– Nick Lanciani
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Free agency begins at noon (12:00 PM EST) on July 1st. All that is known is shown and will be updated throughout the day. More analysis will come later as the day wraps up.
F Artem Anisimov signed a 5-year, $22.75 million extension with the Chicago Blackhawks worth an AAV of $4.5 million.
D Kevin Bieksa signed a 2-year, $8 million extension with the Anaheim Ducks.
F Mike Ribeiro signed a 2-year, $7 million extension with the Nashville Predators.
G Kari Ramo signed a 1-year $3.8 million extension with the Calgary Flames.
F Patrick Eaves and the Dallas Stars agreed to a 1-year, $1.15 million contract extension.
The Detroit Red Wings resigned F Andy Miele to a 1-year, $575,000 contract.
The Minnesota Wild announced that they have resigned F Mikael Granlund to a 2-year, $6 million ($3 million AAV) contract.
F Stanislav Galiev signed a 2-year, $1.15 million, contract extension with the Washington Capitals.
D Yannick Weber signed a 1-year, $1.5 million extension with the Vancouver Canucks.
G Tom McCollum resigned with the Detroit Red Wings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed D Matt Hunwick to a 2-year deal, $2.4 million contract worth an AAV of $1.2 million.
The New York Islanders signed G Thomas Greiss to a 2-year, $3 million deal.
D Francois Beauchemin signed a 3-year, $4.5 million deal with the Colorado Avalanche.
D Taylor Chorney signed a 1-year deal, worth $700,000 with the Washington Capitals.
D Adam Pardy and the Winnipeg Jets agreed to a 1-year, $1 million contract extension.
F Matt Halischuk signed a 1-year, two-way, $750,000 deal with the Winnipeg Jets.
The New York Islanders and D Thomas Hickey agreed to a 3-year contract (resign).
D Nate Prosser signed a 2-year extension with the Minnesota Wild.
D Paul Martin and the San Jose Sharks agreed to a 4-year contract worth $4.85 million AAV.
The Edmonton Oilers signed D Andrej Sekera to a 6-year deal worth $5.5 million in AAV.
F Blake Comeau signed a 3-year, $2.4 million AAV deal with the Colorado Avalanche.
NYI signed 2008 draft pick, Kirill Petrov, to an entry-level contract.
Edmonton also signed F Mark Letestu to a 3-year, $5.4 million contract.
The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to a 2-year deal with G Michal Neuvirth.
D Chris Butler resigned with the St. Louis Blues, 1-year, $675,000.
F Brad Richardson signed a 3-year, $6.25 million deal with the Arizona Coyotes.
The Chicago Blackhawks and F Viktor Tikhonov agreed to a 1-year, $1.04 million deal.
The Arizona Coyotes agreed to a 1-year, $1.75 million deal with F Steve Downie.
D Matt Bartkowski signed a 1-year, $1.75 million deal with the Vancouver Canucks.
Carolina Hurricanes resigned F Riley Nash to a 1-year, $1.15 million deal.
D Zybnek Michalek signed a 2-year, $6.4 million deal with the Arizona Coyotes.
The Calgary Flames signed F Michael Frolik to a 5-year, $4.3 million AAV contract.
G Anders Lindback signed a $875,000 contract with the Arizona Coyotes.
Jori Lehtera signed a 3-year, $14.1 million contract extension with the St. Louis Blues.
D Rasmus Rissanen resigned with the Carolina Hurricanes on a 1-year, two-way contract.
The Carolina Hurricanes signed D Jaccob Slavin to a 3-year entry-level contract.
G Jhonas Enroth agreed to a 1-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings worth $1.25 million.
D Barrett Jackson agreed to a 2-year, $4 million contract with the Nashville Predators.
The Montreal Canadiens signed D Greg Pateryn to a 2-year, $1.6 million contract extension.
F Alexander Burmistrov and the Winnipeg Jets agree on a 2-year contract extension worth $1.55 million AAV.
G Mike McKenna signed a deal with the Florida Panthers.
The Florida Panthers signed D Sena Acolatse to a contract.
F Shane Harper signed a deal with the Florida Panthers.
F Ryan Carter signed a 1-year, $625,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild.
D David Warsofsky signed a 1-year deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
D Raphael Diaz signed an extension with the New York Rangers.
The Vancouver Canucks signed G Richard Bachman to a contract.
F Erik Condra signed a 3-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning worth an AAV of $1.25 million.
F P.A. Parenteau signed a 1-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs worth $1.5 million.
The New York Rangers signed F Jayson Megna to a contract.
F Matt Lindblad signed a deal with the New York Rangers.
F Cody Hodgson signed a 1-year, $1.05 million, deal with the Nashville Predators.
F Cal O’Reilly signed a 2-year deal with the Buffalo Sabres, worth $700,000 per year.
The Ottawa Senators agreed to a 1-year, two-way, contract with F Eric O’Dell worth $700,000 at the NHL level, $300,000 in the AHL.
The Buffalo Sabres signed D Matt Donovan to a 1-year contract.
The Dallas Stars signed F Curtis McKenzie to a 2-year contract extension.
D John Moore signed a 3-year deal with the New Jersey Devils.
