• Panthers sign Aleksander Barkov to an eight-year, $10 million deal. (Link)
• Devils sign Frédérik Gauthier to a one-year, $800,000 dea.

October 7

• Senators sign Tyler Ennis to a one-year, $900,000 deal.

October 6

• Coyotes sign Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year, $750,000 million deal.

October 5

• Stars sign Artem Grushnikov to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.

October 4

• Canadiens sign Arber Xhekaj to a three-year, $2.485 million deal.
• Capitals sign Vincent Iorio to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.

October 3

• Canadiens sign Jake Evans to a three-year, $5.1 million deal.

October 2

• Maple Leafs sign Braeden Kressler to a three-year, $2.505 million deal.

October 1

• Blackhawks sign Colton Dach to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Canucks sign Quinn Hughes to a six-year, $47.1 million deal.
• Canucks sign Elias Pettersson to a three-year, $22.05 million deal.

September 30

• Blue Jackets sign J.F. Berube to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kings sign Martin Chromiak to a three-year, $2.515 million deal.

September 29

• Kraken signs Max McCormick to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Senators sign Zach Ostapchuk to a three-year, $3.093 million deal.

September 28

• Stars sign Logan Stankoven to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Stars sign Wyatt Johnston to a three-year, $3.093 million deal.

September 26

• Golden Knights sign Daniil Chayka to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.

September 25

• Maple Leafs sign William Villeneuve to a three-year, $2.505 million deal.

September 24

• Canadiens sign Sami Niku to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 22

• Sabres sign Rasmus Dahlin to a three-year, $18 million deal. (Link)
Avalanche signs Logan O'Connor to a three-year, $3.15 million deal
Kings sign Cal Petersen to a three-year, $15 million deal.

September 21

• Blue Jackets sign Elvis Merzlikins to a five-year, $27 million deal. (Link)
• Wild signs Kirill Kaprizov to a five-year, $5 million deal. (Link)
• Blues sign Robert Thomas to a two-year, $5.6 million deal.

September 20

• Bruins sign Zach Senyshyn to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 19

• Golden Knights sign Nolan Patrick to a two-year, $2.4 million deal.

September 18

• Islanders sign Zdeno Chara to a one-year deal. (Link)
• Oilers sign Kailer Yamamoto to a one-year, $1.175 million deal.
• Senators sign Logan Brown to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 16

• Blackhawks sign Nolan Allen to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Golden Knights sign Dylan Coghlan to a two-year, $1.525 million deal.
• Islanders sign Andy Andreyoff to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Islanders sign Dmytro Timashov to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Islanders sign Paul LaDue to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Islanders sign Otto Koivula to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Islanders sign Cole Bardreau to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

September 14

• Blues sign Tyler Bozak to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Givani Smith to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

September 13

• Sharks sign Noah Gregor to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 12

• Kraken signs Ryan Donato to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 11

• Oilers sign Cooper Marody to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 10

• Flames sign Erik Gudbranson to a one-year, $1.95 million deal.
• Flames sign Michael Stone to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

September 8

• Flames sign Connor Mackey to a two-year, $1.825 million deal.
• Flames sign Brad Richardson to a one-year, $800,000 deal.

September 7

• Kraken signs Dennis Cholowski to a one-year, $900,000 deal.

September 6

• Oilers sign Tyler Tullio to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.

September 4

• Hurricanes sign Jesperi Kotkaniemi to a one-year, $6.1 million deal after Montreal declines to match offer sheet. (Link)
• Rangers sign Libor Hajek to a one-year, $874,125 deal.

September 3

• Senators sign Drake Batherson to a six-year, $29.85 million deal (Link).
• Red Wings sign Filip Hronek to a three-year. $13.2 million deal.

September 2

• Flyers sign Joel Farabee to a six-year, $30 million deal. (Link)
• Sabres sign Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year, $7.5 million deal. (Link)
• Penguins sign Louis Domingue to one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Carter Rowney to a one-year, $825,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Henri Joikharju to a three-year, $7.5 million deal.

September 1

• Blues sign Colton Parayko to a eight-year, $52 million deal. (Link)
• Islanders sign Anthony Beauvillier to a three-year, $12.45 million deal. (Link)
• Islanders sign Casey Cizikas to a six-year, $15 million deal. (Link)
• Islanders sign Kyle Palmieri to a four-year, $20 million deal. (Link)
• Islanders sign Ilya Sorokin to a three-year, $12 million deal. (Link)
• Kraken signs Riley Sheahan to a one-year, $850,000 deal.

August 31

• Blackhawks sign Connor Murphy to a four-year, $17.6 million deal. (Link)
• Blues sign Tanner Dickinson to a three-year, $2.7 million deal.

August 30

• Predators sign Eeli Tolvanen to a three-year, $4.35 million deal. (Link)
• Coyotes sign Dylan Guenther to a three-year, $5.325 million deal.

