NHL 2024 Free Agency: Day 1 Recap

Today was a ridiculously busy first day of NHL free agency – in fact, it’s the busiest of all time. With over 120 signings, today marked the first day in league history where more than $1B in total contract value was doled out, per CapFriendly. Most of our Top 50 UFAs are already off the board since the signing period officially began at 11:00 am CT, although many were reported in principle prior to the technical start of the new league year.

There was some notable action on the trade market, too, with a pair of deals to cap off a busy lead-up weekend of swaps.

Listed below are all the notable one-way free agent agreements, contract extensions, trades, and other notable news items from the first day of free agency.

Notable UFA signings

Note: Some of these salary figures may include options, incentives, or non-guaranteed money.

1. Sam Reinhart, Panthers agree to eight-year, $69MM contract. (signed at the June 30 11:00 pm CT deadline)
2. Jake Guentzel, Lightning agree to seven-year, $63MM contract.
3. Elias Lindholm, Bruins agree to seven-year, $54.25MM contract.
4. Brandon Montour, Kraken agree to seven-year, $50MM contract.
5. Brady Skjei, Predators agree to seven-year, $49MM contract.
6. Chandler Stephenson, Kraken agree to seven-year, $43.75MM contract.
7. Jake DeBrusk, Canucks agree to seven-year, $38.5MM contract.
8. Matt Roy, Capitals agree to six-year, $34.5MM contract.
9. Brett Pesce, Devils agree to six-year, $33MM contract.
10. Steven Stamkos, Predators agree to four-year, $32MM contract.
11. Nikita Zadorov, Bruins agree to six-year, $30MM contract.
12. Jonathan Marchessault, Predators agree to five-year, $27.5MM contract.
13. Sean Monahan, Blue Jackets agree to five-year, $27.5MM contract.
14. Chris Tanev, Maple Leafs agree to six-year, $27MM contract.
15. Tyler Toffoli, Sharks agree to four-year, $24MM contract.
16. Tyler Bertuzzi, Blackhawks agree to four-year, $22MM contract.
17. Sean Walker, Hurricanes agree to five-year, $18MM contract.
18. Teuvo Teräväinen, Blackhawks agree to three-year, $16.2MM contract.
19. Joel Edmundson, Kings agree to four-year, $15.4MM contract.
20. Anthony Duclair, Islanders agree to four-year, $14MM contract.
21. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Maple Leafs agree to four-year, $14MM contract.
22. Yakov Trenin, Wild agree to four-year, $14MM contract.
23. Brenden Dillon, Devils agree to three-year, $12MM contract.
24. William Carrier, Hurricanes agree to six-year, $12MM contract.
25. Alexandre Carrier, Predators agree to three-year, $11.25MM contract.
26. Warren Foegele, Kings agree to three-year, $10.5MM contract.
27. Alexander Wennberg, Sharks agree to two-year, $10MM contract.
28. Shayne Gostisbehere, Hurricanes agree to three-year, $9.6MM contract.
29. Jordan Martinook, Hurricanes agree to three-year, $9.15MM contract.
30. Stefan Noesen, Devils agree to three-year, $8.25MM contract.
31. Viktor Arvidsson, Oilers agree to two-year, $8MM contract.
32. David Perron, Senators agree to two-year, $8MM contract.
33. Michael Amadio, Senators agree to three-year, $7.8MM contract.
34. T.J. Brodie, Blackhawks agree to two-year, $7.5MM contract.
35. Mathew Dumba, Stars agree to two-year, $7.5MM contract.
36. Laurent Brossoit, Blackhawks agree to two-year, $6.6MM contract.
37. Ilya Lyubushkin, Stars agree to two-year, $6.5MM contract.
38. Adam Henrique, Oilers agree to two-year, $6MM contract.
39. Jason Zucker, Sabres agree to one-year, $5MM contract.
40. Anthony Stolarz, Maple Leafs agree to two-year, $5MM contract.
41. Cam Talbot, Red Wings agree to two-year, $5MM contract.
42. Dmitry Kulikov, Panthers agree to four-year, $4.6MM contract.
43. Danton Heinen, Canucks agree to two-year, $4.5MM contract.
44. Mattias Janmark, Oilers agree to three-year, $4.35MM contract.
45. Alec Martinez, Blackhawks agree to one-year, $4MM contract.
46. Vincent Desharnais, Canucks agree to two-year, $4MM contract.
47. Erik Gustafsson, Red Wings agree to two-year, $4MM contract.
48. Sam Lafferty, Sabres agree to two-year, $4MM contract.
49. Ryan Lomberg, Flames agree to two-year, $4MM contract.
50. Kevin Stenlund, Utah agree to two-year, $4MM contract.
51. Brandon Duhaime, Capitals agree to two-year, $3.7MM contract.
52. Blake Lizotte, Penguins agree to two-year, $3.7MM contract.
53. Pavel Dorofeyev, Golden Knights agree to two-year, $3.67MM contract.
54. Anthony Mantha, Flames agree to one-year, $3.5MM contract.
55. Jake Bean, Flames agree to two-year, $3.5MM contract.
56. Ian Cole, Utah agree to one-year, $3.1MM contract.
57. Matt Duchene, Stars agree to one-year, $3MM contract.
58. Jeff Skinner, Oilers agree to one-year, $3MM contract.
59. Jani Hakanpää, Maple Leafs agree to two-year, $3MM contract.
60. Colin Miller, Jets agree to two-year, $3MM contract.
61. Kiefer Sherwood, Canucks agree to two-year, $3MM contract.
62. Scott Wedgewood, Predators agree to two-year, $3MM contract.
63. Josh Brown, Oilers agree to three-year, $3MM contract.
64. Sam Carrick, Rangers agree to three-year, $3MM contract.
65. Casey DeSmith, Stars agree to three-year, $3MM contract.
66. Matt Grzelcyk, Penguins agree to one-year, $2.75MM contract.
67. Zemgus Girgensons, Lightning agree to three-year, $2.55MM contract.
68. Jonathan Drouin, Avalanche agree to one-year, $2.5MM contract.
69. Max Jones, Bruins agree to two-year, $2MM contract.
70. Ilya Samsonov, Golden Knights agree to one-year, $1.8MM contract.
71. A.J. Greer, Panthers agree to two-year, $1.7MM contract.
72. Eric Comrie, Jets agree to two-year, $1.65MM contract.
73. Parker Kelly, Avalanche agree to two-year, $1.65MM contract.
74. Kaedan Korczak, Golden Knights agree to two-year, $1.65MM contract.
75. Joey Anderson, Blackhawks agree to two-year, $1.6MM contract.
76. Troy Stecher, Oilers agree to two-year, $1.575MM contract.
77. Tanner Laczynski, Golden Knights agree to two-year, $1.55MM contract.
78. Jeff Malott, Kings agree to two-year, $1.55MM contract.
79. Nicolas Aubé-Kubel, Sabres agree to one-year, $1.5MM contract.
80. Derek Forbort, Canucks agree to one-year, $1.5MM contract.
81. Corey Perry, Oilers agree to one-year, $1.4MM contract.
82. Pat Maroon, Blackhawks agree to one-year, $1.3MM contract.
83. Anthony Beauvillier, Penguins agree to one-year, $1.25MM contract.
84. Nils Lundkvist, Stars agree to one-year, $1.25MM contract.
85. Mike Reilly, Islanders agree to one-year, $1.25MM contract.
86. Christian Fischer, Red Wings agree to one-year, $1.125MM contract.
87. Urho Vaakanainen, Ducks agree to one-year, $1.1MM contract.
88. Brett Leason, Ducks agree to one-year, $1.05MM contract.
89. Connor Brown, Oilers agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
90. Erik Johnson, Flyers agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
91. Kaapo Kähkönen, Jets agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
92. Kasperi Kapanen, Blues agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
93. Taylor Raddysh, Capitals agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
94. Brendan Smith, Stars agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
95. Craig Smith, Blackhawks agree to one-year, $1MM contract.
96. Eric Robinson, Hurricanes agree to one-year, $950K contract.
97. Jacob Bryson, Sabres agree to one-year, $900K contract.
98. Matt Murray, Maple Leafs agree to one-year, $875K contract.
99. Noah Gregor, Senators agree to one-year, $850K contract.
100. Pheonix Copley, Kings agree to one-year, $825K contract.
101. Dennis Gilbert, Sabres agree to one-year, $825K contract.
102. Calvin de Haan, Avalanche agree to one-year, $800K contract.
103. Trevor Lewis, Kings agree to one-year, $800K contract.
104. Alex Barré-Boulet, Canadiens agree to one-year, $775K contract.
105. Emil Bemström, Penguins agree to one-year, $775K contract.
106. Jesper Boqvist, Panthers agree to one-year, $775K contract.
107. Jack Campbell, Red Wings agree to one-year, $775K contract.
108. Tyson Jost, Hurricanes agree to one-year, $775K contract.
109. William Lagesson, Red Wings agree to one-year, $775K contract.
110. Ben Meyers, Kraken agree to one-year, $775K contract.
111. Tomáš Nosek, Panthers agree to one-year, $775K contract.

