July 1st, for some the start of a long holiday weekend. For others it is the start of two months off after teaching for 10 months. And then there are hockey fans. The confetti from the Stanley Cup Finals has fallen, future stars have been drafted and now it is time for teams to go fishing for that big catch they hope will take them to the promised land of June hockey. July 1st represents the start of Free Agent Frenzy. It is the first day all 30 teams can make deals to all Unrestricted Free Agents. Every year big name free agents change teams or sign amazing deals with their current team. This year has been no different. Tampa Bay, having already signed pending UFA Steven Stamkos to an 8 year deal worth $68M were the winners of day 1. They not only signed their young back up goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to a 3 year contract extension which does not kick in until next summer, they also re-signed a huge corner store of the franchise in D man Victor Hedman, who signed an 8 year contract extension as well worth $63M. Then there were the names that found new homes such as Kyle Okposo, Milan Lucic and James Reimer.
Full day 1 signs below. (Courtesy of TSN)
- SHANEPRINCEC
- TYPE
RFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$1.7M
- CAP HIT
$850K
- JAYSONMEGNAC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$600K
- CAP HIT
$600K
- MIKKELBOEDKERLW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
4 YEARS
- TOTAL
$16M
- CAP HIT
$4M
- BRIANSTRAITD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$600K
- CAP HIT
$600K
- STEVEOTTC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$800K
- CAP HIT
$800K
- ANDYMIELEC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$600K
- CAP HIT
$600K
- RYANWHITEC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$1M
- CAP HIT
$1M
- THOMASVANEKF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$2.6M
- CAP HIT
$2.6M
- MATTMARTINF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
4 YEARS
- TOTAL
$10M
- CAP HIT
$2.5M
- PHILIPLARSEND
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$1.025M
- CAP HIT
$1.025M
- PATRICKEAVESF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1
- TOTAL
$1M
- CAP HIT
$1M
- QUINTONHOWDENF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$650K
- CAP HIT
$650K
- FEDORTYUTIND
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1
- TOTAL
$2M
- CAP HIT
$2M
- JUSTINFALKD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$650K
- CAP HIT
$650K
- JOECOLBORNEF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$5M
- CAP HIT
$2.5M
- MICHAELLATTAF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$600K
- CAP HIT
$600K
- PATRICKWIERCIOCHD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$800K
- CAP HIT
$800K
- BRENTCONNOLLYRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$850K
- CAP HIT
$850K
- LEESTEMPNIAKRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$5M
- CAP HIT
$2.5M
- BOYDGORDONF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
–
- TOTAL
–
- CAP HIT
–
- ZACHREDMONDD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$1.25M
- CAP HIT
$612.5K
- DANHAMHUISD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$7.5M
- CAP HIT
$3.75M
- NATHANGERBEF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$600K
- CAP HIT
$600K
- MICHAELGRABNERF
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$3.2M
- CAP HIT
$1.6M
- JEFFZATKOFFG
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$1.8M
- CAP HIT
$900K
- ALEXANDERRADULOVRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$5.75M
- CAP HIT
$5.75M
- DEVANTESMITH-PELLYRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$2.6M
- CAP HIT
$1.3M
- SHAWNMATTHIASC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$4.25M
- CAP HIT
$2.125M
- JONMERILLD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$2.275M
- CAP HIT
$1.138M
- YANNICKWEBERD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$575K
- CAP HIT
$575K
- ALMONTOYAG
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$950K
- CAP HIT
$950K
- VIKTORSTALBERGLW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$1.5M
- CAP HIT
$1.5M
- JONASGUSTAVSSONG
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$800K
- CAP HIT
$800K
- COLTONSCEVIOURC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$1.9M
- CAP HIT
$950K
- JONATHANMARCHESSAULTC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$1.5M
- CAP HIT
$750K
- DALEWEISERW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
4 YEARS
- TOTAL
$9.4M
- CAP HIT
$2.35M
- ANTONKHUDOBING
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$2.4M
- CAP HIT
$1.2M
- KLASDAHLBECKD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$750K
- CAP HIT
$750K
- DAVIDSCHLEMKOD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
4 YEARS
- TOTAL
$8.4M
- CAP HIT
$2.1M
- CARTERHUTTONG
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$1.125M
- CAP HIT
$2.25M
- TOMGILBERTD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$1.4M
- CAP HIT
$1.4M
- VERNFIDDLERC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$1.25 M
- CAP HIT
$1.25 M
- JAMIEMCGINNLW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
3 YEARS
- TOTAL
$10M
- CAP HIT
$3.3M
- CHRISSTEWARTRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$2.3M
- CAP HIT
$1.15M
- BENLOVEJOYD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
3 YEARS
- TOTAL
$8.1M
- CAP HIT
$2.66M
- JASONCHIMERALW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$4.5M
- CAP HIT
$2.25M
- CHADJOHNSONG
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$1.7M
- CAP HIT
$1.7M
- JOHN-MICHAELLILESD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$2M
- CAP HIT
$2M
- ERICSTAALC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
3 YEARS
- TOTAL
$10.5M
- CAP HIT
$3.5M
- TROYBROUWERRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
4 YEARS
- TOTAL
$18M
- CAP HIT
$4.5M
- KYLEOKPOSORW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
7 YEARS
- TOTAL
$42M
- CAP HIT
$6M
- LOUIERIKSSONRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
6 YEARS
- TOTAL
$36M
- CAP HIT
$6M
- DAVIDBACKESC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
5 YEARS
- TOTAL
$30M
- CAP HIT
$6M
- DAVIDPERRONLW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
2 YEARS
- TOTAL
$7M
- CAP HIT
$3.75M
- FRANSNIELSENC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
6 YEARS
- TOTAL
$31.5M
- CAP HIT
$5.25M
- MILANLUCICLW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
7 YEARS
- TOTAL
$42M
- CAP HIT
$6M
- ANDREWLADDRW
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
7 YEARS
- TOTAL
$38.5M
- CAP HIT
$5.5M
- JAMESREIMERG
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
5 YEARS
- TOTAL
$17M
- CAP HIT
$3.4M
- ALEXEIMARCHENKOD
- TYPE
RFA
- LENGTH
–
- TOTAL
–
- CAP HIT
–
- BRIANCAMPBELLD
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
1 YEAR
- TOTAL
$2M
- CAP HIT
$2M
- DARRENHELMC
- TYPE
UFA
- LENGTH
5 YEARS
- TOTAL
$19.25M
- CAP HIT
$3.85M
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