2025 Free Agency Day 1 Recap: Atlantic Division

With July 1 in the rearview, we’re listing every team’s moves from the opening day of free agency and the beginning of the new league year. Below are the bodies of work for the Atlantic Division clubs out of the gate:

Boston Bruins

Signed F Tanner Jeannot – five years, $17MM ($3.4MM cap hit)
Signed F Sean Kuraly – two years, $3.7MM ($1.85MM cap hit)
Signed F Michael Eyssimont – two years, $2.9MM ($1.45MM cap hit)
Signed F Matej Blumel – one year, $875K
Signed F Alex Steeves – one year, $850K
Signed D Jordan Harris – one year, $825K
Signed F Riley Tufte – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed D Jonathan Aspirot – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed G Luke Cavallin – one year, $775K (two-way)

Acquired F Viktor Arvidsson from Oilers for 2027 fifth-round pick

Buffalo Sabres

Signed F Ryan McLeod – four years, $20MM ($5MM cap hit)
Signed F Justin Danforth – two years, $3.6MM ($1.8MM cap hit)
Signed G Alex Lyon – two years, $3MM ($1.5MM cap hit)
Signed D Ryan Johnson – three years, $2.33MM ($775K cap hit)
Signed F Tyson Kozak – three years, $2.33MM ($775K cap hit)
Signed F Riley Fiddler-Schultz – two years, $1.73MM ($865K cap hit, entry-level)
Signed D Mason Geertsen – two years, $1.55MM ($775K cap hit, two-way)
Signed F Carson Meyer – two years, $1.55MM ($775K cap hit, two-way)
Signed D Zachary Jones – one year, $900K (two-way)
Signed D Zach Metsa – one year, $775K (two-way)

Acquired 2026 sixth-round pick from Blackhawks for F Sam Lafferty

Detroit Red Wings

Signed F James van Riemsdyk – one year, $1MM
Signed D Jacob Bernard-Docker – one year, $875K
Signed D Ian Mitchell – one year, $775K
Signed F John Leonard – one year, $775K

Florida Panthers

Signed G Kirill Gerasimyuk – two years, $1.75MM ($875K cap hit, entry-level)
Signed G Daniil Tarasov – one year, $1.05MM
Signed F Tomas Nosek – one year, $775K
Signed D Jeff Petry – one year, $775K
Signed F Jack Studnicka – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed G Brandon Bussi – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed F Nolan Foote – one year, $775K (two-way)

Montreal Canadiens

Signed G Kaapo Kahkonen – one year, $1.15MM
Signed F Sammy Blais – one year, $775K
Signed D Nathan Clurman – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed F Alex Belzile – one year, $775K (two-way)

Acquired F Zachary Bolduc from Blues for D Logan Mailloux

Ottawa Senators

Signed F Lars Eller – one year, $1.25MM
Signed F Olle Lycksell – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed F Wyatt Bongiovanni – one year, $775K (two-way)

Tampa Bay Lightning

Signed F Pontus Holmberg – two years, $3.1MM ($1.55MM cap hit)
Signed F Jakob Pelletier – three years, $2.525MM ($841.67K cap hit)
Signed F Gage Goncalves – two years, $2.4MM ($1.2MM cap hit)
Signed D Simon Lundmark – two years, $1.55MM ($775K cap hit, two-way)
Signed F Tristan Allard – two years, TBA (entry-level)
Signed F Nicholas Abruzzese – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed F Boris Katchouk – one year, $775K (two-way)
Signed G Ryan Fanti – one year, $775K (two-way)

Toronto Maple Leafs

Signed F Michael Pezzetta – two years, $1.625MM ($812.5K cap hit)
Signed D Dakota Mermis – two years, $1.625MM ($812.5K cap hit)
Signed F Benoit-Olivier Groulx – two years, $1.625MM ($812.5K cap hit)
Signed F Travis Boyd – one year, $775K
Signed F Vinni Lettieri – one year, $775K

Acquired F Nicolas Roy from Golden Knights for F Mitch Marner