7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN The dawn of NHL free agency was crazy, including tons of player movement, a few high-profile trades and the greatest NHL unicorn of them all — a signed offer sheet. You might be wondering what exactly an offer sheet is and why the Montreal Canadiens applied one on 21-year-old Canes
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8:53 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alex Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft from the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Toronto is sending Colorado forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and its third-round selection in the 2020 draft. Colorado will retain 50 percent
8:18 PM ET The deal: Toronto gets: Defenseman Tyson Barrie (50% salary retained), the signing rights to restricted free agent forward Alexander Kerfoot and Colorado’s 2020 sixth-round pick Colorado gets: Forward Nazem Kadri, defenseman Calle Rosen and Toronto’s 2020 third-round pick The Maple Leafs addressed two major needs with this trade. First, they freed up
6:40 PM ET The Carolina Hurricanes hung on to the goaltender who helped save their season, Petr Mrazek, with a two-year, $6.25 million contract Monday. After signing Scott Darling did not solve the Hurricanes’ void in goal, the team was left scrambling last year. Carolina signed Mrazek to a one-year, $1.5 million deal and then
6:24 PM ET The New York Islanders lost one goalie but gained another Monday, signing former Colorado Avalanche netminder Semyon Varlamov to a four-year contract. Last year’s feel-good story, Robin Lehner — who overcame mental health and substance abuse issues to become a Vezina Trophy finalist — signed a one-year deal with Chicago. The Islanders
6:12 PM ET The Chicago Blackhawks announced that they have come to terms on a one-year, $5 million deal with Vezina Trophy finalist Robin Lehner. Lehner is coming off a huge season with the Islanders that resurrected his career. He appeared to be in line for a longer term contract. Lehner has spoken about battling
8:25 PM ET Emily Kaplan Greg Wyshynski The first day of NHL free agency saw a flurry of moves, as the Columbus Blue Jackets‘ big three of Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky and Matt Duchene all found new homes. What’s more, we finally saw another offer sheet tendered and signed, as the Carolina Hurricanes now have
5:55 PM ET The New York Islanders saw their previous captain, John Tavares, walk in free agency. They weren’t going to let it happen again, agreeing with Anders Lee on a seven-year deal. The team did not announce the money, but multiple reports said the contract has an annual average value of $7 million. Lee
3:41 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Montreal Canadiens have tendered an offer sheet to Carolina Hurricanes restricted free agent center Sebastian Aho worth five years and $42.27 million. Aho has signed the offer sheet, so the Hurricanes will have one week to match the offer or let their 21-year old leading scorer slip away to
2:33 PM ET The New Jersey Devils kept up their busy offseason by signing power forward Wayne Simmonds to a one-year, $5 million deal on Monday. The Devils drafted center Jack Hughes No. 1 overall on June 21 and then traded for top defenseman P.K. Subban. A physical yet productive player capable of taking on