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The last of the free agency of the NHL (all times of the East):
1:10 pm
The Superstar Center John Tavares returns home, accepting a contract of seven years of $ 77 million with his childhood team, The Toronto Maple Leafs
Tavares announced his intentions on Twitter Sunday, posting a picture of himself as a child in the bedding Maple Leafs. The team says the deal is worth $ 11 million a season for seven years.
The playmaker of a 27-year-old game met the Leafs, the New York Islanders, the San Jose Sharks, the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars spent several days in Los Angeles to hear their throws for his services.
Originally from Mississauga, Ont., Tavares had 37 goals and 47 badists for 84 points in 82 games for the Islanders last season. He has 621 points in 669 games in the regular season.
Losing Tavares is a blow for the Islanders, who have undergone organizational transformation in recent months under the direction of Scott Malkin and Jon Ledecky. They hired Lou Lamoriello as president of hockey operations and Barry Trotz, new Stanley Cup winner, as coach
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1 pm
Goalkeeper Michael Hutchinson signed a one year contract with Florida. Roberto Luongo and James Reimer were invited to provide depth, and it was well known that Florida would seek to add another goaltender to free will. He played a total of 43-39-11 games in four seasons with the Winnipeg Jets during the five seasons of the NHL
Hutchinson spent most of last season with the Winnipeg Branch in the AHL in Manitoba with a record of 2.08.
12:50 pm
The Washington Capitals have signed a $ 650,000 contract for one year with the Nic Dowd Center and have reappointed Travis Boyd for a two-year contract worth 1, $ 6 million.
Jay Beagle, a long-time fourth-line center, is expected to leave for a lucrative long-term contract elsewhere
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12:45 pm
The Arizona Coyotes have signed the star defender All -Star Ekman-Larsson obtained an extension of contract of $ 8.25 million per year on average for eight years
. The contract, announced Sunday, follows a $ 33 million contract signed in 2013 between Ekman and Larsson
. The 26-year-old Swede was an All-Star for the second time in his career last season, finishing with 14 goals and 28 badists. Ekman-Larsson is second among Arizona defensemen with 102 career goals and 290 points since being selected with the sixth pick in the 2009 NHL draft.
Arizona also signed a contract of two years with Niklas Hjalmarsson two defenders
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12:40 pm
Tomas Plekanec is back in Montreal after accepting a one year contract worth $ 2.25 million with Canadians.
The contract includes an additional bonus clause The team announced that shortly after the opening of the signing period of the free agency of the NHL
Selected in the third round From the 2001 Montreal draft, Plekanec spent his first 13 seasons with the Canadiens before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in February. He struggled in Toronto, where he had only two badists in 17 regular season games, before adding two goals and four points in seven playoff games against Boston.
In total, he scored 232 goals and 607 points in 998 career games. . His 605 career points with Montreal rank 13th on the team list
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12:38 pm
The St. Louis Blues have added important reinforcements by signing the winger David Perron, center Tyler Bozak and goaltender Chad Johnson
Perron signed a $ 16 million, four-year contract. Bozak received $ 15 million over three years. Johnson signed for $ 1.75 million on a one-year contract
Perron returns to St. Louis after setting career highs with 50 pbades and 66 points last season with the expansion from Vegas Golden Knights.
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12:35
Carolina Hurricanes and goaltender Petr Mrazek agreed on a one-year contract worth $ 1.5 million
The goal was announced Sunday after goaltender Cam Ward accepted a one – year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.
General Manager Don Waddell says he's expecting a "healthy competition" for the starting position, and the Hurricanes have been looking for help during the off season.
Scott Darling opened last season as a starter but lost his job. saving the .888 percentage was the worst of the NHL. Darling enters the second year of a $ 16.6 million contract over four years
Mrazek debuted in Detroit but was traded to Philadelphia in February for two draft picks. He has a career record of 78-64-23 with a 2.66 goals-against average and .911 save percentage.
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12:30 pm
Jared McCann stay with Florida.
The Panthers signed a $ 2.5 million contract for a two-year contract on Sunday. McCann had nine goals and 19 badists last season for Florida, which was not enough for the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Dale Tallon, General Manager of the Panthers, Explains that McCann's Versatility and Improvement Allowed
McCann came to the Panthers in the case that sent Erik Gudbranson to Vancouver
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12:20
The Tampa Bay Lightning has signed defenseman Ryan McDonagh at $ 47.25 million, a seven-year contract extension. The agreement begins with the 2019-2020 season.
General Manager Steve Yzerman announced the contract on Sunday, a few minutes after the Lightning and McDonagh were eligible for the extension. Tampa Bay acquired McDonagh from the New York Rangers on the trade deadline. It will be $ 6.75 million against the salary cap.
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12:15 pm
Dallas Stars bring winger Valeri Nichushkin on a $ 5.9 million contract over two years after their 10th overall pick The 2013 Draft spent the last two seasons in his native Russia
. Nichushkin, 23, made his NHL debut as a teenager in 2013 and spent three years in Dallas. He spent two seasons in Russia with the Kontinental Hockey League's CKSA Moscow, scoring 51 points (27 goals, 24 badists) in 86 games.
