Free agency NHL 2022

2022 - 7 - 13

2022 NHL free agency live tracker - Signings, analysis, grades and ... (ESPN)

Our updated tracker featuring a list of every player signed, along with analysis on the biggest deals and buzz on what could happen next.

Restricted free agent defenseman Jakub Zboril is back with the Bruins via a two-year, $2.275 million contract. The Blue Jackets have come to terms on a two-year, $8 million deal with restricted free agent forward Jack Roslovic. Restricted free agent forward Brad Malone returns to the Oilers by way of a two-year, $1.525 million contract. Only 14 players make $10 million or more against the salary cap in the NHL. Here's our continuously updated tracker, featuring a list of every player signed, along with analysis on the biggest deals and buzz on what could happen next. The Flyers agree to terms on a two-year, $1.55 million deal with restricted free agent goalie Felix Sandstrom. The Wild will continue their relationship with restricted free agent defenseman Connor Dewar via a two-year, $1.6 million deal. The Panthers bring back restricted free agent defenseman Matt Kiersted on a two-year, $1.525 million pact. Restricted free agent defenseman Timothy Liljegren returns to the Maple Leafs via a two-year, $2.8 million deal. The Capitals re-sign restricted free agent defenseman Lucas Johansen to a two-year, $1.525 million deal. Restricted free agent defenseman Jacob Bryson agrees to terms on a two-year, $3.7 million deal with the Sabres. The Penguins agree to terms on a one-year, $750,000 contract with restricted free agent forward Alexander Nylander.

Top 25 unrestricted NHL free agents: A look at players testing the ... (USA TODAY)

Johnny Gaudreau, Nazem Kadri and Claude Giroux are among top players who could be unrestricted free agents when the signing period opens July 13.

The five-time Selke Trophy winner would be near the top of this list based on his talent and leadership. He had a career-best 21 goals and 53 points this past season, plus 18 points in 16 games as the Rangers reached the Eastern Conference final. He was slowed by a pelvic injury in the playoffs. Kuemper had a career-best 37 wins this season and won the Stanley Cup, though he was hurt for part of Colorado's run. But he has only 91 games of NHL experience. The defenseman plays a physical shutdown style. He finished fourth in Hart Trophy voting and scored in overtime of Game 7 of the first round. He wasn't as strong this season. Then he helped Colorado win a Stanley Cup. Included in his run: a hat trick after he had received social-media threats over his inadvertent collision with Blues goalie Jordan Binnington, and an overtime goal in Game 4 of the Final in his first game back from thumb surgery. The longtime Flyers captain scored 23 points in 18 regular-season games after his trade and helped Florida reach the second round for the first time since 1996. He's due a big raise from his $1.8 million last season. The Maple Leafs acquired Matt Murray, so Campbell will move on.

2022 NHL Free Agency: Live Grades for the All the Biggest Signings (Bleacher Report)

Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang, Nashville Predators winger Filip Forsberg and Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane recently re-signed long- ...

He was the subject of well-documented investigations and a 21-game suspension last year before joining the Oilers. He'll be in the mid-30s in the latter half of the deal, which is when a scorer's production declines. Evander Kane seemed headed to free agency after TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported the Edmonton Oilers granted his agent permission to speak with other clubs. Forsberg has spent his entire nine-season NHL career with the Predators. In that time, he tallied 21-or-more goals and 48-plus points seven times. This was an expensive signing for the Predators. However, it's one general manager David Poile felt had to be made or risk losing his best sniper at a time when he's attempting to retool this club back into Stanley Cup contenders. Nevertheless, the $6.1 million cap hit and the 10-team no-trade clause during those years could become a salary-cap headache. Letang's conditioning and consistency suggest he should still provide the Penguins with perhaps three more solid seasons as a puck-moving blueliner. A future Hall of Famer, Malkin helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2009, 2016 and 2017. The bad news is they've made a long-term investment in a defenseman who will be 41 when this contract expires. He's spent the entirety of his 16 NHL seasons with the Penguins, collecting 42-or-more points nine times. The cap hit on Malkin's deal is similar to that of teammate Kris Letang's recently signed contract but for two fewer years. It's a four-year, $24.4 million deal with an annual cap hit of $6.1 million.

