On Wednesday, the NHL started their free agency period, However, the trading frenzy began some time ago. Players who signed to stay with their own team include Evander Kane (Edmonton), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh), Kris Letang (Pittsburgh), Filip Forsberg (Nashville), Marc-Andre Fleury (Minnesota) and Valeri Nichushkin (Colorado).
Toronto and Ottawa made a huge trade on Monday that sent goaltender Matt Murray to the Leafs. Senators also acquired two-time 40-goal scorer Alex DeBrincat from Chicago. There are also some big-name unrestricted free agents that are expected to swoop up pretty quickly.
Johnny Gaudreau told his team yesterday that he intends to move on as he played out his final year of his contract. At 28-years-old, Gaudreau set a career high in points and goals last season to finish second in the scoring behind Connor McDavid
For more information about the source click HERE