Contract extensions

1. Juuse Saros, Predators agree to eight-year, $61.92MM extension.
2. Juraj Slafkovsky, Canadiens agree to eight-year, $60.8MM extension.
3. Jaccob Slavin, Hurricanes agree to eight-year, $51.69MM extension.
4. Yegor Sharangovich, Flames agree to five-year, $28.75MM extension.
5. Jacob Middleton, Wild agree to four-year, $17.4MM extension.
6. Joseph Woll, Maple Leafs agree to three-year, $10.98MM extension.
7. Garnet Hathaway, Flyers agree to two-year, $4.8MM extension.
8. Connor McMichael, Capitals agree to two-year, $4.2MM extension.

Trades

1. Senators trade Jakob Chychrun to Capitals in exchange for Nick Jensen and a 2026 third-round pick.
2. Penguins trade Reilly Smith (25% retained) to Rangers in exchange for a conditional 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick.

Other notable headlines

1. NHL reinstates former Blackhawks executives/coaches Stan Bowman, Al MacIsaac and Joel Quenneville.
2. Flyers officially sign top prospect Matvei Michkov to three-year, entry-level contract.

After yesterday’s craziness, only four players remain on our Top 50 UFAs list: Vladimir Tarasenko, Joe Pavelski, Jack Roslovic and Daniel Sprong.