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With free agency opening on Wednesday at 12 noon ET, many players joined with new teams via the open market or trade while others signed contract extensions with their current NHL club. NoVa Caps tracks every signing and trade from the first day of free agency:

Free Agency 

• C Alex Wennberg signs three-year contract that carries $4.5 million cap hit with Seattle Kraken
• G Jaroslav Halak signs one-year, $1.5 million contract with Vancouver Canucks
• C Blake Coleman signs six-year contract that carries $4.9 million cap hit with Calgary Flames
• G Frederik Andersen signs two-year contract that carries $4.5 million cap hit with Carolina Hurricanes
• C Luke Glendening signs two-year contract that carries $1.5 million cap hit with Dallas Stars
• C Sam Gagner signs one-year contract with Detroit Red Wings
• G Calvin Pickard signs one-year contract with Red Wings
• LHD Ryan Suter signs four-year contract with Stars that carries $3.65 million cap hit with Stars
• G Petr Mrazek signs three-year contract that carries $3.8 million cap hit with Toronto Maple Leafs
• RHD Travis Hamonic signs two-year contract that carries $3 million cap hit with Canucks
• G Brian Elliott signs one-year contract that carries $900,000 cap hit with Tampa Bay Lightning
• RHD Cody Ceci signs four-year contract with Edmonton Oilers that carries $3.25 million cap hit
• RHD Chris Wideman signs one-year, $750,000 contract with Montreal Canadiens
• RHD Tucker Poolman signs four-year contract that carries $2.5 million cap hit with Canucks
• G Jonathan Bernier signs two-year contract that carries $4 million cap hit with Devils
• LHD Alex Goligoski signs one-year, $5 million contract with Minnesota Wild
• LW Michael Bunting signs two-year contract that carries $950,000 cap hit with Maple Leafs
• RHD Alex Petrovic signs one-year, two-way contract with Stars
• C Brandon Sutter signs one-year contract with $1.125 million with Canucks
• G Antti Raanta signs one-year, $2 million contract with Hurricanes
• LW Jordan Martinook signs three-year contract that carries $1.8 million cap hit with Hurricanes
• LHD Ryan Suter signs four-year contract that carries $3.65 million cap hit
• C Evan Rodrigues signs one-year, $1 million contract with Pittsburgh Penguins
• RHD David Savard signs four-year contract that carries $3.5 million cap hit with Montreal Canadiens
• C Andrew Cogliano signs one-year, $1 million contract with Sharks
• G Martin Jones signs one-year, $2 million contract with Philadelphia Flyers
• C Mikael Granlund signs four-year contract that carries $5 million cap hit with Nashville Predators
• G Braden Holtby signs one-year, $2 million contract with Stars
• C Sean Kuraly signs four-year contract with Columbus Blue Jackets that carries $2.5 million cap hit
• C Andreas Athanasiou signs one-year, $2.7 million contract with Los Angeles Kings
• RW Zach Hyman signs seven-year contract that carries $5.5 million cap hit with Edmonton Oilers
• RHD Zach Bogosian signs three-year contract that carries $850,000 cap hit with Lightning
• RHD Alec Martinez signs three-year contract that carries $5.25 million cap hit with Vegas Golden Knights
• C Cedric Paquette signs one-year, $950,000 contract with Canadiens
• G Laurent Brossoit signs two-year contract that carries $2.325 million cap hit with Golden Knights
• G James Reimer signs two-year contract that carries $2.25 million cap hit with Sharks
• C Jean-Sebastien Dea signs one-year, two-way contract with Canadiens
• C Ryan Getzlaf signs one-year contract worth $4.5 million with Anaheim Ducks
• LHD Jarred Tinordi signs two-year contract that carries $900,000 cap hit with New York Rangers
• C Michael Amadio signs one-year, two-way contract with Maple Leafs
• C Frederick Gaudreau signs two-year contract with Wild that carries $1.2 million cap hit
• C Nate Thompson signs one-year, $800,000 contract with Flyers
• LW Sven Baertschi signs one-year, two-way contract with Golden Knights
• LW Charles Hudon, C Gabriel Dumont, RW Taylor Raddysh, RHD Andrej Sustr signs one-year, two-way contracts with Lightning
• LHD Patrik Nemeth signs three-year contract that carries $2.5 million cap hit with Rangers
• RHD Luke Schenn signs two-year contract that carries $850,000 cap hit with Canucks
• G Carter Hutton signs one-year, $750,000 contract with Arizona Coyotes
• C Gregg McKegg signs one-year, two-way contract with Rangers
• LW Josh Leivo signs one-year, $750,000 contract with Hurricanes
• LHD Michael Del Zotto signs two-year contract that carries $2 million cap hit with Ottawa Senators
• LHD Ian Cole signs one-year, $2.9 million contract with Hurricanes
• LHD Andreas Borgman signs one-year, two-way contract with Stars
• C Jujhar Khiara signs two-year contract that carries $975,000 cap hit with Chicago Blackhawks
• G David Rittich signs one-year, $1.25 million contract with Predators
• LHD Ben Hutton signs one-year, $750,000 contract with Coyotes
• C Nic Petan signs one-year, two-way contract with Canucks
• C Brock McGinn signs four-year contract that carries a $2.75 million cap hit with Pittsburgh Penguins