2022 NHL free agency live: Latest rumors, news, buzz and contracts ... (NBC Sports Boston)

The top player on the market is Johnny Gaudreau, who ranked third in scoring last season with 115 points for the Calgary Flames. Gaudreau informed the Flames on ...

10:16 a.m.: Here are some updates on Johnny Gaudreau and the Flyers' pursuit of clearing cap space. Salary cap space has been hard to come by of late. 10:23 a.m.: The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche are keeping one of their bottom-six forwards.

NHL free agency grades 2022: Live updates, analysis of every free ... (Sporting News)

The Sporting News has you updated with all the latest free agent signings.

5. Kevin Lankinen, UFA 3. Jack Campbell, UFA 3. Josh Manson, UFA 5. Reilly Smith, UFA 3. Valeri Nichushkin, UFA 3. Ondrej Palat, UFA 5. Evgeni Malkin, UFA 3. Patrice Bergeron, UFA The Predators are already lacking in top-six skaters and losing their best goal scorer would've hurt them over more. However, there are still some elite players that have yet to sign a new deal. This year's class is a bit on the weaker side and a lot of the big names are already off the table. It's time to put some ink to paper.

2022 NHL free agency: Flames, Panthers among teams that need to ... (CBSSports.com)

The NHL offseason is in full swing with the draft in the books. Now teams across the league will shift their focus toward free agency, which gets underway ...

However, the Blue Jackets clearly want to keep Laine as a cornerstone of the franchise after acquiring him from the Jets just two seasons ago. This one is more about the moves that don't need to be made. The Blue Jackets have missed the playoffs in each of the past two seasons as they try to retool their roster. The Flyers have also been linked to Gaudreau, who is originally from the southern New Jersey suburbs outside of Philadelphia. This is a team that is coming off a season in which it had the second-fewest wins in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers need to resist the temptation of backing up the Brinks truck for Gaudreau and build around young players like Owen Tippett, Joel Farabee, Cutter Gauthier and Carter Hart. A few mid-level signings to shore up the center position in the form of Dylan or Ryan Strome wouldn't be a bad idea, but lofty contracts are not what this team needs right now. It's safe to say that the Bruins need to address the middle of the ice and bringing back at least one, if not both, Bergeron and Krejci would be huge. The Oilers took the next step and advanced all the way to the Western Conference Final. However, it was Mike Smith's performance in net that ultimately led to Edmonton's demise. There's a ton of pressure on the Flames after winning the Pacific Division and having a strong season that resulted in them winning a playoff series. Some clever maneuvering will be required in order to add talent to the forward group. If the Bruins are able to add the two veteran centers to the 2022-23 roster, it would go a long way toward stabilizing the position. Their future depends on this deal getting done and keeping him in a Flames uniform for potentially the remainder of his career. There won't be a ton of star power up for grabs after the Nashville Predators re-signed star winger Filip Forsberg to a massive eight-year contract. After a career-best 115-point season, Gaudreau's value will never be higher and his importance to the Flames' franchise can't be measured.

NHL free agency tracker 2022: Full list of offseason signings (NHL)

The offseason is under way and with the market opening July 13 there will be plenty of action this summer. Some teams have already been busy getting their 2022- ...

• Canucks sign Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year, $750,000 deal • Canucks sign John Stevens to a one-year, $750,000 deal • Stars sign Joseph Cecconi to a one-year, $750,000 deal • Canucks sign William Lockwood to a one-year, $750,000 deal • Canucks sign Noah Juulsen to a one-year, $750,000 deal • Canadiens sign Alex Belzile to a one-year, $750,000 deal