Last season, Nichushkin helped the club reach the KHL series with nine points (three goals, six badists) in 19 playoff games.
Nichushkin played in 166 games in the NHL, recording 64 points (23 goals, 41 badists). He was on only two playoff teams that Dallas has produced in the last 10 years in 2014 and 2016.
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12:05 pm
The Chicago Blackhawks signed goalkeeper Cam Ward, l & # Winger Chris Kunitz and defenseman Brandon Manning
Ward and Kunitz each signed one-year contracts. The Ward agreement is worth $ 3 million. Manning got a two-year contract.
In signing Ward, Chicago caught a veteran goalkeeper on the first day of the free agency after Corey Crawford missed most of last season with an upper body injury. Being ready for the training camp, but improving their situation in the net was one of their top priorities after missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2007-08 season.
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Noon
A person with direct knowledge of the move indicates that the Philadelphia Flyers signed left wing James van Riemsdyk for a five-year, $ 35 million deal. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the case had not been announced.
Van Riemsdyk is back with the team that selected him second overall behind Patrick Kane in the 2007 draft. Now 29, he has scored 36 career goals last season and had 62 career points two years ago. It will count $ 7 million against the salary cap until 2022-23
. This is the most important free rookie of general manager Ron Hextall and the richest in Philadelphia since she gave goalkeeper Ilya Bryzgalov $ 41.9 million in -foot-3, a 217 forward. gives Flyers a clear advantage in the power play and could be a long-term replacement for Wayne Simmons, who still has one year on his contract
– Stephen Whyno, author of AP hockey [1965-19002]
11am [19659002VeteranfreefielderJackJohnsonhasagreedtosignafive-year$1625-milliondealwiththePittsburghPenguins
A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations confirmed the agreement. from the contract to the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement can be announced only after the opening of the signing period of the free agencies at noon Sunday.
Johnson, 31, has spent the last six seasons playing for the Blue Jackets, where he has ambaded 36 goals and 118 badists for 154 points in 445 games. He has 12 seasons of experience in the NHL after being selected by Carolina with the No.3 pick in the 2005 draft. The Hurricanes then traded Johnson to Los Angeles the following year
The Penguins reorganize their blue line after trading Matt Hunwick as part of the deal that also sent Conor Sheary to the Buffalo Sabers last week.
– AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow
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10:40 am
The Minnesota Wild brings in a few veterans, accepting one-year agreements with Matt Hendricks and Eric Fehr.
The Associated Press the Wild agreed to a $ 700,000 contract with Hendricks, 37 years old. A second person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said that the Wild also agreed to an agreement with Fehr
People spoke under condition of anonymity because contracts can not be signed before the opening of the signature period of free agents later Sunday. gets an increase of the $ 650,000 that he earned with the Winnipeg Jets. He had 13 points in 60 games last season, mostly in the fourth row. Fehr, 32, finished last season with San Jose and had four points in 14 regular season games.
– AP Hockey Author Stephen Whyno
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10:15 AM
The Buffalo Sabers entered into an agreement to sign a three-year contract with goalkeeper Carter Hutton, of value $ 8.25 million.
A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations has confirmed the deal at the Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contracts can not be announced until the opening of the NHL signing period later on Sunday. FoxSportsMidwest.com reported the case for the first time
Hutton, 32, has six seasons of NHL experience, including the last two years with the Blues, where he shared his functions with Jake Allen. He finished with a 17-7-3 record and 2.09 goals against average in 32 games last year.
The Sabers have needs at goalkeeper after choosing not to sign third-year newcomer Robin Lehner and veteran Chad Johnson
Hutton would form a tandem with Linus Ullmark, who is responsible for making the jump to the full-time NHL level after spending the last three years developing in the underage
– John Wawrow
10 am
The star center John Tavares did not sign with the New York Islanders before midnight, putting an end to eight years of the equation and eliminating the biggest advantage of his former team. On Sunday morning, Tavares still had not announced his decision to sign a seven-year contract worth more than $ 70 million. The 27-year-old and her representatives met the Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning last week.
Paul Stastny, who was traded from St. Louis to Winnipeg and produced 15 points in 17 playoff games, and Tyler Bozak of Toronto are the top centers available.
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9:45
A person with direct knowledge of the discussions told the Associated Press that veteran forward Thomas Vanek should sign with the Detroit Red Wings as soon as the opening of the NHL free period.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity on Sunday because the discussions are still ongoing and the teams are not allowed until the signing period at noon, time of l & # 39; Is.
Vanek is an NHL veteran for 13 years and will return to Detroit, where he spent part of the 2016-17 season. He scored 11 times and opened last year in Vancouver before finishing the season with Columbus.
Vanek became the most successful Austrian player when the Buffalo Sabers selected him with the No. 5 2003 pick.
In total, he has 357 goals and 396 badists for 753 points in 965 NHL career games
John Tavares, of the New York Islanders, was the big favorite of the free agency
. Wawrow
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