Tyler Johnson tops remaining free agent list

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🆓 Tyler Johnson leads quality list of NHL free agents still available. Despite NHL teams spending over a billion dollars on opening day of free agency, a number of proven players remain available as free agents. Some are veterans past their prime (i.e. Tyler Johnson and JVR) while others are young guns that have shown glimpses of starpower but not enough consistency to earn a big pay day on July 1st (i.e. Calen Addison and Filip Zadina). Here is our top-10 list of the remaining free agents to date, including their age, position, last year’s team, and last year’s cap hit.

1. Tyler Johnson (34), C, CHI, $5M

2. Tyson Barrie (33), D, NSH, $4.5M

3. Justin Schultz (33), D, SEA, $3M

4. James Van Riemsdyk (35), RW, BOS, $1M

5. Calen Addison (24), D, SJ, $825k

6. Tony DeAngelo (28), D, CAR, $1.68M

7. Mike Hoffman (34), RW, SJ, $4.5M

8. Max Pacioretty (35), LW, WSH, $2M

9. Nick Cousins (30), LW, FLA, $1.1M

10. Filip Zadina (24), RW, SJ, $1.1M

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✍️ Colorado Avalanche sign defenseman Oliver Kylington to one-year, $1.05M contract. The 27-year-old played all 201 games of his NHL career across six seasons with the Calgary Flames, scoring 17 goals and adding 38 assists for 55 points and a +24. Kylington missed the entire 2022-23 season and the first half of the 2023-24 campaign due to personal reasons and was named a finalist for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The former 2nd round pick adds quality depth, potential offensive upside, and not a lot of risk given the team-friendly cap hit. Read more →

💸 Montreal Canadiens sign defenseman Kaiden Guhle to six-year, $33.3 million contract extension. The 22-year-old defenseman played 70 games last year for the Habs collecting 6 goals and 16 assists for 22 points, while averaging 20:51 of ice time — only Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki averaged more — in just his 2nd full season of pro hockey. As of now, the former 1st round pick will have the 6th largest cap hit ($5.55M) on the Canadiens once this contract begins the 2025-26 season. Read more →

ICYMI 🫡

Hours after publishing last week’s newsletter, Eric Staal signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.

The 39-year-old forward from Thunder Bay, Ontario amassed 1,365 NHL games played (53rd all-time), registering 455 goals and 608 assists for 1,063 points.

The 6-time All-Star played parts of 12 seasons for the Hurricanes suiting up in 909 games, scoring 322 goals and adding 453 assists for 775 points. Plus, he racked up 28 points in 25 playoff games en route to capturing the 2006 Stanley Cup, the Hurricanes’ one and only. 🏆

POLL 🗳️

QUICK HITS ⚡️

• Rangers, Lindgren avoid arbitration with 1-year, reported $4.5M deal (theScore)

• Kings sign defenseman Jordan Spence to two-year, $3 million deal (TSN)

• Kuznetsov signs with Russian team after split with Hurricanes (ESPN)

• Former NHLer charged in sexual assault case, Michael McLeod, signs to play in KHL (Sportsnet)

• NHL Hot Seat Radar: Andersen Must Perform or Be Traded, While Aho is a Lock for the Future in Carolina (The Hockey News)

• Wright poised for full-time role with Kraken after whirlwind experience (NHL.com)

• Tkachuk honored to celebrate Cup with father Keith: 'It was a dream' (theScore)

• NHL's Next Stars Set for Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Sports Illustrated)

COACHES CORNER 🏒

• Two intermediate to advanced drills to improve your puck control, demonstrated by the Ducks’ Leo Carlsson (Patrik Almström)

• Great plyometric drill to improve your explosiveness on the ice, demonstrated by the Stars’ Wyatt Johnston (SPEED Hockey Development)

TRIVIA 🧠