One of the most exciting times of the year is finally here as NHL Free Agency gets into full swing. Numerous players will be negotiating with teams, with many of them signing deals with brand new teams.
Of course, this time of year always means rumors will run amuck with most of them being too fartfetched to even come close to legitimate. Luckily, that’s where The Hockey Writers comes in.
From trades to signings to, yes, even reputable rumors, this handy tracker will have everything that goes down during the start of NHL Free Agency. For a look at that status of the league’s top unrestricted free agents, you can check out our updated Top 25 available free agents list.
*The tracker will be updated as information comes into the newsroom. Refresh the page for latest updates*
| THW NHL Free Agent Tracker | |||
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G Jake Allen (2 years. $4.7 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Andrew Desjardins (2 years, $1.6 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Jason LaBarbera (1 year) | ||
| TRADE |
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RW Troy Brouwer G Phoenix Copley 2016 third-round pick |
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RW TJ Oshie |
| SIGNING |
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Mark Arcobello (1 year, $1.1 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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Mark Barberio (1 year, $600,000) | ||
| SIGNING |
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Max Reinhart (1 year, $575,000) | ||
| SIGNING |
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Shawn Horcoff (1 year, $1.75 million) | ||
| RUMOR |
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Montreal talking to Chicago about Patrick Sharp | ||
| RUMOR |
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Kevin Shattenkirk will not be traded via TSN | ||
| RUMOR |
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Ryan O’Reilly’s extension to be in the range of 7 years, $52.5-$59.5 million | ||
| SIGNING |
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RW Justin Williams (2 years, $6.5 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Antoine Vermette (2 years, $7.5 million) | ||
| TRADE |
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F Jimmy Hayes |  |
F Reilly Smith Marc Savard |
| SIGNING |
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F Gregory Campbell (2 years, $3 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Daniel Winnik (2 years, $4.5 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Matt Beleskey (5 years, $19 million) | ||
| TRADE |
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Conditional fourth-round pick | |
F Max Reinhart |
| SIGNING |
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Ryan Spooner (2 year, $1.9 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Brad Richards (1 year, $3 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Mike Green (3 years, $18 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Raphael Diaz (1 year, $700,000) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Viktor Stalberg (1 year, $1.1 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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Zack Stortini (2 years) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D John Moore (3 years, $4.8 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Matt Donovan (1 year) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Jason Akeson (1 year) | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Cody Hodgson (1 year, $1 million) | ||
| TRADE |
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F Zack Kassian 2016 fifth-round pick |
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Brandon Prust |
| SIGNING |
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RW Eric Condra (3 years, $3.75 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Alexander Burmistrov (2 years, $3.1 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Jhonas Enroth (1 year, $1.25 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Zybnek Michalek (2 years, $6.4 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Barrett Jackman (2 years, $4 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Anders Lindback (1 year, $875,000) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Mark Letestu (3 years, $5.4 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Michael Frolik (5 years, $21.5 million) | ||
| TRADE |
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Kasperi Kapanen Scott Harrington Nick Spaling 2016 first-round pick 2016 third-round pick Leafs retain $1.25M/yr |
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F Phil Kessel Tim Erixson Tyler Biggs 2016 second-round pick |
| SIGNING |
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F Brad Richardson (3 years) | ||
| SIGNING |
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P.A. Parenteau (1 year, $1.5 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Steve Downie (1 year, $1.75 million) | ||
| RUMOR | |||
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F Michael Frolik close to long-term deal | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Michal Neuvirth (2 years, $3.25 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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F Blake Comeau (3 years) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Paul Martin (4 years, $19.4 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Andrej Sekera (6 years, $33 million) | ||
| RUMOR |
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Arizona interested in acquiring Toronto’s Tyler Bozak | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Francois Beauchemin (3 years, $13.5 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Thomas Greiss (2 years, $3 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Matt Hunwick (2 years, $2.4 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Mike Reilly (2 years)/F Mikael Gralund (2 years, $6 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Yannick Weber (1 year, $1.5 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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Patrick Eaves (1 year, $1.15 million) | ||
| RUMOR |
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Penguins could be working on deal for Toronto’s Phil Kessel via SN | ||
| RUMOR |
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Flyers heavy on G Michal Neuvirth via ESPN | ||
| RUMOR |
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Sharks could be out on D Paul Martin via TSN | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Mike Ribeiro (2 years, $7 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Karri Ramo (1 year, $3.8 million) | ||
| RUMOR |
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C Ryan O’Reilly could sign his extension as early as today. | ||
| RUMOR |
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D Francois Beauchemin will sign with Montreal via RDS | ||
| RUMOR |
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RW Matt Beleskey — 6-8 teams interested/5-7 year contract expected via TSN | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Artem Anisimov (5 years, $22.75 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Kevin Bieksa (2 years, $8 million) | ||
| RUMOR | |||
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C Mike Ribeiro — TVA reports contract extension is “imminent” | ||
| SIGNING |
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G Martin Jones (3 years, $9 million) | ||
| TRADE |
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F Lauri Korpikoski | |
C Boyd Gordon |
| TRADE |
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D Kevin Bieksa | |
2016 2nd-round pick |
| TRADE |
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LW Brandon Saad C Alex Broadhurst D Michael Paliotta |
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C Marko Dano C Artem Anisimov RW Corey Tropp LW Jeremy Morin 2016 4th-round pick |
| SIGNING |
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D Brenden Dillion (5 years, $16.35 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Brendan Smith (2 years, $5.5 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Ryan White (1 year, $800,000) | ||
| SIGNING |
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C Anders Lee (4 years, $15 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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RW Drew Stafford (2 years, $8.7 million) | ||
| SIGNING |
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D Dougie Hamilton (6 years, $34.5 million) | ||
| TRADE |
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G Martin Jones | |
F Sean Kuraly 2016 1st-round pick |