August 29

• Senators sign Filip Gustavsson to a two-year, $1.575 million deal.

August 28

• Hurricanes sign Jesperi Kotkaniemi to a one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet. (Link)

August 27

• Canadiens sign Ryan Poehling to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Wild sign Jordie Benn to a one-year, $900,000 deal.

August 26

• Flyers sign Sean Couturier to an eight-year, $62 million deal. (link)
• Hurricanes sign Andrei Svechnikov to an eight-year, $62 million deal. (link)
• Flames sign Dillon Dube to a three-year, $6.9 million deal.

August 25

• Flames sign Justin Kirkland to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Glenn Gawdin to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Derick Brassard to a one-year, $825,000 deal.
• Wild signs Carson Lambos to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Kraken sign Gustav Olofsson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

August 24

• Blues sign Zachary Bolduc to a three-year, $4.05 million deal.
• Sharks sign Jasper Weatherby to a two-year, $1.85 million deal.

August 21

• Flyers sign Travis Sanheim to a two-year, $9.35 million deal.

NHL Free Agency Offer Sheet Compensation Scale

August 20

• Flames sign Nikita Zadorov to a one-year, $3.75 million deal.
• Flames sign Juuso Välimäki to a two-year, $3.1 million deal.
• Flyers sign Connor Bunnaman to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Kraken sign Antoine Bibeau to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

August 19

• Devils sign Chase Stillman to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.

August 18

• Blackhawks sign MacKenzie Entwistle to a two-year, $1.6 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Cole Sillinger to a three-year, $4.9 million deal.

August 17

• Senators sign Scott Sabourin to a one-year, $700,000 deal.
• Wild signs Mason Shaw to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

August 16

• Predators sign Juuse Saros to a four-year, $20 million deal. (Link)
• Wild signs Kevin Fiala to a one-year, $5.1 million deal. (Link)
• Avalanche signs Dennis Gilbert to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blackhawks sign Alex Nylander to a one-year, $874,125 deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Ole Julian Bjørgvik Holm to a three-year, $2.753 million deal.

August 15

• Hurricanes sign Aleksi Heimosalmi to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Hurricanes sign Ville Koivunen to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Jets sign Dmitri Kuzmin to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Adam Erne to a two-year, $4.2 million deal.

August 14

• Canucks sign Jason Dickinson to a three-year, $7.95 million deal.
• Coyotes sign Janis Moser to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Flyers sign Samu Tuomaala to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Islanders sign Aatu Räty to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Sebastian Cossa to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Sharks sign William Eklund to a three-year, $5.325 million deal.

August 13

• Panthers sign Joe Thornton to a one-year, $750,000 deal. (Link)
• Blue Jackets sign Zac Rinaldo to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Stanislav Svozil to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Ducks sign Sasha Pastujov to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Ducks sign Mason MacTavish to a three-year, $10.275 million deal.
• Ducks sign Olen Zellweger to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Kings sign Jacob Moverare to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kraken signs Carsen Twarynski to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kraken signs Cale Fleury to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Casey Fitzgerald to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

August 12

• Jets sign Andrew Copp to a one-year, $3.64 million deal. (Link)
• Canucks sign Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Tyler Parsons to a one-year, $771,750 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Maxime Lajoie to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Jets sign Johnny Kovacevic to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kings sign Samuel Helenius to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Oilers sign Slater Koekkoek to a two-year, $1.85 million deal.
• Rangers sign Brennan Othmann to a three-year, $4.125 million deal.

August 11

• Jets sign Neal Pionk to a four-year, $23.5 million deal. (Link)
• Panthers sign Sam Reinhart to a three-year, $19.5 million deal. (Link)
• Hurricanes sign Andrew Poturalski to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Oilers sign Tyler Benson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

August 10

• Blackhawks sign Mike Hardman to a two-year, $1.6 million deal.
• Kings sign Brandt Clarke to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Jakub Vrana to a three-year, $15.75 million deal.

August 9

• Capitals sign Ilya Samsonov to a one-year, $2 million deal. (Link)
• Flyers sign Carter Hart to a three-year, $11.94 million deal. (Link)
• Rangers sign Igor Shesterkin to a four-year, $22.67 million deal. (Link)
• Blue Jackets sign Andrew Peeke to a two-year, $1.575 million deal.
• Bruins sign Fabian Lysell to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Canucks sign Olli Juolevi to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Devils sign Janne Kuokkanen to a two-year, $3.65 million deal.
• Ducks sign Max Jones to a three-year, $3.885 million deal.
• Ducks sign Maxime Comtois to a two-year, $4.075 million deal.
• Ducks sign Josh Mahura to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Oliver Kylington to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Ross Colton to a two-year, $2.25 million deal.

August 8

• Oilers sign Stuart Skinner to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

August 7

• Oilers sign Brendan Perlini to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Wild signs Will Bitten to a one-year, $840,000 deal.

