The Los Angeles Kings made the contracts of defenseman Drew Doughty and Ilya Kovalchuk official on Sunday.
Doughty will make $88 million on an eight-year extension, while Kovalchuk will earn $18.75 million over three years.
More to come.
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The Vancouver Canucks signed forwards Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel to four-year, $12-million contracts, the team announced Sunday.
The club also inked forward Tim Schaller to a two-year, $3.8-million contract.
Beagle, 32, spent the past 10 years with the Washington Capitals. He put up seven goals and 22 points in 79 games last season and another eight points in 23 playoff games en route to capturing the Stanley Cup.
Roussel leaves the Dallas Stars, the only team he's ever played for, after six seasons. His production dipped this past year, with just five goals and 12 assists in 73 games.
Finally, Schaller joins the Canucks after spending the 2017-18 campaign with the Boston Bruins. While playing in all 82 games during the regular season, the 27-year-old tallied 12 goals and 22 points.
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Canada Day was just a little sweeter in Toronto on Sunday.
While the city celebrated Canada's birthday, it collectively jumped for joy when John Tavares announced he'd elected to sign with his childhood favorite team, the Maple Leafs.
Jubilation swept across Twitter.
John Tavares coming out of hiding to sign with the Leafs pic.twitter.com/gUQAFygt5U
— Cpl Matthews (@CplMatthews) July 1, 2018
CAN U BELIEVE???? pic.twitter.com/UWLY3OGBLS
— Bobby Cappucino (@bobbycappucino) July 1, 2018
WE GOT TAVARES #TMLtalk #GOLEAFSGO pic.twitter.com/cVNmm2JKEB
— Jordyn McKnight (@jmcknight93) July 1, 2018
tavares is the stamkos we never got
— amolsoncanadian (@dinnerdrudgery) July 1, 2018
Some of his new teammates were over the moon.
Welcome aboard @91Tavares ! Pumped to have you in the blue and white and now call you a teammate #goleafs
— Auston Matthews (@AM34) July 1, 2018
Welcome home @91Tavares, excited to have you apart of the @MapleLeafs family!
— Mitchell Marner (@Marner93) July 1, 2018
Welcome @91Tavares now we go to work 👊🏼
— Nazem Kadri (@43_Kadri) July 1, 2018
I saved u 91 this time...welcome home @91Tavares pic.twitter.com/J2rM3IC4XD
— Nazem Kadri (@43_Kadri) July 1, 2018
Opposing teams have been put on alert.
Sens fans: Do yourselves a favour and stay off Twitter and try and enjoy the rest of your Canada Day.
— Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) July 1, 2018
Opening night Tavares, Matthews, and the Leafs come to the UC to take on the #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/2caWi6Mx7D
— Blackhawk Up (@Blackhawk_Up) July 1, 2018
For once, a Toronto boy is heading home.
Oh great, yet *another* delusional Leaf fan who thinks any star player actually wants to come home and play for hey wait a second... https://t.co/ss4gneIXiE
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) July 1, 2018
The big question: Who centers the fourth line?
#Leafs down the middle:
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) July 1, 2018
John Tavares
Auston Matthews
Nazem Kadri
I could be the fourth-line center and that's OK. https://t.co/EqPPDe1lJW
Can't wait for Leafs fans to complain about whoever centres their 4th line.
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) July 1, 2018
Toronto general manager Kyle Dubas gets the last laugh over his New York Islanders counterpart, ex-Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello.
Inspired by @TheOMeara pic.twitter.com/iRXpejGPM4
— Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) July 1, 2018
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The Arizona Coyotes have signed forward Michael Grabner to a three-year, $10.05-million contract, reports Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Though his offense plummeted between 2013 and 2016, Grabner experienced a resurgence after joining the New York Rangers for the 2016-17 season. He has since posted two consecutive 27-goal campaigns, including this past season, which he split between the Rangers and the New Jersey Devils.
The 30-year-old will join a Coyotes team that looks to be addressing its need for offense, having already acquired Alex Galchenyuk from the Montreal Canadiens.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning signed defenseman Ryan McDonagh to a seven-year, $47.25-million contract extension Sunday, the team announced.
He has one year remaining on his current six-year, $28.2-million contract. The new deal will keep the 29-year-old with the organization through the 2025-26 season.
McDonagh was acquired by the Lightning from the New York Rangers ahead of the trade deadline. In 63 games split between those clubs, he collected four goals and 29 points.
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The Dallas Stars have signed Blake Comeau to a three-year, $7.2-million contract, according to TSN's Darren Dreger.
In his third season with the Colorado Avalanche, Comeau notched 13 goals and 34 points in 79 games.
The 32-year-old had a decent playoff run, picking up two goals in six contests against the Nashville Predators.
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The St. Louis Blues agreed to a three-year, $15-million contract with forward Tyler Bozak, the club announced Sunday.
The 32-year-old had spent his entire nine-year career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who signed him as a college free agent after two years at the University of Denver.
He's coming off a 43-point season and is just one year removed from putting up a career-high 55 points in 2016-17. During his time in Toronto, he scored 136 goals and 365 points in 594 games and another 10 points in 18 playoff contests.
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The Chicago Blackhawks will sign former Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward to a contract with a cap hit over $2.5 million annually, according to The Athletic's Scott Powers.
The 34-year-old has spent his entire 13-year career with the Hurricanes, winning the Stanley Cup and earning the Conn Smythe Trophy in his rookie campaign.
Ever since that remarkable first season, Ward has seen mixed results with the club. He's coming off a lackluster 2017-18 campaign in which he finished with a 23-14-4 record with a 2.73 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage in 43 games.
He'll serve as backup to Corey Crawford, but given Crawford's recent injury woes, Ward could be called upon to take over the starting role.
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The Minnesota Wild have agreed to a three-year contract with defenseman Greg Pateryn that will pay him $6.75 million, according to Sarah McLellan of the Star Tribune.
The 28-year-old played his first full season in the league as a member of the Dallas Stars, posting one goal, a career-best 13 points, and 50 penalty minutes in 73 games.
Pateryn spent five years with the Montreal Canadiens organization before being traded to the Stars during the 2016-17 season for defenseman Jordie Benn.
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The Montreal Canadiens will reportedly bring back forward Tomas Plekanec after both sides agreed to a one-year contract, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.
Plekanec returns to the club that originally drafted him in the third round in 2001.
The 35-year-old had played his entire 13-year career with the Canadiens before being dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead of last season's trade deadline. He scored a combined six goals and 26 points between both clubs.
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