NHL free agency 2022

NHL free agency opens at noon Wednesday. Follow along as The Athletic's staff reports on and analyzes all the notable signings, trades and rumors.

In the case of Malkin, who wanted a fourth year, it wasn't until the Penguins firmly offered one Tuesday that things began to fall into place. GO FURTHER Feels like we’re going to end up talking about the goalie carousel a whole bunch in a couple hours, so we’ll save most of that. GO FURTHER GO FURTHER GO FURTHER GO FURTHER GO FURTHER To draft a guy, see him blossom, invest in his ups and downs, buy the jerseys, get the tattoos, all of it, and then he just … leaves. GO FURTHER The Blue Jackets will be one of the NHL’s youngest teams again next year, but they’d like to add some veteran voices at the right positions. GO FURTHER

That list is: Nino Niederreiter, Vincent Trocheck, Max Domi, Ian Cole, Brendan Smith, Derek Stepan, Josh Leivo, Sam Miletic, Andrew Poturalski, Spencer Smallman ...

- REPORT]: And the Burns trade appears to be done. - REPORT]: Goaltender Jack Campbell is headed to Edmonton on a five-year, $5 million AAV deal. - REPORT]: Claude Giroux is headed to Ottawa on a three-year, $6.5 million AAV deal. - OFFICIAL]: Goaltender Ilya Samsonov is going to Toronto on a one-year, $1.8 million AAV deal. As for the Hurricanes, there’s quite a few places where Carolina is going to need to make some moves to fill out the roster. It also appears that there are more players than just Burns involved in the deal. Brent Burns and Lane Pederson in exchange for Steven Lorentz, Eetu Makiniemi and a 2023 third-round pick. Any major Canes deal will show up here in the thread and will also get a separate article. - REPORT]: Kevin Rooney is headed to Calgary on a two-year, $1.3 million AAV contract. - REPORT]: Ilya Lyubushkin is going to Buffalo on a two-year, $2.75 million AAV contract. - REPORT]: Eric Comrie is headed to Buffalo on a two-year, $1.8 million AAV contract. - REPORT]: Colin White is going to the Panthers on a one-year, $1.2 million AAV deal.

A comprehensive list of all 2022 NHL free agents and signings, including stories and analysis. NOTE: Some of these players may have recently signed with their ...

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Claude Giroux, Johnny Gaudreau and Evegni Malkin headline this year's free agent class.

He proved to be a versatile option, playing center in the bottom-six or playing on a ring on the top two lines. He never found a clear role in Buffalo, but he could play top-four minutes in the right system. Vatrano can play up and down the lineup, and his versatility should be appealing to a team in need of forward depth. He has a ton of skill and the signs are there and he can be an offensive weapon in this league. Given the package Colorado gave up for him at the deadline, it's likely that he stays in Denver, but they have a ton of free agents to deal with. When he was on, he was one of the best goalies in hockey. The age is a bit of concern, but he proved this year he's cut out to be a star starter. The 33-year-old winger continues to prove he still has a lot left in the tank after showing flashes over the years that he might be done. The only question with Dobson is will the Islanders sign him to a long-term extension or give him a bridge deal to allow him to prove this year wasn't a fluke. The Stars should not hesitate to get a deal to keep him in Texas. The Jets have a lot of questions that need answers to this offseason and Dubois is one of them. The Flames forward has found his offensive touch and is in for a big payday.

Veteran forward Claude Giroux has agreed to a three-year, $19.5 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. The deal will be for $6.5 million per season.

"I want to win, and I believe after signing this deal, we will be able to add the right pieces along with myself to accomplish that goal: a championship." Malkin has spent his entire 16-year career with the Penguins. Only Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby have played more seasons in Pittsburgh with 17 to their credit. The Flyers would need to clear significant cap space in order to make a deal with Gaudreau work. In a surprising turn of events, Evgeni Malkin is re-signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins after stating that he would test free agency. Copp spent the entirety of his first seven NHL seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, and he earned a reputation as a steady defensive forward. After spending the first six seasons of his NHL career with the Canadiens, Lehkonen has really found a great spot in Colorado and now he'll spend the next five seasons with the Avalanche. On Tuesday evening, Johnny Gaudreau informed the Calgary Flames that he plans to enter free agency and won't be re-signing with the team. The team traded Vitek Vanecek to the New Jersey Devils earlier in the offseason and Ilya Samsonov signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs once free agency opened. Kuemper is fresh off of a season in which he put together a 37-12-4 record to go along with a 2.54 goals-against-average and a .921 save percentage. As a result of his incredible performance, Marchment got a four-year contract worth $18 million from the Dallas Stars. Marchment will have to play up in the lineup in Dallas, so it will be interesting to see whether he can continue to produce at a high level in an increased role. Following the move to Florida, Giroux had three goals and 20 assists to cap off the 2021-22 campaign. Giroux had previously spent the first 15 seasons of his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers before the franchise traded him to the Florida Panthers prior to last season's trade deadline.

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

Kuemper's age could become a concern over the course of this contract. Drury could be forced to make a cost-cutting move later in the summer to address this issue. He won 17 of his first 25 starts with a .939 save percentage, but that gave way to 14 wins in his final 24 games with an .888 mark. The pact left the Senators with $16 million in cap space. Following a trade from the Flyers to the Florida Panthers, Giroux tallied 23 points in 18 regular-season games along with eight points in 10 playoff contests. He won't be required to carry this club as he did in his heyday with the Philadelphia Flyers. Nevertheless, he will bring invaluable experience and leadership to the top-two forward lines. He'll be in the mid-30s in the latter half of the deal, which is when a scorer's production declines. He was the subject of investigations into domestic violence allegations, which the NHL determined could not be substantiated, and received a 21-game suspension last year before joining the Oilers for violating COVID-19 protocols. Nevertheless, the $6.1 million cap hit and the 10-team no-trade clause during those years could become a salary-cap headache. 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. The cap hit on Malkin's deal is similar to that of teammate Kris Letang's recently signed contract but for two fewer years.

The first day of the 2022 NHL free agency period was quite busy, but less chaotic than expected.

Not only that, the Flyers biggest adds in free agency as of this moment are… For years, it’s been no secret that Gaudreau wanted to be part of the Flyers organization due to being a native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. And now that Gaudreau is available in free agency, the Flyers can’t clear the cap space to get him after signing Tony DeAngelo and Rasmus Ristolainen to a total of $10 million. As of the time this article was written, neither of the top two free agents in Johnny Gaudreau or Nazem Kadri signed deals with new teams. None of Sergachev, Cirelli, or Cernak had expiring contracts this season so the Lightning were quite proactive in locking up a bunch of their core pieces for the foreseeable future. For now, however, it seems as if the busiest time of the free agency period has passed. After a long few weeks, the Penguins managed to keep their core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang intact despite the salary cap crunch.