August 6

• Islanders sign Adam Pelech to an eight-year, $46 million deal. (Link)
• Oilers sign Darnell Nurse to an eight-year, $74 million deal. (Link)
• Avalanche signs Oskar Olausson to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Blackhawks sign Brandon Hagel to a three-year, $4.5 million deal.
• Canadiens sign Michael McNiven to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Connor Timmins to a two-year, $1.7 million deal.
• Coyotes sign Bokondji Imama to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Ducks sign Isac Lundeström to a one-year, $874,125 deal.
• Ducks sign Sam Steel to a one-year, $874,125 deal.
• Flames sign Luke Philp to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Matthew Phillips to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kings sign Cale Clague to a one-year, $761,250 deal.
• Kraken signs Marcus Johansen to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Kraken signs Vince Dunn to a one-year, $8 million deal.
• Kraken signs Kole Lind to a one-year, $874,125 deal.
• Rangers sign Ty Ronning to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

August 5

• Devils sign Tomas Tatar to a two-year, $9 million deal. (Link)
• Canadiens sign Michael Pezzetta to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Capitals sign Michael Vecchione to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Devils sign Yegor Sharangovich to a two-year, $4 million deal.
• Kings sign Austin Strand to a one-year, $771,750 deal.
• Kraken signs Will Borgen to a two-year, $1.8 million deal.
• Panthers sign Chase Priskie to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Penguins sign Zach Aston-Reese to a one-year, $1.725 million deal.
• Predators sign Dante Fabbro to a two-year, $4.8 million deal.
• Rangers sign Tim Gettinger to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Chase Pearson to a one-year, $874,125 deal.

August 4

• Blues sign Zach Sanford to a one-year, $2 million deal.
• Devils sign Marian Studenic to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Devils sign A.J. Greer to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Josh Jacobs to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Jets sign Logan Stanley to a two-year, $1.8 million deal.
• Kraken signs Alexander True to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kraken signs Connor Carrick to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Joseph Duszak to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Predators sign Rem Pitlick to a one-year, $917,831 deal.
• Senators sign Victor Mete to a one-year, $1.2 million deal.
• Sharks sign Adin Hill to a two-year, $4.35 million deal.

August 3

• Blues sign Jordan Kyrou to a two-year, $5.6 million deal.
• Coyotes sign Travis Boyd to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Penguins sign Radim Zohorna to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Rangers sign Adam Huska to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Joseph Cecconi to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

August 2

• Avalanche signs Ryan Murray to a one-year, $2 million deal.
• Coyotes sign Cam Dineen to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Blake Speers to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Dysin Mayo to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Jerad Rosburg to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

August 1

• Hurricanes sign Stefan Noesen to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kings sign Brayden Burke to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Sean Day to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Panthers sign Samuel Montembeault to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

July 31

• Maple Leafs sign Nick Ritchie to two-year, $5 million deal. (Link)
• Maple Leafs sign Ondrej Kase to one-year, $1.25 million deal. (Link)
• Red Wings sign Tyler Bertuzzi to two-year, $9.5 million deal. (Link)
• Avalanche signs Jordan Gross to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Blues sign Dakota Joshua to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Brendan Gaunce to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Canadiens sign Arturri Lehkonen to a one-year, $2.3 million deal.
• Jets sign Riley Nash to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Jets sign Austin Poganski to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Lightning signs Boris Katchouk to a three-year, $2.275 million deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Brennan Menell to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Oilers sign Warren Foegele to a three-year, $8.25 million deal.
• Rangers sign Ryan Reaves to one-year, $1.75 million deal.
• Hurricanes sign Derek Stepan to a one-year, $1.35 million deal.
• Stars sign Joel Kiviranta to a two-year, $2.1 million deal.
• Jets sign Benjamin Gleason to a one-year, $750K deal.

July 30

• Avalanche signs Tyson Jost to a two-year, $4 million deal.
• Blues sign Calle Rosen to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blues sign Tommy Cross to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blues sign Ivan Barbashev to a two-year, $4.5 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Mikko Lehtonen to a one-year, $900,000 deal.
• Flames sign Colton Poolman to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Maxim Letunov to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Alex Lyon to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Sam Miletic to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kings sign Lias Andersson to a one-year, $874,125 deal
• Lightning signs Alex Barré-Boulet to a three-year, $2.275 million deal.
• Lightning signs Taylor Raddysh to a three-year, $2.275 million deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Ondrej Kase to a one-year, $1.25 million deal.
• Panthers sign Zac Dalpe to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Predators sign Tanner Jeannot to a two-year, $1.6 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Brian Lashoff to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Rasmus Asplund to a two-year, $1.65 million deal.
• Sabres sign Ryan MacInnis to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Nicholas Caamano to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Colton Point to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

