It’s been just shy of a month since the NHL season came to a close, as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in seven games to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.
It’s only been a month, but in many ways, it’s been one heck of a month. Trades and free agent signings have been abundant across the league, including in the NHL’s Atlantic Division. Catch up on what you may have missed with each team’s respective signings and losses in free agency; trades, re-signings, and which free agent players are still out there.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Free Agent Additions: Curtis McElhinney, Luke Schenn, Scott Wedgewood, Spencer Martin, Chris Mueller, Gemel Smith
Free Agent Losses: Andy Andreoff, Gabriel Dumont, Anton Stralman
Trades: Acquired Marek Mazanec & two draft picks (2019, 2020) from Vancouver in exchange for J.T. Miller; Sent goalie prospect Connor Ingram to Nashville for 7th-round pick (2021)
Re-Signed: Danick Martel, Cedric Paquette, Carter Verhaeghe
Remaining Free Agents: Adam Erne, Dominik Masin, Brayden Point, Ben Thomas, Michael Bournival, Dan Girardi, Kevin Lynch, Marek Mazanec, Edward Pasquale, Mitch Hults
Boston Bruins
Free Agent Additions: Par Lindholm, Brett Ritchie, Brendan Gaunce, Maxime Lagace, Josiah Didier (AHL)
Free Agent Losses: Noel Acciari, Marcus Johansson, Jordan Szwarz, Zane McIntyre, Gemel Smith
Re-Signed: Peter Cehlarik, Danton Heinen
Remaining Free Agents: Brandon Carlo, Lee Stempniak, Mark McNeill
Toronto Maple Leafs
Free Agent Additions: Jason Spezza, Cody Ceci
Free Agent Losses: Tyler Ennis, Ron Hainsey, Chris Mueller
Trades: Acquired Tyson Barrie, Alexander Kerfoot & 6th-round pick (2020) from Colorado in exchange for Nazem Kadri, Calle Rosen & 3rd-round pick (2020); Acquired Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk & 3rd-round pick (2020) from Ottawa in exchange for Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Brown & Michael Carcone; Sent Patrick Marleau, conditional 1st-round pick (2020) & 7th-round pick (2020) to Carolina
Remaining Free Agents: Mitch Marner, Jake Gardiner, Michael Hutchinson, Josh Jooris, Vincent LoVerde, Martin Marincin, Steve Oleksy, Nick Baptiste, Gabriel Gagne, Eamon McAdam, Igor Ozhiganov, Jordan Subban
Montreal Canadiens
Free Agent Additions: Keith Kinkaid, Riley Barber, Phil Varone, Ben Chiarot, Nick Cousins,
Free Agent Losses: Jordie Benn, Brett Lernout
Trades: Sent Nicolas Deslauriers to Anaheim in exchange for 4th-round pick (2020); sent Andrew Shaw and a 7th-round pick (2021) to Chicago in exchange for 2nd- and 7th-round picks (2020) and 3rd-round pick (2021)
Re-Signed: Joel Armia
Remaining Free Agents: Charles Hudon, Artturi Lehkonen, Michael McCarron, Antti Niemi, Daniel Audette, Hunter Shinkaruk
Florida Panthers
Free Agent Additions: Sergei Bobrovsky, Anton Stralman, Brett Connolly, Noel Acciari, Tommy Cross, Ethan Prow, Joel Lowry, Philippe Desrosiers, Kevin Roy
Free Agent Losses: Jean Sebastien Dea
Trades: Acquired G Scott Darling & 6th-round pick (2020) from Carolina in exchange for James Reimer; acquired F Dominic Toninato from Colorado in exchange for Jacob MacDonald
Remaining Free Agents: Anthony Greco, Jayce Hawryluk, Dryden Hunt, Juho Lammikko, Denis Malgin, Maxim Mamin, Ian McCoshen, Thomas Schemitsch, Dominic Toninato, MacKenzie Weegar, Troy Brouwer, Derek MacKenzie, Jamie McGinn, Julian Melchiori, Riley Sheahan, Ludwig Bystrom, Michael Downing, Henrik Haapala, Vincent Praplan
Buffalo Sabres
Free Agent Additions: Andrew Hammond, Curtis Lazar, John Gilmour, Jean Sebastien Dea; Marcus Johansson
Free Agent Losses: Kyle Criscuolo, Matt Tennyson, Danny O’Regan, Scott Wedgewood
Trades: Sent AHL prospect Alexander Nylander to Chicago in exchange for D Henri Jokiharju; Acquired F Jimmy Vesey from New York in exchange for 3rd-round pick (2021); Acquired D Colin Miller from Vegas in exchange for 2nd-round pick (2021) and 3rd-round pick (2022)
Re-Signed: C.J. Smith, Zemgus Girgensons
Remaining Free Agents: Remi Elie, Johan Larsson, Jake McCabe, Evan Rodrigues, Linus Ullmark, Jason Pominville, Kevin Porter, Taylor Leier, Adam Wilcox, Eric Cornel, Jack Dougherty, Sean Malone, Brycen Martin
Detroit Red Wings
Free Agent Additions: Valtteri Filppula, Patrik Nemeth, Calvin Pickard
Free Agent Losses: Luke Witkowski, Martin Frk
Remaining Free Agents: Joe Hicketts, Patrik Rybar, Louis-Marc Aubry, Jake Chelios, Niklas Kronwall, Wade Megan, Harri Sateri, Thomas Vanek, Axel Holmstrom, Dylan Sadowy, Libor Sulak
Ottawa Senators
Free Agent Additions: Ron Hainsey, Jordan Szwarz, Tyler Ennis, Nick Paul, Christian Wolanin
Free Agent Losses: Brian Gibbons
Trades: Acquired D Nikita Zaitsev, F Connor Brown & F Michael Carcone from Toronto in exchange for Ben Harpur, Aaron Luchuk & 3rd-round pick (2020)
Remaining Free Agents: Michael Carcone, Darren Archibald, Chase Balisy, Erik Burgdoerfer, Stefan Elliott, Justin Falk, Oscar Lindberg, Jim O’Brien, Magnus Paajarvi, Adam Tambellini