2019 NHL free agency: Signings, analysis and buzz

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Stay up to date with all the latest intel on the NHL’s free-agency frenzy for 2019, with a list of every signing and grades on the big moves. The most recent deals are at the top.

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July 1

Canadiens try to get Canes’ Sebastian Aho via rare offer sheet


Defenseman David Warsofsky back with the Penguins on a two-year, $1.4 million contract


Coyotes sign defenseman Aaron Ness, center Andy Miele to two-year $1.4 million deals


Veteran forward Beau Bennett joins the Coyotes on one-year, $700,000 pact


Center Nick Shore signs one-year, $750,000 deal with Maple Leafs


Oilers land forward Tomas Jurco on one-year, $750,000 deal


Defenseman Chris Bigras chooses Flyers for two years, $1.4 million


Flyers ink forward Kyle Criscuolo for one year, $700,000


Red Wings add to goaltending depth with two-year, $1.4 million deal for Cal Pickard


Sammy Blais back with the Blues for one year, $850,000


Daniel Carr, Predators agree to one-year, $700,000 contract


Defenseman Patrik Nemeth joins Red Wings on two-year, $6 million deal


Panthers add veteran defenseman Anton Stralman for three years, $16.5 million


Jujhar Khaira sticks with Oilers on two years, $2.4 million deal


Leafs ink defenseman Kevin Gravel for one year, $700,000


Defenseman Tyler Wotherspoon joins Flyers on two-year, $1.4 million deal


Philly inks blueliner Andy Welinski for one year, $750,000


Devils add forward Wayne Simmonds on one-year, $5 million deal

Grade for the deal: B+


Nathan Walker joins Blues on two-year, $1.4 million deal


Brandon Pirri inks two-year, $1.55 million contract with Golden Knights


Tomas Nosek returns to Vegas with one-year, $1 million deal


Mike Smith signs with Oilers for one year, $2 million

Grade for the deal: C+


Kenny Agostino lands with Maple Leafs for two years, $1.4 million


Capitals sign forward Garnet Hathaway for four years, $6 million


Jordan Szwarz lands with Senators for one year, $800,000


Oilers sign Markus Granlund to one-year, $1.3 million deal


Colin Wilson signs one-year, $2.6 million contract with Avalanche


Avalanche sign Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to two-year, $3.6 million contract


Defenseman Nate Prosser signs with Flyers for two years, $1.4 million


Connor Clifton re-ups with Bruins with three-year, $3 million contract


Stars sign Joe Pavelski to three-year, $21 million contract

Grade for the deal: A-

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Former Sharks captain Joe Pavelski explains why he chose the Stars and a 3-year deal in free agency.


Golden Knights ink forward Patrick Brown to two-year, $1.4 million deal


Forward Kurtis Gabriel, Flyers agree to one-year, $700,000 contract


Andy Andreoff lands with the Flyers on two-year, $1.5 million deal


Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky chooses the Panthers, signs seven-year, $70 contract

Grade for the deal: B+


Stars add defenseman Andrej Sekera on one-year, $2 million deal


Flames ink goaltender Cam Talbot to one-year, $2.75 million contract

Grade for the deal: B-


Defenseman John Gilmour goes to Buffalo on one-year, $700,000 deal


Wild, forward Gabriel Dumont agree to two-year, $1.4 million pact


Alex Chiasson re-ups with Oilers on two-year, $4.3 million deal


Tyler Graovac chooses Canucks, signs one-year, $700,000 contract


Lightning add Curtis McElhinney for goaltending depth on two-year, $2.6 million deal


Gustav Nyquist signs with Blue Jackets for four years, $22 million

Grade for the deal: B+


Avalanche ink former Shark Joonas Donskoi to four-year, $15.6 million deal

Grade for the deal: A-


Oscar Fantenberg joins Canucks for one year, $850,000


Valtteri Filppula heads back to the Red Wings on two-year, $6 million contract


Brett Connolly lands with Panthers with four-year, $13 million deal

Grade for the deal: B


Blackhawks reach two-year, $4 million deal with David Kampf


Wild, Luke Johnson reach agreement for two years, $1.4 million


Forward Curtis Lazar joins the Sabres on one-year, $700,000 contract


Defenseman Tyler Myers joins the Canucks for five years, $30 million

Grade for the deal: C+


Bruins ink netminder Maxime Lagace for one year, $700,000


Capitals, forward Richard Panik agree to four years, $11 million


Matt Duchene lands with the Predators for seven years, $56 million

Grade for the deal: A-

Matt Duchene, who signed a seven-year, $56 million contract with the Nashville Predators Monday, has recorded 547 career points, 2nd-most among players selected in the 2009 NHL Draft. Only John Tavares has more with 709, according to ESPN Stats and Information.

Chris Peters, ESPN staff writer2h ago

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Mike Johnson and Craig Button break down Matt Duchene’s 7-year deal with the Predators.


Sharks add defenseman Tim Heed for one year, $960,000


Forward Ryan Carpenter joins the Blackhawks on three-year, $3 million contract


Sabres add to goaltending depth with Andrew Hammond on one-year, $700,000 deal


Artemi Panarin chooses the Rangers, signs seven-year, $81.5 million contract

Grade for the deal: A

Artemi Panarin, who signed a seven year, $81.494 million deal with the New York Rangers Monday, is one of six players to record at least 70 points in each of the past four seasons. Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Blake Wheeler, Nicklas Backstrom and Tyler Seguin are the others, via ESPN Stats and Information.