July 29

• Blues sign Brandon Saad to a five-year, $22.5 million deal. (Link)
Blue Jackets sign Zach Werenski to a six-year, $57.5 million deal. (Link)
• Lightning signs Corey Perry to a two-year, $2 million deal. (Link)
• Avalanche signs Darren Helm to a one-year, $1 million deal.
• Avalanche signs Dylan Sikura to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Avalanche signs Stefan Matteau to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blues sign Matthew Peca to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blues sign Charlie Lindgren to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blues sign Nathan Todd to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Jake Bean to a three-year, $7 million deal.
• Canadiens sign Mathieu Perreault to a one-year, $950,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Hudson Fasching to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Michael Carcone to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Devils sign Robbie Russo to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Devils sign Joseph Gambardella to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Ducks sign Danny O’Regan to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Ducks sign Buddy Robinson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Ducks sign Greg Pateryn to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Andy Welinski to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Brendan Smith to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Jalen Chatfield to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Cal Foote to a two-year, $1.7 million deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Brett Seney to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Pavel Gogolev to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Penguins sign Michael Chaput to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Penguins sign Danton Heinen to a one-year, $1.1 million deal.
• Predators sign Mathieu Oliver to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Rangers sign Filip Chytil to a two-year, $4.6 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Daniel Renouf to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Ryan Murphy to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Luke Witkowski to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Sabres sign Ethan Prow to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign John Hayden to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Senators sign Pontus Aberg to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Senators sign Dillon Heatherington to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Senators sign Kole Sherwood to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Michael Raffl to a one-year, $1.1 million deal.
• Stars sign Jani Hakanpää to a three-year, $4.5 million deal.
• Wild signs Kevin Czuczman to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Wild signs Jon Merrill to a one-year, $850,000 deal.
• Wild signs Brandon Duhaime to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

