NHL free agency tracker: Signings, rumors, trades and more

One of the busiest days on the hockey calendar lived up to its reputation as NHL free agency opened with a bang on Wednesday. Several big names are already off the board, but there are still a number of high-profile stars looking for new homes. How will the league's balance of power shift in the hours, days and weeks ahead as players make their decisions?

Follow along here with our tracker and live blog for all the latest signings, rumors, trades and more.

Nazem Kadri is one of the biggest stars available in NHL free agency. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Nazem Kadri is one of the biggest stars available in NHL free agency. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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    Completed Trades

    To Wild: D John Klingberg

    To Ducks: 2025 4th-round pick, D Andrej Sustr, F Nikita Nesterenko (rights)

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    To Flames: D Troy Stecher, F Nick Ritchie

    To Coyotes: F Brett Ritchie, D Connor Mackey

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    To Blackhawks: F Austin Wagner

    To Kings: Future considerations

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    To Predators: F Rasmus Asplund

    To Sabres: 2025 7th-round pick

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    To Rangers: F Anton Blidh

    To Avalanche: F Gustav Rydahl

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    To Rangers: D Wyatt Kalynuk

    To Canucks: Future considerations

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    To Wild: Oskar Sundqvist

    To Red Wings: 2023 4th-round pick

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    To Leafs: F Radim Zohorna

    To Flames: F Dryden Hunt

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    To Stars: F Scott Reedy

    To Sharks: F Jacob Peterson

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    To Senators: F Patrick Brown

    To Flyers: 2023 6th-round pick

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    To Sabres: D Austin Strand

    To Ducks: D Chase Priskie

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    To Sabres: F Jordan Greenway

    To Wild: 2023 2nd-round pick, 2024 5th-round pick

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    To Penguins: F Nick Bonino

    To Sharks: D Arvid Henriksson, 2024 5th-round pick (conditional), 2023 7th-round pick

    To Canadiens: 2024 5th-round pick, D Tony Sund

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    To Penguins: D Dmitry Kulikov

    To Ducks: F Brock McGinn, 3rd-round pick

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    To Canadiens: D Frederic Allard

    To Kings: F Nate Schnarr

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    To Jets: F Vladislav Namestnikov

    To Sharks: 2025 4th-round pick

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    To Flyers: F Brendan Lemieux, 2024 5th-round pick

    To Kings: F Zack MacEwen

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    To Devils: F Curtis Lazar

    To Canucks: 2024 4th-round pick

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    To Blues: F Jakub Vrana (50% retained)
    To Red Wings: F Dylan McLaughlin, 2025 7th-round pick

Who are the biggest NHL free agents available?

Nazem Kadri: Kadri slowed after starting on a triple-digit pace, but will leave little cash on the table after setting career highs in assists and points and winning the Stanley Cup.

Patrice Bergeron: Though technically an unrestricted free agent, Bergeron will not function like one. It will either be the Bruins or retirement, most likely, for the future Hall of Fame centre, who showed in 2021-22 that he still has plenty of game left.

John Klingberg: Klingberg will run out the string on his seven-year contract with the Stars despite an evidently deteriorating relationship. He still has the chance to cash in having yet to turn 30.

Nino Niederreiter: It’s hard to imagine another team valuing Niederreiter more than Carolina will, given what he does for the team is largely unheralded.

Calle Jarnkrok: If only he could use his price in the trade market to negotiate in the free market. Jarnkrok is playing out the string on one of the oddest contracts ever brokered, having earned $12 million on a six-year extension originally signed with the Nashville Predators. It’s time to cash in as much as possible.

Other UFAs: Phil Kessel, P.K. Subban, Zach Aston-Reese, Calvin De Haan, Paul Stastny, Chris Tierney, Tyler Motte, Ian Cole

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