Some call it the silly season. The NHL Free Agent signing period begins today. There are numerous players who are Unrestricted Free Agents and many of them will be receiving offers from NHL teams. The announcements will be coming at a frenzied pace. We here at Scrum Sports will keep all this craziness in one place for you. Here is our Free Agent tracker.
Now, it isn’t just the free agents on the move. As some teams may want to sign one of the coveted free agents, they may have to make a trade to free up both roster and salary cap space. Expect the Tampa Bay Lightning to make some deals in order to have the cap room to sign their Restricted Free Agents. Mikhail Sergachev, Anthony Cirelli and Erik Cernak are top priority for the Bolts to lock up with contracts.
There are some big names on the Free Agent lists. A former league MVP in Taylor hall is on the list. So is a current team captain in Alex Pietrangelo. Some players who perhaps have seen better days like Henrik Lunqvist, Joe Thornton and Corey Crawford. There are also the Lightning Free Agents like Pat Maroon, Kevin Shattenkirk, Zach Bogosian and Luke Schenn. We will keep you updated on all the signings, trades and movements of all these players. Sit back, relax and watch as the NHL’s silly season begins.
Free Agent Forwards
The forwards looking for a new team are mostly made of older players looking to hang on. There are a couple of big names, here is a list of my available free agent forwards.
Mike Hoffman
Evgeni Dadanov
Carl Soderberg
Joe Thornton
Defensemen
One of the biggest names among all free agents, Pietrangelo leads this group. Here are my top remaining FA D-men:
Travis Harmonic
Sami Vatanen
Zdeno Chara
Goalies
This is the group that most NHL watchers are going to keep an eye on. Big names and plenty of them. Here are my top free agents remaining:
Craig Anderson
Jimmy Howard
Throughout the next few days as signings occur, we will update this page so you can see all of the moves in real time. Buckle up, it’s not duck sesason or rabbit season, it is the NHL’s silly season.
Transaction
Vegas Golden Knights trade D Nate Schmidt to Vancouver Canucks for a 2022 third round draft pick.
Vegas Golden Knights sign D Alex Pietrangelo to a seven year deal.
Chicago Blackhawks sign C Lucas Wallmark to a one year deal.
Nashville Predators sign C Brad Richardson to a one year deal.
Philadelphia Flyers sign D Erik Gustafsson to a one year deal.
New York Islanders trade D Devon Toews to Colorado Avalanche for a 2021 2nd round draft pick and a 2022 2nd round draft pick.
Carolina Hurricanes sign D Joakim Ryan to a one year deal.
Montreal Canadiens sign F Tyler Toffoli to a four year deal.
Chicago Blackhawks sign C Mattias Janmark to a one year deal.
Toronto Maple Leafs sign F Jimmy Vesey to a one year deal.
Buffalo Sabres sign F Taylor Hall to a one year deal.
St. Louis Blues sign F Kyle Clifford to a two year deal.
New Jersey Devils sign G Scott Wedgwood to a one year deal.
New York Islanders trade D Kyle Burroughs to the Colorado Avalanche for F A.J. Greer.
Vegas Golden Knights sign C Danny O’Regan to a one year deal.
Washington Capitals sign D Daniel Carr to a one year deal.
Detroit Red Wings sign F Vladislav Namestnikov to a two year deal.
Winnipeg Jets sign D Derek Forbort to a one year deal.
Anaheim Ducks sign F Vinni Lettieri to a one year deal.
Anaheim Ducks sign D Andy Welinski to a one year deal.
Toronto Maple Leafs sign D Zach Bogosian to a one year deal.
Washington Capitals sign D Trevor Van Riemsdyk to a one year deal.
Colorado Avalanche traded D Nikita Zadorov and D Anton Lindholm to Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for F Brandon Saad and D Dennis Gilbert.
Toronto Maple Leafs trade F Andreas Johnsson to New Jersey Devils in exchange for F Joey Anderson.
Toronto Maple Leafs sign C Travis Boyd to a one year deal.
Carolina Hurricanes sign F Jesper Fast to a three year deal.
Buffalo Sabres signs C Cody Eakin to a two year deal.
Calgary Flames sign G Louie Domingue to a one year deal.
St. Louis Blues sign C Sam Anas to a two year deal.
Nashville Predators trade F Austin Watson to Ottawa Senators for a 2021 4th round pick.
Arizona Coyotes sign C Johan Larsson to a two year deal.