July 28

• Bruins sign Linus Ullmark to a four-year, $20 million deal. (Link)
• Canucks sign Jaroslav Halak to a one-year, $1.5 million deal. (Link)
• Devils sign Dougie Hamilton to a seven-year, $63 million deal. (Link)
• Golden Knights sign Alec Martinez to three-year, $15.74 million deal. (Link)
• Hurricanes sign Frederik Andersen to a two-year, $9 million deal. (Link)
• Hurricanes sign Tony DeAngelo to a one-year, $1 million deal.(Link)
• Kings sign Phillip Danault to a six-year, $33.5 million deal. (Link)
• Kings sign Alex Edler to a one-year, $3.5 million deal. (Link)
• Kraken signs Alexander Wennberg to a three-year, $13.5 million deal. (Link)
• Kraken signs Philipp Grubauer to a six-year, $35.4 million deal. (Link)
• Kraken signs Jaden Schwartz to a five-year, $27.5 million deal. (Link)
• Lightning signs Brayden Point to an eight-year, $76 million deal. (Link)
• Maple Leafs sign Petr Mrazek to a three-year, $11.4 million deal. (Link)
• Oilers sign Zach Hyman to a seven-year, $38.5 million deal. (Link)
• Oilers sign Tyson Barrie to a three-year, $13.5 million deal. (Link)
• Oilers sign Cody Ceci to a four-year, $13 million deal. (Link)
• Stars sign Ryan Suter to a four-year, $14.6 million deal. (Link)
• Wild signs Alex Goligoski to a one-year, $5 million deal. (Link)
• Avalanche signs Roland McKeown to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blackhawks sign Jujhar Khaira to a two-year, $1.95 million deal.
• Blackhawks sign Jake McCabe to a four-year, $16 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Eric Robinson to a two-year, $3.2 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Boone Jenner to a four-year, $15 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Sean Kuraly to a four-year, $10 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Alexandre Texier to a two-year, $3.05 million deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Tyler Sikura to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Blue Jackets sign Gavin Bayreuther to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Bruins sign Nick Foligno to a two-year, $3.8 million deal.
• Bruins sign Derek Forbort to a three-year, $9 million deal.
• Bruins sign Erik Haula to a two-year, $4.75 million deal.
• Bruins sign Tomas Nosek to a two-year, $3.5 million deal.
• Bruins sign Troy Grosenick to a one year, $750,000 deal.
• Bruins sign Samuel Asselin to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Bruins sign Steven Fogarty to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Bruins sign Tyler Lewington to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canadiens sign David Savard to a four-year, $14 million deal.
• Canadiens sign Mike Hoffman to three-year, $13.5 million deal.
• Canadiens sign Louie Belpedio to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canadiens sign Chris Wideman to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canadiens sign Cedric Paquette to a one-year, $950,000 deal.
• Canadiens sign Jean-Sébastien Dea to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Brandon Sutter to a one-year, $1.125 million deal.
• Canucks sign Luke Schenn to a two-year, $1.7 million deal.
• Canucks sign Kyle Burroughs to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Canucks sign Nic Petan to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Brad Hunt to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Devante Stephens to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Sheldon Dries to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign John Stevens to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Sheldon Rempal to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Justin Bailey to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Justin Dowling to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Canucks sign Travis Hamonic to a two-year, $6 million deal.
• Canucks sign Phil Di Giuseppe to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Canucks sign Tucker Poolman to a four-year, $10 million deal.
• Canucks sign Danila Klimovich to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Canucks sign Brady Keeper to a two-year, $1.525 million deal.
• Capitals sign Hunter Shepard to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Capitals sign Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Capitals sign Lucas Johansen to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Capitals sign Matt Irwin to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Liam O'Brien to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Ryan Dzingel to a one-year, $1.1 million deal.
• Coyotes sign Carter Hutton to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Coyotes sign Dmitrij Jaškin to a one-year, $3.2 million deal.
• Ducks sign Ryan Getzlaf to a one-year, $4.5 million deal.
• Ducks sign Brogan Rafferty to a one-year, $750K deal.
• Devils sign Jonathan Bernier to a two-year, $8.25 million deal.
• Devils sign Chase DeLeo to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Devils sign Brian Flynn to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Blake Coleman to a six-year, $29.4 million deal.
• Flames sign Trevor Lewis to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Flames sign Kevin Gravel to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Nick DeSimone to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flames sign Adam Werner to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Nate Thompson to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Adam Clendening to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Nick Seeler to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Cooper Zech to a two-year, $1.75 million deal.
• Flyers sign Ryan Fitzgerald to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Gerald Mayhew to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Golden Knights sign Laurent Brossoit to a two-year, $4.65 million deal.
• Golden Knights sign Mattias Janmark to a one-year, $2 million deal.
• Golden Knights sign Sven Baertschi to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Golden Knights sign Patrick Brown to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Golden Knights sign Gage Quinney to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Antti Raanta to a two-year, $4 million deal.
• Hurricanes sign Josh Leivo to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign C.J. Smith to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Hurricanes sign Ian Cole to a one-year, $2.9 million deal.
• Hurricanes sign Jordan Martinook to a three-year, $5.4 million deal.
• Jets sign Luke Johnson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Jets sign Michael Eyssimont to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Kings sign Andreas Athanasiou to a one-year, $2.7 million deal.
• Kings sign T.J. Tynan to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Kings sign Alex Edler to a one-year, $3.5 million deal.
• Kings sign Garret Sparks to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Remi Elie to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Charles Hudon to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Brian Elliott to a one-year, $900,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Zach Bogosian to a three-year, $2.55 deal.
• Lightning signs Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a two-year, $2 million deal.
• Lightning signs Andrej Sustr to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Darren Raddysh to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Maxim Legace to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Michael Bunting to a two-year, $1.9 million deal.
• Maple Leafs sign David Kampf to a two-year, $3 million deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Michael Amadio to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Carl Dahlstrom to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Alex Biega to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Maple Leafs sign Kurtis Gabriel to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Oilers sign Derek Ryan to a two-year, $2.5 million deal.
• Panthers sign Maxim Mamim to a one-year, $975,000 deal.
• Panthers sign Juho Lammikko to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Panthers sign Carter Verhaeghe to a three-year, $12.5 million deal.
• Panthers sign Christopher Gibson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Penguins sign Evan Rodrigues to a one-year, $1 million deal.
• Penguins sign Brock McGinn to a four-year, $11 million deal.
• Penguins sign Dominik Simon to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Penguins sign Taylor Fedun to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Penguins sign Filip Lindberg to a two-year, $1.85 deal.
• Predators sign Mikael Granlund to a four-year, $20 million deal.
• Predators sign David Rittich to a one-year, $1.25 million deal.
• Predators sign Anthony Richard to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Predators sign Matt Luff to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Predators sign Zachary L’Heureux to a three-year, $2.775 million deal.
• Predators sign Michael McCarron to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Predators sign Matt Tennyson to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Rangers sign Patrik Nemeth to a three-year, $7.5 million deal.
• Rangers sign Jarred Tinordi to a two-year, $1.8 million deal.
• Rangers sign Greg McKegg to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Rangers sign Dryden Hunt to a two-year, $1.525 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Sam Gagner to a one-year, $850,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Calvin Rickard to a one-year, $800,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Jordan Oesterle to a two-year, $2.7 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Pius Suter to a two-year, $6.25 million deal.
• Sabres sign Vinnie Hinostroza to a one-year, $1.05 million deal.
• Sabres sign Aaron Dell to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Brandon Davidson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Sean Malone to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Craig Anderson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Mark Pysyk to a one-year, $900,000 deal.
• Sabres sign Jimmy Schuldt to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Senators sign Michael Del Zotto to a two-year, $4 million deal.
• Senators sign Andrew Agozzino to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sharks sign Andrew Cogliano to a one-year, $1 million deal.
• Sharks sign James Reimer to a two-year, $4.5 million deal.
• Sharks sign Lane Pederson to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Sharks sign Nick Bonino to a two-year, $4.1 million deal.
• Sharks sign Nick Merkley to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Sharks sign Jaycob Megna to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Braden Holtby to a one-year, $2 million deal.
• Stars sign Luke Glendening to a two-year, $3 million deal.
• Stars sign Alex Petrovic to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Stars sign Andreas Borgman to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Wild signs Frederick Gaudreau to a two-year, $2.4 million deal.
• Wild signs Dmitry Kulikov to a two-year, $4.5 million deal.
• Wild signs Joe Hicketts to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Wild signs Jon Lizotte  to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Wild signs Dominic Turgeon to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