• G Philipp Grubauer signs six-year contract that carries a $5.9 million cap hit with Kraken
• C Philipp Danault signs six-year contract that carries a $5.5 million cap hit with Kings
• C Adam Clendening signs one-year, two-way contract with Flyers
• LW Jaden Schwartz signs five-year contract that carries $5.5 million cap hit with Kraken
• C Nick Bonino signs two-year contract that carries $2.05 million with San Jose Sharks
• RHD Ryan Murphy signs one-year, two-way contract with Detroit Red Wings
• C Andrew Agozzino signs one-year, two-way contract with Senators
• LHD Jake McCabe signs four-year contract that carries $4 million cap hit with Blackhawks
• C Dryden Hunt signs two-year contract with Rangers
• C Erik Haula signs two-year contract that carries $2.375 million cap hit with Boston Bruins
• LW Tomas Nosek signs two-year contract that carries $1.75 million cap hit with Bruins
• LHD Alexander Edler signs one-year contract that carries $3.5 million cap hit with Kings
• RW Matt Luff signs one-year, two-way contract with Predators
• Panthers sign LW Maxim Mamin to one-year, $975,000 contract
• Penguins sign C Dominik Simon to one-year, $750,000 contract
• Buffalo Sabres sign LW Vinnie Hinostroza to one-year, $1.05 million contract
• Hurricanes sign RHD Tony DeAngelo to one-year, $1 million contract
• Canucks sign LW Phil Di Giuseppe to one-year, two-way contract
• Blue Jackets sign LHD Gavin Bayreuther to two-year, two-way contract
• Lightning sign C Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to two-year contract that carries $1 million cap hit
• Coyotes sign RW Dmitrij Jaskin to one-year contract
• Maple Leafs sign RW Kurtis Gabriel to one-year, $750,000 contract
• Maple Leafs sign C David Kampf to two-year contract that carries $1.5 million cap hit
• Flames sign C Trevor Lewis to one-year, $800,000 contract
• Red Wings sign LHD Jordan Oesterle to two-year contract
• Coyotes sign LW Ryan Dzingel to one-year, $1.1 contract
• Predators sign RHD Matt Tennyson to two-year, two-way contract
• Golden Knights sign LW Mattias Janmark to one-year, $2 million contract
• Maple Leafs sign RW Josh Ho-Sang to PTO
• LHD Keith Yandle signs one-year, $900,000 contract with Flyers
• Maple Leafs sign RHD Alex Biega, LHD Carl Dahlstrom to one-year, two-way contracts
• Bruins sign LW Nick Foligno to two-year contract that carries a $3.8 million cap hit
• Canadiens sign LW Mike Hoffman to three-year contract that carries $4.5 million cap hit
• Coyotes sign RW Dmitrij Jaskin to one-year contact
• Bruins sign G Linus Ullmark to four-year contract that carries $5 million cap hit
• Hurricanes sign LW CJ Smith to one-year, two-way contract
• Panthers sign G Christopher Gibson to one-year, two-way contract
• Kings sign G Garrett Sparks to one-year, two-way contract
• Red Wings sign C Pius Suter to two-year contract that carries $3.25 million cap hit
• Devils sign RHD Dougie Hamilton to seven-year contract that carries $9 million cap hit
• Washington Capitals sign LHD Matt Irwin to one-year, two-way contract
• Capitals sign RHD Dylan McIlrath to two-year, two-way contract
• Canucks sign C Justin Dowling to two-year contract that carries $750,000 cap hit
• Canucks sign LHD Brad Hunt to one-year, $800,000 contract
• Canucks sign RHD Brady Keeper to two-year contract that carries $762,500 cap hit
• Penguins sign RHD Taylor Fedun to one-year, two-way contract
• Oilers sign C Derek Ryan to two-year contract that carries $1.25 million cap hit
• Bruins sign RHD Derek Forbort to three-year contract that carries $3 million cap hit
• Bruins re-sign LHD Mike Reilly to three-year contract that carries $3 million cap hit
• Sabres sign LHD Mark Pysyk to one-year, $900,000 contract
• Sabres re-sign LHD Brandon Davidson to one-year, $750,000 contract
• Ducks sign RHD Brogan Rafferty to one-year, $750,000 contract
• Wild sign LHD Dmitry Kulikov to two-year contract, which carries $2.25 million cap hit
• Sabres sign G Craig Anderson to one-year, $750,000 contract
• Sabres sign G Aaron Dell to one-year, $750,000 contract

Trades

• Flames acquired RHD Nikita Zadorov from Blackhawks for 2022 third-round pick
• Hurricanes acquired RHD Ethan Bear from Oilers in exchange for LW Warren Foegele
• Golden Knights acquired RW Evgenii Dadonov from Ottawa Senators for LHD Nick Holden and 2022 third-round pick
• Sabres acquired LHD Will Butcher, 2022 fifth-round pick from Devils for future considerations
• Flames acquired G Daniel Vladar from Bruins for 2022 third-round pick
• Avalanche acquired G Darcy Kuemper ($1 million retained) from Coyotes in exchange for 2022 first-round pick, RHD Connor Timmins, conditional 2022 third-round pick
• Capitals acquired G Vitek Vanecek from Kraken in exchange for Jets’ 2023 second-round pick

Contract Extensions

• RHD Seth Jones signs eight-year contract extension that carries $9.5 million cap hit with Blackhawks
• C Carter Verhaeghe signs three-year contract extension that carries $4.17 million cap hit
• C Brayden Point signs eight-year contract extension that carries $9.5 million cap hit with Lightning

By Harrison Brown