F Zach Stortini signed a 2-year, two-way, contract with the Ottawa Senators.
F Blake Coleman signed an entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils.
The Vancouver Canucks signed D Taylor Fedun.
F Derek Grant and the Calgary Flames agreed to a two-way contract worth $700,000 at the NHL level.
The New York Rangers agreed to a contract with F Viktor Stahlberg worth $1.1 million.
F Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres agreed to a 3-year entry-level contract.
F Ruslan Fedotenko agreed to a two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild.
The Montreal Canadiens signed D Joel Hanley to a 1-year, two-way, contract.
The Carolina Hurricanes signed D T.J. Hensick to a 1-year, two-way contract.
F Sergei Plotnikov agreed to a 1-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
D Mike Kostka agreed to a two-way deal with the Ottawa Senators.
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed F Richard Panik to a 1-year extension worth $975,000.
The New York Rangers signed F Brian Gibbons.
F Conor Sheary agreed to a 2-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
F Kael Mouillierat and the Pittsburgh Penguins agreed to a 1-year contract.
The Minnesota Wild resigned F Jared Knight to a 1-year, two-way, $761,000 contract.
D Mike Green signed a 3-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings worth $6 million AAV ($18 million total).
F Kevin Porter signed a 1-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Boston Bruins resigned F Ryan Spooner with a 2-year, $1.9 million contract.
D Cameron Gaunce agreed to terms with the Florida Panthers.
The Florida Panthers also signed D Brett Regner.
The Arizona Coyotes signed D Dylan Reese to a 1-year, two-way contract.
F Mark Arcobello agreed to a 1-year deal, worth $1.1 million, with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Minnesota Wild signed F Zac Dalpe to a two-way contract.
D Steven Oleksy signed a 1-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
F Paul Thompson signed a 2-year, two-way, extension with the New Jersey Devils worth $575,000 a year.
The Minnesota Wild signed F Marc Hagel to a contract extension.
F Brad Richards signed a 1-year, $3 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
The St. Louis Blues agreed to terms with F Pat Cannone.
The Buffalo Sabres signed F Jason Akeson to a two-way deal.
The Minnesota Wild signed G Steve Michalek to a two-year, entry-level contract.
In a bundle of signings, the Washington Capitals signed F Carter Camper, F Sean Collins, D Mike Moore, and D Aaron Ness to 1-year, two-way, contracts.
The Anaheim Ducks signed G Matt Hackett to a 2-year contract and F Chris Mueller and D Joe Piskula to 1-year contracts in a bundle of their own.
The Philadelphia Flyers signed F Tim Brent and D Davis Drewiske to 1-year, two-way, contracts and F Chris Conner to a 2-year, two-way contract.
F Gregory Campbell signed a 2-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets worth $1.5 million AAV.
The Montreal Canadiens signed D Mark Barberio to a 1-year, two-way, $600,000 contract.
The Tampa Bay Lightning agreed to terms with D Matt Taormina on a 1-year, two-way, contract.
F Matt Beleskey and the Boston Bruins agreed to a 5-year, $19 million ($3.8 AAV) contract. NMC on the first 2 years.
D Kevin Gravel signed an extension with the Los Angeles Kings with a 2-year deal.
The Montreal Canadiens and F George Halloway agreed to a 1-year, two way contract.
F Daniel Winnik returns to the Toronto Maple Leafs on a 2-year deal, with an AAV of $2.25 million, after splitting time with Toronto and Pittsburgh in 2014-2015.
The Arizona Coyotes signed D Dakota Mermis to an entry-level contract. Arizona also signed F Dustin Jeffrey to a 2-year contract.
F Antoine Vermette and the Arizona Coyotes reached an agreement on a 2-year contract, worth $3.75 million AAV.
The New Jersey Devils signed F Jim O’Brien to a 1-year, two-way contract.
F Shawn Horcoff signed a 1-year, $1.75 million, deal with the Anaheim Ducks.
G Nathan Lieuwen signed his qualifying offer from the Buffalo Sabres, agreeing to a 1 year, $605,000, two-way contract.
The San Jose Sharks signed John McCarthy to a 1-year, two-way, $600,000 contract.
G Jeremy Smith and the Boston Bruins agreed to a 1-year, two-way, $600,000 extension.
The New York Islanders signed Joe Whitney to a 1-year, two-way, $750,000 contract.
F Justin Williams signed a 2-year deal with the Washington Capitals worth $6.5 million ($3.25 million AAV).
Trades made on July 1st:
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded F Phil Kessel, F Tyler Biggs, D Tim Erixson, and a conditional 2016 2nd round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for F Nick Spaling, D Scott Harrington, F Kasperi Kapanen, a 2016 3rd round pick and a conditional 2016 1st round pick. Toronto retained 15% of Kessel’s salary ($1.25 million a year).
The Vancouver Canucks sent F Zack Kassian to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for F Brandon Prust and a 2016 5th round pick.
F Max Reinhart was traded to the Nashville Predators by the Calgary Flames in exchange for a conditional 4th round pick.
The New York Rangers acquired G Magnus Hellberg from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2017 6th round pick.
The Boston Bruins sent F Reilly Smith and the contract of F Marc Savard to the Florida Panthers in exchange for F Jimmy Hayes.
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