July 27

• Avalanche signs Gabriel Landeskog to eight-year, $56 million deal. (Link)
• Blues sign Pavel Buchnevich to four-year, $23.2 million deal. (Link)
• Blue Jackets sign Patrik Laine to one-year, $7.5 million deal. (Link)
• Bruins sign Mike Reilly to three-year, $9M deal. (Link)
• Canadiens sign Joel Armia to a four-year, $13.6 million deal. (Link)
• Canucks sign Conor Garland to five-year, $24.75 million deal. (Link)
• Capitals sign Alex Ovechkin to five-year, $47.5 million deal. (Link)
• Flyers sign Keith Yandle to one-year, $900,000 deal.
• Jets sign Eric Comrie to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Lightning signs Otto Somppi to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Panthers sign Brandon Montour to three-year, $10.5 million deal.
• Red Wings sign Taro Hirose to one-year, $850,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Kyle Criscuolo to two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Sabres sign Drake Caggiula to one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Wild signs Kyle Rau to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Wild signs Dakota Mermis to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.

July 26

• Panthers sign Sam Bennett to a four-year, $17.6 million deal. (Link)
• Blackhawks sign Adam Gaudette to a one-year, $997,500 deal.
• Bruins sign Nick Wolff to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Devils sign Christian Jaros to a one-year $800,000 deal.
• Flyers sign Samuel Morin to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Jets sign Paul Stastny to a one-year, $3.75 million deal.
• Panthers sign Lucas Carlsson to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Panthers sign Noah Juulsen to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Predators sign Frédéric Allard to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Predators sign Ben Harpur to a one-year $800,000 deal.
• Predators sign Jeremy Davies to a one-year, $750,000 deal.
• Red Wings sign Gustav Lindström to a two-year, $1.7 million deal.
• Wild signs Andrew Hammond to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

July 25

• Red Wings sign Marc Staal to a one-year, $2 million deal.

July 24

• Avalanche signs Cale Makar to a six-year, $54 million deal. (Link)
• Blues sign Nathan Walker to a two-year, $1.5 million deal.
• Kings sign Trevor Moore to a two-year, $3.75 million deal.
• Penguins sign Kasper Björkqvist to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

July 23

• Blackhawks sign Seth Jones to an eight-year, $76 million deal. (Link)
• Bruins sign Taylor Hall to a four-year, $24 million deal. (Link)
• Hurricanes sign Spencer Smallman to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

Ducks hire former Leafs, Islanders assistant Greg Cronin as head coach

Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
2 Comments

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks have hired veteran NHL assistant and AHL head coach Greg Cronin to be their new head coach.

Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek announced the decision to hire the 60-year-old Cronin, who will be a first-time NHL head coach.

Cronin has 12 years of experience as an NHL assistant with the Toronto Maple Leafs and in two stints with the New York Islanders. The Massachusetts native has been the head coach of the AHL’s Colorado Eagles since 2018, and he spent six years as a collegiate head coach at Northeastern.

Verbeek called Cronin “the ideal fit” to take over a young, rebuilding team.

“I felt we needed a teacher of the finer points of the game, and someone who has worked extensively over time with talented young players, helping them develop into successful NHL players,” Verbeek said. “Greg has done all that and more.”

Cronin replaces Dallas Eakins, whose contract wasn’t renewed in April after the Ducks finished their fourth consecutive losing season of his tenure. Anaheim finished in last place in the overall NHL standings at 23-47-12.

The Ducks never finished higher than sixth in the Pacific Division during Eakins’ four years in charge. They’ve missed the playoffs in a franchise-record five straight seasons, and Anaheim was the NHL’s worst defensive team of the 21st century by several measures during the just-completed season.

Cronin takes over a struggling team that is still loaded with young talent, including the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming draft and a wealth of farm prospects seemingly ready to break into the NHL. Anaheim has a solid long-term base with playmaking center Trevor Zegras, two-time All-Star Troy Terry and promising forward Mason McTavish.

Cronin has never led an NHL bench, but he interviewed for the Boston Bruins’ vacancy a year ago.

