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First Day Coversge of the NHL Free Agency Frenzy 2025 Blog |
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Happy Canada Day and Free Agent Frenzy Day 2025, everyone!
This is covering the opening day of transactions for all 32 clubs around the NHL.
Anaheim
Mikael Granlund signs a monster 3 year, $21M contract
Boston
Matej Blumel signs one season $775K
Jordan Harris to the Bruins on a one year $825K deal.
Michael Eyssimont to the Bruins at 2 years $1.45M AAV
Sean Kuraly signs back with the Bruins to two years; $1.85M AAV
Tanner Jeannot signs 5 years $3.4MAAV
Buffalo
Zac Jones signed one year $900K
Mason Geersten signs 2 years $775K
Ryan McLeod extended 4 years $20M
Justin Danforth joins Kekalainen for 2 years, $1.8M AAV.
Alex Lyon signs 2 years $3M total
Calgary
Ivan Prosvetov returns to the NHL for $950K
Nick Cicek signs with the Flames
D Joel Hanley stays put, 2-years, $1.75M AAV
Carolina
Cayden Primeau signs one year $775K
Mike Reilly signs a one year $1.1M contract
Canes extend Miller 8 years $7.5M AAV; trade still being finalized.
Amir Miftakov signed $775K for 25-26
Stankoven finalizing long term deal, 8 years $48M total
Chicago
F Dominic Toninato signs a 2 year $850K AAV
Colorado
Ronnie Attard signs one year $775K
TJ Tynan & Jack Achan stay put.
Parker Kelly extends 4 years $1.7M per year
Columbus
Owen Sillinger extends one year $775K
F Isaac Lundstrom signs 2 years $1.3M AAV
RHD Christian Jaros signs a one year two way deal
Dallas
Niilopekka Muhonen signs his ELC.
Radek Faksa signs back for 3 years $6M total.
Blackwell extends 2 years $775K per
Detroit
John Leonard signs one year $775K
D Ian Mitchell inks one year $775K
F James van Riemsdyk joins the Red Wings at a one year $1M AAV
D Jacob Bernard-Docker joins Detroit to a one year $775K
Edmonton
G Matt Tomkins signs 2 years $775K
D Riley Stillman signs 2 years $775K
Andrew Mangipanie to Oilers reportedly 2 year $7.2M contract
Florida
F Nolan Foote signs with Panthers.
G Brandon Bussi one year $775K
G Kirill Gerasimyuk signs his ELC
D Jeff Petry signs a league min deal with the defending champions.
F Jack Studnicka joins Cats
F Tomas Nosek extended one year, $775K extension
G Daniil Tarasov gets one year, $1.05M with Florida.
Los Angeles
G Anton Forsberg agrees to terms on a 2 year $4.5M contract
D Brian Dummolin to the Kings 3 years $4M per
Cody Ceci gets 4 years $4.5MAAV
Corey Perry signs 1 year $3.5M bonus structure contract
Joel Armia reunites with Marc Bergevin in LA 2 years $5M
Minnesota
Tyler Pitlick signed 2 years, $1.5M deal
Nico Sturm returns to the Wild, 2 years $4M
Montreal
Nate Clurman one year $775K
F Alex Belzile one year $775K
F Sammy Blias signs one year $775K
G Kappo Kahkonen signs one year $775K
Nashville
RHD Nick Perbix signs two years $2.75M AAV to reunite with Stamkos
New Jersey
Calen Addison signs a league minimum deal; he was cut for Sens’ training camp in the preseason.
Dennis Cholowski signs an extension for the season
Angus Crookshank signed 2 years $775K AAV
Evgenii Dadonov signs with the Devils one year $1M
Connor Brown signs 4 years $12M
Jake Allen remaining Markstrom’s tandem unit 5 years, $1.8M
New York Islanders
F Simon Holmstrom extends 2 years $7M
F Jonathan Drouin joins 2 years, $8M AAV with New York
G David Rittich signs one year $1M
D Ethan Bear signed $775K one year
D Anthony DeAngelo is resigning a new one year, $1.75M extension.
New York Rangers
Taylor Raddysh inked a 2 year $3M contract
Derrick Pouliot signed 2 years $775K
Will Cuylle signs two years $3.9M AAV
Justin Dowling signing with New York
Vladislav Gavrikov signs 7 seasons $49M
Ottawa
Lars Eller reunited with Nick Jensen for a year at $1.25M AAV.
Olle Lycksell signs $775K with Senators; had a decent playoffs with the Phantoms
Philadelphia
Dennis Gilbert signed $775K
Dan Vladar inked 2 years $3.35M AAV
Christian Dvorak one year $5.4M
Noah Juulsen signs one year $900K
Lane Pederson joins one year $775K
Pittsburgh
Connor Dewar signs one year $1.1M extension
Phillip Tomasino signs one year $1.75M extension
Caleb Jones signs one year $900K
Reports of Mantha signing on
Parker Wotherspoon signed two years $2M
Justin Brazeau joins 2 years $3M total.
San Jose
Two way deals given to Jimmy Huntington, Coke Clayton, and Samuel Laberge
Adam Gaudette signs 2 years $4M
John Klingberg reportedly committing to the Sharks.
Phillip Kurashev signed one year $1.2M AAV
Colin White signed $775K
William Eklund signs 3 years $5.6M AAV
Seattle
G Matt Murray heads west for one year $1M
D Ryan Lindgren joins 4 years $4.5M per year
St. Louis
Nick Bjugstad signed 2 years $1.75M AAV
Tampa Bay
Tristian Allard signs 2 year entry level
Simon Lundmark signs two year two way contract
Boris Katchouk resigns with the Bolts for league min.
Pontus Holmberg signs two years $1.55M AAV
Nick Abruzzese to the Bolts one year $775K
Gage Goncalves extends with the Bolts
Toronto
F Vinni Letteri signs one year $775K
Dakota Mermis signs his extension for 2 years $812.5K
Travis Boyd rejoins the Leafs at league min.
Michael Pezzetta signs $787.5K for 2 years
Utah
G Vitek Vanecek joins for one year $1.5M
D Nate Schmidt inks with the Mammoth
Brandon Tanev joined the Mammoth to a three year agreement worth $2.5M a season through 2027-28
Scott Perunovich signed $775K
Kailer Yamamoto signed $775K
Vancouver
F Brock Boeser stays for 7 years at $7.25M
G Thatcher Demko extended three years at $8.5M AAV
Vegas
D Jaycob Megna rejoins Vegas for 2 years.
D Dylan Coghlan returns to Vegas $775K AAV
Washington
D Martin Fehervary extended seven years, $42M extension
Winnipeg
D Kale Clauge signed one year $775,000
F Phil Di Giuseppe signs one year $775K
F Jonathan Toews finalzied.
F Cole Koepke inks one year $1M AAV
F Tanner Pearson signs 1 year $1MAAV
Trades
G Alex Nedjelkovic acquired via trade from San Jose for 2028 3rd round pick
D K’Andre Miller to Carolina for Scott Morrow; a 26 1st and 2nd rounders
D Logan Mallioux to St Louis for forward Zachary Bolduc
F Victor Arvidsson traded from Edmonton to Boston for a 2027 5th no salary retained
What are your thoughts of the frenzy overall? More to come...
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