Columbus Blue Jackets sign C Mikko Koivu to a one year deal.
Edmonton Oilers sign G Mike Smith to a one year deal.
Winnipeg Jets sign C Nate Thompson to one year deal.
Edmonton Oilers sign D Tyson Barrie to a one year deal.
Washington Capitals sign D Cameron Schilling to a one year deal.
Detroit Red Wings sign D Troy Stecher to a two year deal.
Lightning announce C Tyler Johnson cleared waivers.
Boston Bruins sign F Craig Smith to a three year deal.
Vegas Golden Knights sign F Tomas Jurco to a one year deal.
Detroit Red Wings sign G Thomas Griess to a two year deal.
Pittsburgh Penguins sign C Frederick Gaudreau to a one year deal.
St. Louis Blues sign D Steven Santini to a one year deal.
New Jersey Devils sign G Corey Crawford to a two year deal.
Calgary Flames sign D Chris Tanev to a four year deal.
St. Louis Blues sign D Torey Krug to a seven year deal.
Nashville Predators sign C Nick Cousins to a two year deal.
Philadelphia Flyers sign D Derrick Pouilot to a one year deal.
Detroit Red Wings sign F Riley Barber to a two year deal.
Toronto Maple Leafs sign D TJ Brodie to a four year deal.
Florida Panthers sign F Vinnie Hinostroza to a one year deal.
Winnipeg Jets sign D Luca Sbisa to a one year deal.
Ottawa Senators sign F Matthew Peca to two year deal.
Ottawa Senators sign C Matthew Peca to a one year deal.
Boston Bruins sign D Kevan Miller to a one year deal.
Calgary Flames sign G Jacob Markstrom on a six year deal with AAV of $6 million.
Washington Capitals sign D Justin Schultz to a two year deal.
Lightning sign D Andreas Borgman and G Christopher Gibson both to one year deals.
Calgary Flames sign D Alex Petrovic to a one year deal.
Nashville Predators sign D Matt Benning to a two year deal.
Buffalo Sabres sign C Tobias Rieder to a one year deal.
Arizona Coyotes sign C John Hayden to a one year deal.
Anaheim Ducks sign C Derek Grant to a three year deal.
Anaheim Ducks sign D Kevin Shattenkirk to a three yr deal.
New York Rangers sign D Jack Johnson to a one year deal at $1.15 million.
Nashville Predators sign D Mark Borowiecki to a two yr deal at $2million per.
Detroit Red Wings signed F Bobby Ryan to a one year deal.
Edmonton Oilers sign F Kyle Turris to a one year deal.
Pittsburgh Penguins sign C Mark Jankowski to one year deal.
Pittsburgh Penguins signed F Evan Rodrigues to a one year deal.
Arizona Coyotes sign C Tyler Pitlick to a two yr deal.
Colorado Avalanche sign F Miika Salomaki to one year deal.
Florida Panthers sign C Alex Wennberg to one year deal.
Dallas Stars re-sign G Anton Khudobin for three years.
New York Rangers sign G Keith Kincaid to two yrs at $875K AAV.
Edmonton Oilers sign G Anton Forsberg to a one year deal.
Toronto Maple Leafs sign F Wayne Simmonds to a one yr deal at $1.5 million.
New York Rangers sign F Kevin Rooney to a two yr deal at $750K per.
Vancouver Canucks sign G Braden Holtby to two yrs at $4.3 million AAV.
Chicago Blackhawks sign G Malcolm Subban to two years at $850K per.
Florida Panthers sign D Radko Gudas
Winnipeg Jets signed D Nathan Beaulieu to a two yr deal with AAV of $1.25 million.
Washington Capitals sign G Henrik Lundqvist to a one year deal at $1.5 million.
Florida Panthers sign F Carter Verhaege to two years.
Detroit Red Wings sign D Jon Merrill to one year at $925K.
Chicago Blackhawks re-sign F Dominick Kubalik.
Lightning announce signing F Pat Maroon to a two year deal at $900K per year.
Lightning announce signing D Luke Schenn to a one year deal at $800K.
Lightning place F Tyler Johnson on waivers.
Minnesota Wild sign G Cam Talbot to three years, $11 million.
Edmonton Oilers sign F Kyle Turris to two year deal.
Vegas Golden Knights trade Paul Stastny to Winnipeg Jets for D Carl Dahlstrom and a conditional 2022 draft pick.