He becomes only the Ducks’ fourth permanent head coach since Henry and Susan Samueli bought the franchise from Disney in 2005, joining Randy Carlyle, Bruce Boudreau and Eakins.

Canadiens sign Cole Caufield to 8-year, $62.8 million extension

David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports
1 Comment

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract extension.

The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of $7.85 million, runs through the 2030-31 season.

Caufield scored 26 goals and added 10 assists in 46 games in 2022-23 before he underwent season-ending surgery on his right shoulder in February.

Despite missing nearly half the season, Caufield led the Canadiens in goals for the second consecutive season, tied with Nick Suzuki.

Montreal selected Caufield in the first round (15th overall) of the 2019 draft.

Since making his NHL debut in 2020-21, the forward has 84 points (53 goals, 31 assists) in 123 NHL games.

Vegas Golden Knights come back to beat Florida Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
4 Comments

LAS VEGAS – Back in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in five years and trailing the Florida Panthers less than 10 minutes into Game 1, the Vegas Golden Knights sent a very clear message.

“We were ready,” Jonathan Marchessault said.

Ready and dominant. Vegas rallied from an early deficit, got the go-ahead goal from Zach Whitecloud with just over 13 minutes left and arguably the best save of the playoffs from Adin Hill and beat Florida 5-2 Saturday night to take the lead in the best-of-seven series.

“We kept out composure, and it was good,” said Marchessault, one of six original Knights players left from the start of the franchise in 2017 who scored the tying goal in the first period. “We just wanted to play the right way and be disciplined, and tonight we were able to be the better team.”

Whitecloud put Vegas ahead, a crucial penalty kill followed and captain Mark Stone scored an insurance goal that was reviewed for a high stick and confirmed. Reilly Smith sealed it with an empty-netter to make the score look more lopsided than the game.

The combination of that offense and Hill’s 33 saves put Vegas up after a feisty opener between Sun Belt teams who wasted little time getting acquainted with big hits during play and plenty of post-whistle pushing and shoving.

“It’s exactly what we expected,” said Vegas defenseman Shea Theodore, who scored his first goal of the playoffs and ended a 27-game drought dating to March 7. “That’s how they wanted to play. We were just trying not to play into it.”

That stuff is just beginning. Game 2 is Monday in Las Vegas.

Before the Panthers even get a chance to respond, they ratcheted up the physical play late after falling behind by two. A handful of penalties resulting from a fracas with 4:24 remaining left the Florida bench well short.

The outcome was determined long before that.

After falling behind on a short-handed goal by Eric Staal that sucked the life out of the crowd of 18,432, the Golden Knights rallied for their ninth comeback win this playoffs. Marchessault – known since arriving in Las Vegas for scoring big goals – answered before the end of the first period.

Early in the second, Hill made a desperation stick save to rob Nick Cousins of what would have been a sure goal. The save was reminiscent of the one Washington’s Braden Holtby made against Vegas – in the same crease – five years ago.

“That’s an unreal save – it’s a game-changer,” coach Bruce Cassidy said. “You need those saves at key moments.”

Giving up a tying goal to Anthony Duclair with 10.2 seconds left in the second did not slow the Golden Knights’ momentum much. Whitecloud’s goal, with two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky screened and unable to see, fired up fans once again.

Bobrovsky, in the final for the first time, downplayed any reason for concern after stopping 29 of 34 shots and losing for just the second time in 12 games this postseason.

“I played a good game,” Bobrovsky said. “I played a solid game. They created some good chances other than goals. They had lots of good scoring chances, and that was fun.”

Part of the fun came when play was stopped.

Less than 10 minutes in, Hill was none too happy about Nick Cousins crashing into his crease and gave the agitating Panthers winger a jab that incited a handful of scrums. During the second period, Matthew Tkachuk let Vegas’ Nic Hague know he wasn’t thrilled about a hit in the corner on Cousins and a collision with Brandon Montour after the whistle.

“If guys are going to come in my crease and try to push me around, I’m going to stand my own ground,” Hill said. “I’m not going to do anything too crazy or get too wild, but, yeah, I’ve got to stand up for myself.”

Florida coach Paul Maurice, back in the final for the first time since 2001, displayed a similarly calm demeanor as he did all the way back in the first round, when his team fell behind 1-0 then 3-1 to NHL-best Boston before winning in seven.

“It’s going to be tight,” Maurice said. “Everybody breathe.”

The Golden Knights are in the final for the second time in six years of existence, five years after making it in their inaugural season. Vegas won the opener in 2018 and lost the series to Washington in five games.

The Panthers are back playing for the Cup for the first time since 1996. Florida got swept by Colorado in that final 27 years ago, 18 months before Tkachuk, the team’s leading scorer this playoffs, was born.