Chris Peters, ESPN staff writer2h ago


Sharks re-sign forward Timo Meier to four-year, $24 million deal


Wild sign Ryan Hartman to two-year, $3.8 million deal


Jean-Sebastien Dea inks one-year, $700,000 deal with Sabres


Mats Zuccarello lands with the Wild with five-year, $30 million deal

Grade for the deal: C-


Canucks ink veteran defenseman Jordie Benn to two-year, $4 million contract


Blue Jackets re-sign defenseman Ryan Murray to two-year, $9.2 million deal


Maple Leafs sign center Jason Spezza to one-year, $700,000 deal

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Jason Spezza explains his decision to play in Toronto where he’ll have a chance to win a Stanley Cup.


Canadiens bolster goaltending depth, ink Keith Kinkaid to one-year, $1.75 million deal


Defenseman Nathan Beaulieu joins Jets on one-year, $1 million deal


Ex-Jets forward Brandon Tanev joins Penguins on six-year, $21 million deal

Grade for the deal: C-

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Brandon Tanev shares his reaction to agreeing with Pittsburgh on a deal with an annual average value of $3.5 million.


Defenseman Ron Hainsey joins the Senators on one-year, $3.5 million deal


Luke Schenn added to Lightning blue line with one-year, $700,000 contract


Sabres land Jimmy Vesey from Rangers in exchange for 2021 third-round pick

Trade Grades: Sabres land Jimmy Vesey for a draft pick


Stars sign with ex-Ducks star Perry to one-year, $1.5 million deal

Grade for the deal: B+

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Frank Seravalli and Craig Button explain how the Corey Perry deal to Dallas worked out.


Blue Jackets re-sign goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to one-year, $1.15 million deal


Leafs grant Nikita Zaitsev trade wish with deal to Sens

Trade Grades: Maple Leafs pull off wizardly move in unloading Zaitsev


Reports: Sens adding ex-Leafs Ron Hainsey, Tyler Ennis

June 29

Penguins trade Phil Kessel to Coyotes for Alex Galchenyuk

Trade Grades: Coyotes score big in landing Phil Kessel

Penguins GM Jim Rutherford and winger Phil Kessel are very much in disagreement on his alleged trade requests out of Pittsburgh. Rutherford said on Saturday, after trading Kessel to Arizona, that Kessel asked to be traded a numerous times, but changed his mind. Kessel didn’t agree with that statement. “I’m not sure that’s exactly what happened,” he said on a Coyotes conference call. “Jim came to me, one time, and said to me that I’ll never be a Penguin again. I think he’s mistaken a little bit there. But I’m not here to tell what really happened and the real truth. So whatever Jim wants to say.”

Greg Wyshynski, ESPN2d ago


Maple Leafs ink goaltender Michael Hutchinson to one-year, $700,000 deal


Defenseman Martin Marincin re-signs with Maple Leafs for one year, $700,000


Capitals sign Mike Sgarbossa to two-year, $1.4 million contract

June 28

Toronto re-signs forward Kasperi Kapanen to three-year, $9.6 million deal


Forward Andreas Johnsson returns to Maple Leafs with four-year, $13.6 million contract


Blackhawks re-up with forward Dylan Sikura for two years, $1.5 million


RFA forward John Quenneville signs two-year, $1.5 million deal with Blackhawks


Hurricanes re-sign goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic for two years, $1.4 million

June 27

Defenseman Taylor Fedun, Stars agree on two-year, $1.475 million contract


Blues bring back Carl Gunnarsson with two-year, $3.5 million deal

June 26

Goaltender Brian Elliott returns to Flyers with one-year, $2 million deal


Canadiens retain blueliner Mike Reilly with two-year, $3 million contract

June 25

Ottawa re-signs defenseman Cody Boloubef to one-year, $800,000 deal


Blue Jackets retain defenseman Adam Clendening with two-year contract

June 24

Golden Knights, William Karlsson agree to eight-year, $47.2 million extension


Defenseman Steven Kampfer returns to Bruins with two-year, $1.6 million deal


Flyers ink blueliner Travis Sanheim to two-year, $6.5 million contract


Brad Hunt returns to the Wild with two-year, $1.4 million deal

June 22

Predators trade P.K. Subban to Devils for Steve Santini, Jeremy Davies, two second-round picks

Trade Grades: Devils add more star power with deal for P.K. Subban

June 20

Canucks extend business relationship with Alexander Edler for two years, $12 million

June 19

Goaltender Marcus Hogberg sticks with the Senators on two-year, $1.4 million deal


Flyers ink trade acquisition Kevin Hayes to seven-year, $50 million contract

June 18

Defenseman Braydon Coburn signs two-year, $3.4 million deal with Lightning

June 17

Sharks retain star defenseman Erik Karlsson with eight-year, $92 million contract

Analysis: After Karlsson re-signs with Sharks, here are the biggest takeaways around the NHL


Forward Anthony Duclair sticks with the Senators on one-year, $1.65 million deal

June 16

Capitals, Carl Hagelin agree to four-year, $11 million extension

June 14

Defenseman Gustav Olofsson stays with Canadiens on one-year, $700,000 contract


Islanders extend forward Jordan Eberle with five-year, $27.5 million deal

June 7

Sabres hang on to forward Jeff Skinner with eight-year, $72 million extension

June 6

Forward Mattias Janmark returns to Dallas on one-year, $2.3 million deal


J.C. Lipon remains with the Jets with one-year, $700,000 contract


Stars elect to re-sign defenseman Roman Polak to one-year, $1.75 million deal

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