It’s the 66th different matchup of teams in the Cup final in NHL history and the 46th since the expansion era began in 1967-68. This is the first time since Washington-Vegas and just the third time since the turn of the century in which the final features two teams who have never won the league’s championship.

Penguins name former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas as director of hockey operations

Getty Images
4 Comments

PITTSBURGH (AP) Kyle Dubas wanted to take a breath and take a break after being fired as the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Then the Pittsburgh Penguins called.

The break ended shortly thereafter.

Dubas joined the Penguins as the team’s president of hockey operations, less than two weeks after a somewhat ugly exit from Toronto following a second-round playoff loss to Florida.

The 37-year-old Dubas goes from one type of hockey crucible to another. In Toronto, he was tasked with helping the Maple Leafs emerge from two decades of postseason futility. In Pittsburgh, his mission will be to prop open the Stanley Cup window for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang a little longer.

All three are 35 or older and haven’t won a playoff series since 2018. Yet Dubas believes strongly the issue isn’t the age of the franchise’s core but deficiencies elsewhere on the roster. Dubas replaces Brian Burke, who was fired along with general manager Ron Hextall in April after the Penguins failed to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

“I heard a lot of people that were highly skeptical of the team’s ability to contend here and the way I view it, if the people want to bet against (Crosby, Letang and Malkin) they can go ahead and do so,” Dubas said. “But I’m going to bet on them and go with them here. I think it is a group that’s capable of contending to win a championship.”

Crosby and Malkin were excellent for much of last season and Letang showed remarkable resiliency while dealing with multiple setbacks, including a stroke and the death of his father. Yet save for a 14-2-2 stretch in November and December, the Penguins struggled to find consistency and ultimately stumbled down the stretch to snap the longest active playoff streak in major North American Sports.

While the Penguins do have $20 million in cap space and the 14th overall pick in this month’s NHL draft, significant changes or upgrades could be difficult in the short term.

Dubas inherits a team that was the oldest in the NHL last season and is littered with question marks, particularly in goal and the forward group outside of Crosby, Malkin and Jake Guentzel.

Two-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry will become a free agent this summer and was beset by injuries over the second half of the season. Forward Jason Zucker, who served as the emotional sparkplug for long stretches, is also scheduled to hit the open market and may have priced himself out of town.

Pittsburgh also has several aging players with full or partial no-movement clauses, including 38-year-old forward Jeff Carter, 30-year-old Bryan Rust and 35-year-old defenseman Jeff Petry.

“I think that those are obviously very real situations, everyone knows that they exist,” Dubas said. “To me the effect on it … is what we can add in terms of depth pieces? What we can add in terms of younger players? That’ll be the real key.”

Dubas does plan to hire a general manager to fill the vacancy created when Hextall was let go after a short but largely unfruitful tenure. Dubas will serve as the GM on an interim basis until early July.

Dubas comes to Pittsburgh after nine seasons with the Maple Leafs, including the last five as general manager. Toronto won a postseason series for the first time since 2004 this spring before falling to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference semifinals in five games.

Shortly after the Maple Leafs’ playoff exit, Dubas said that he wasn’t sure if he wanted to remain in Toronto. His contract was set to expire on June 30, but team president Kyle Shanahan opted to pre-emptively fire Dubas instead. Toronto hired former Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving as Dubas’ replacement.

Dubas helped build the Maple Leafs into a regular-season power during his tenure. Toronto set single-season records for wins and points, and went 221-109-42 in his tenure. Dubas also didn’t shy away from big moves – he fired Stanley Cup-winning coach Mike Babcock in November 2019 and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe – but struggled to find the right mix in the playoffs until this spring.

In the end, advancing beyond the first round for the first time since 2004 wasn’t enough for Dubas to remain in Toronto.

He joked he was maybe a little “too honest” during his season-ending press conference with the Maple Leafs when he expressed reservations about returning. Shanahan’s abrupt decision to move on came as a bit of a surprise, and Dubas planned to take some time to hit the reset button before looking for another job.

Yet the Penguins – who’d already been given clearance by the Maple Leafs to interview Dubas – provided a compelling reason to speed up the timetable. Dubas’ due diligence included speaking to Crosby and longtime coach Mike Sullivan to take the pulse of a leadership group that remains firmly in place.

Dubas called them “some of the best competitors” in hockey. Competitors that have – for one reason or another – been unable to recapture the magic of their runs to back-to-back Cups in 2016 and 2017.

Time is running out for Crosby to put his name on the Cup for a fourth time in a career that will almost certainly end in the Hall of Fame. Dubas knows he’ll be judged in part on whether he can make that happen. After taking more than six weeks of searching before landing on Dubas, Fenway Sports Group Chairman Tom Werner believes Dubas is up to the challenge.

“Our philosophy is giving Kyle and his associates the best possible resources to win,” Werner said. “Kyle’s been very articulate today about his path to success … we’re very confident that Kyle will execute the plan he’s articulated to us.”